Anyway to fix / replace NB chip?

NachT · 13 Jun 2009 at 14:37

Hey guys,

Long story short - I had water cooling, obviously had a few more volts going through the NB on my 680i but the water cooling could keep that cool. I swapped out the water cooling to go back to stock cooling - forgot to adjust voltage / overclock in the BIOS - whacked passive cooler onto the NB - powered the board up for 30 seconds and fried the NB chip.

Can this be fixed or should I use the board as a doormat?

I have no warranty.

cje · 13 Jun 2009 at 14:51

Nope. Don't think so. Unlucky mate.

AWBbox · 13 Jun 2009 at 14:57

Ouch, that's harsh mate. I had thought those chips were a little more resilient. Once, my watercooling leaked through the chipset fan of the NB heatsink of my 680i. The PC kept freezing before I noticed that the chip was registering 90°C! It's been ok since then for me though...

NachT · 13 Jun 2009 at 19:43

Oh well, cheers guys.

In the bin it goes