Yes, spoke to someone at Intel via chat. I had to remove the CPU to confirm the serial numbers were the same as the box! Done it anyway. Re-inserted the CPU, new thermal paste and put the button battery back in (been out since yesterday). On powering up it said 'CMOS reset'.I'd advise going to Intel anyway unless the CPU is plain dead. Intel do have a diagnostic tool, but I doubt it'll show anything: https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/articles/000005567/processors.html
750w corsair and latest (F15 - Nov 2021) BIOS.What PSU do you have?
Also was bios upgraded?
I'm guessing a higher end RM, RMX, HX or other decent Corsair? If it's a grey label CX then you're also good, if it's a green label CX it should be replaced regardless. And if it's a CV, it's not the best quality for higher wattages.750w corsair and latest (F15 - Nov 2021) BIOS.
I had done this before changing the CPU (The original F1 BIOS didn't have the opcodes for the 9*** series of CPUs)make sure ur board bios is updated
What's the specific PSU model you have. Some Corsair are pretty naff.
Last night kept playing with it and watching HWMonitor. I bought the 9700 as a 65W CPU for a compact ITX build, this thing was hitting 160W and 100'c under load. After several cooler swaps etc I put the 8400 back in. Running the same tasks (albiet slower) it peaked at 56W and 50'c.
Unless I put a huge cooler or AIO watercooler, this thing is never going to work. Why is it rated/sold as a 65W chip? If I wanted a 130W chip, i'd have gone for the 9700K or 9900K and appropiate cooler.
Intel were deliberately dishonest about power useage for many years and would say a part was 65w when it would use that amount of power at 2ghz with just 2 cores running. Once the chip boosted to 4ghz+ and used all cores it would then be using its actual TDP just like you have experienced.
Thankfully they have changed their approach with 12th gen and actuall give power useage when a chip is fully loaded.
I am not a lawyer or a Judge but I personally would consider what Intel did for many years as false advertising.