Motherboard KILLER

[imported_Logik]

I recently (yeah I know kind behind times) have upgraded to dual core AMD 4200+ skt 939 cpu. I bought the CPU oem from a retailer. so far I have gone thru 3 motherboards with this damn thing. Fisrt time I thought aww it was an old motherboard any away (bought the first motherboard "open box" and served me for a few years with single core 939s so I shrugged it off. I bought another NEW in Box mobo with some new ram and a new psu for my next rig plugged in the same CPU worked fine for a month nothing of note then on day that mobo dies.. I think well 939 boards are dated now and that was kind of a chinzy board brand any how because it was hard to find a new in box one. So I build another system using a new Asus board (my mobo brand of choice) things go ok for about a month and here I am today talkin to you from a junker I pieced together. I have never in the 20years I been building/upgrading pcs had this much of a coincidence cpu's have NEVER given me problems AMD or Intel I have a hardtime believing a cpu can kill a mother board in a month .... yeah yeah I know just build a AM2/775 system ... well I plan to but this question is eating my nurons.. I only have a few left

 

[toadeater]

If it was going to kill your MB, it would have done it the first time you switched it on.

I don't know, it could be an exceptionally sadistic killer that likes to lull you into a false sense of security before it strikes? Your CPU is Hannibal Lecter. You should probably nuke it in a microwave or something, and dispose of it ASAP before it kills again.

 

[o1die]

I would sell the cpu. They fetch a good price on ebay. I waited to long to switch to dual core, so I sold off all my 939 boards and cpus.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Don't think a CPU can kill a mobo.

My theory would be you got two faulty s939 mobos. s939 mobo's have been out of production for a long while and the ones you can find NIB are likely to fit one or more of the following categories:
1. Been warehoused for a long time
2. Moved and banged around many times
3. Subjected to changes in temp and humidity
4. Possibly a tested and repacked return or even a factory reject

And in general the s939 platform didn't prove to be the most reliable, espescially the NF4 boards with the cheesy northbridge fans. Of the 3 s939 NF4 boards I owned, 2 have died and only the last one I bought in 12/2006 is still alive.

I've got 3 perfect working order s939 cpu's in my desk drawer 3200+,3700+ and an x2 4200+ and I'd love to use them for something but won't waste the money trying to find a solid mobo.

 

[Markfw]

Well, I doubt in your case you killed it, but I think I may have killed my DS3. I ran it 24/7 100% load doing F@H, and one morning I came in, and it just wouldn't even post ! It was a B3 Q6600, and its a hot cpu, and a power hog.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Well, I doubt in your case you killed it, but I think I may have killed my DS3. I ran it 24/7 100% load doing F@H, and one morning I came in, and it just wouldn't even post ! It was a B3 Q6600, and its a hot cpu, and a power hog.

lol didnt i warn you about heavy loads on quads? LOL...

 

[imported_Logik]

Ok thanks guys for the replies

 

[NXIL]

If it was going to kill your MB, it would have done it the first time you switched it on.

Don't think a CPU can kill a mobo.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3279&p=2


However, we almost did not finish our testing (we actually still have some Phenom benchmarks to complete) as we lost four of our seven boards during final benchmark sessions this past week. It very easily could have been seven out of seven, but we stopped the killing spree after verifying why our boards seemed content to go to digital heaven without Kevorkian assistance. We could stop here and say wait for the article, but that would be sensationalist journalism, right?

We discovered quickly that running the 9900/9850BE or 6400+ X2 on these products resulted in the loss of the board, in a matter of a few seconds to a few minutes. Granted, it will probably be rare that a user will purchase a 9850BE to run on this platform, but in case you were considering that course of action, we highly suggest you do not. Let?s get this out of the way quickly; it is not a 780G chipset problem. In fact, it is not strictly a board problem either, but rather a design issue.

Anyway, the wrong CPU (high power draw) can kill a board.....I did see some Newegg reviews where high power draw chips killed mobos more slowly than in a few minutes....

GL

NXIL