dead XP2100+

[swiftynz]

*nominates self for the ocnz idiot award*

well i semi-killed my 2100+ today. :(
i was trying disrespectives tbred b 1800+ in my motherboard to see whether it would change the multiplier (it did by the way). put my cpu back in but forgot to tighten the waterblock. it was held on the cpu but not tightly enough.

then i turned it on and broke the first rule of heatsink/waterblock fiddling - always check the temps in bios as soon as you turn it on!! - and walked away after hitting the switch. came back in 10 minutes to find a black screen. hit reset, locked before i could enter bios.

after replacing the waterblock properly i noticed that the temps were roughly 10 degrees higher than before and it failed prime95 at stock speed and voltage. it's stable at 1300mhz but that's about it. current temp is 40 degrees at 1300/100 @ 1.70V whereas previously it was 32 degrees at 1820mhz and 1.85V. not sure whether it actually is running hotter or the sensor was damaged from the heat :p (i'd say the first is more likely)

sh!t happens eh :(

[irish-whiskey]

Tough mate! At least you will pay less for the replacement than you did for that one :)

[Agent666]

bad luck...... least you can get a shiny Tbred now;)

might want to noinate yourself for worst spelling award to :D:D

[swiftynz]

Originally posted by Agent666
might want to noinate yourself for worst spelling award to :D:D lol, i didn't notice that (edited), but you get the worst grammar award. :D

i'm not normally that bad at spelling and it was a typo anyway. :p

[SecretSquirrel]

Originally posted by Agent666
bad luck...... least you can get a shiny Tbred now;)

might want to noinate yourself for worst spelling award to :D:D

You get second place!

[Agent666]

Originally posted by SecretSquirrel
You get second place!

I know, but that was my point swifty spelt nominate like that in his post so was I taking the piss :D

[SecretSquirrel]

ah
didnt notice that, good call ;)

[swiftynz]

good news!

today i noticed that the temps were slightly lower than yesterday, they seemed to stabilise whereas yesterday she was all over the place.

anyway after previously locking up before even getting to the bios at stock speed, it has now decided to work at 1733mhz again. i'm running prime95 as i type, up to test 5...

temps are still higher than before (currently 43 degrees load) but at least it still goes. i probably wouldn't expect it to be stable on air, as that would translate to temps of around 65 on my old taisol heatsink.