Anyone bought a new CPU and it was DOA?

[Big.Wayne]

Oh gosh,

I thought I was a Jedi of trouble-shooting but I got stung last night while crafting some new builds. Got the old 'Fans Spin up but no boot scenario' and must have spent four hours swapping things about and fiddling (keeping cool of course). The system had been running for a week with another CPU so I was fairly sure that everything else was ok and in the end I swapped out the X2 3800+ for an Opty 146 and the problem was gone?

I then swapped back to the suspect x2 and it wouldn't boot again. I then swapped out the suspect X2 for another X2 3800+ and it worked fine?

Seems this CPU is DOA? anyone else had this happen to them before?

 

[Big.Wayne]

I then swapped out the suspect X2 for another X2 3800+ and it worked fine?

CPU may not be dead

As above, I expect the board doesn't support X2 CPUs or needs an update first.

Lol you didn't read my post did you!

Thanks for the replies anyway, twas a bit lonely in this thread by myself

 

[Big.Wayne]

Np, If a post is any longer than a few sentences some people switch off, if a post is too short some people ask for more info, lol its hard to find the balance!

Never had a DOA CPU

Me neither, feel sorry for Mr Bedroom-Builder who has just the bare amount of kit and doesn't have a spare of everything to swap out!

 

[Big.Wayne]

Np

Looks like not a lot of peeps have had a borked CPU before then? Just goes to show when it comes to the trouble-shooting process you can't take anything for granted. . .

 

[Big.Wayne]

Yup!

Well taught me a lesson anyway and I got to experiment with various methods of applying the thermal paste (must have taken the HSF off about 8-10 times)

That small rice/pea blob of goo does work better than I imagined, the pressure from the heatsink spreads it out like a bit of dough under a bakers roller!