That's what I'm thinkingIs it me or am I been stupid but I can't see the damaged mosfets? The pictures you provided don't seem to have any damage at all?
That's what I'm thinkingIs it me or am I been stupid but I can't see the damaged mosfets? The pictures you provided don't seem to have any damage at all?
That's what I'm thinking
BTW... just because you had a failure with a motherboard, that can happen to ANY manufacturer. If you had a line of failures/bad experiences I'd be more inclined to stay away. Trouble is, you'll go away now, get another board, it won't break (we hope), and you'll start saying it's the greatest thing since sliced bread because it hasn't broken yet.
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/943109-why-vrms-big-issue-why-choose.html
Look at the MSI VRM failure rate compared to others on the spreadsheet in start of that thread.
Just had a look at the CPU, that stuff was just thermal paste from my thumb while taking it out of the socket, there are no burns *phew*.
Now let's see just how good Msi service is
Ah good, I thought you didn't see them and I thought to myself.... "Oh sht, I hope I dont make you really ****ed" xD
Best of luck for a replacement.
I see it nowAre you blind? Just above the heatsink on the left, the MOSFET is a charcoal mess!
I'll echo an above comment too, are the CPU pads burnt/damaged, a few look like it on the pics, but that could just as easily be dust on the camera sensor/lens.
I see it now. This is what happenes when overclocking takes place. These are/were solid build boards wern't they?