Holy **** my motherboard just exploded!

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 16:43

Haha awesome!

I haven't heard back from Msi yet, but if they do send me a new board I shall sell it anyway and start saving for a second 580 with block

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 20:30

So, I just took my motherboard out, and took the MOSFET heatsink off...

I think the word is "caramelised". I'm not sure what blew up, but it blew up well. Still not heard back from Msi, but ah well...

logi-cat · 9 Jun 2011 at 20:36

Hopefully the CPU isn't damaged, highly doubt it though. My mate once had a power cut and somehow damaged his motherboard but CPU still worked.

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 20:46

Doubt it is now, got all the grey stuff off it, it was tim :rolleyes:

But yeah... 308 quid for new mobo and processor, i5 2500k it is

hyperst · 9 Jun 2011 at 20:47

Scary to think that if that had happened overnight if you leave your pc on, what would have happened

mrbios · 9 Jun 2011 at 20:52

hyperst said:
Scary to think that if that had happened overnight if you leave your pc on, what would have happened

Can't remember who it was, one of the mods i think, posted some pictures a couple of years back where a fire had started on the usb headers. I remember that board being red so i wonder if that was MSI as well...

Think he used to leave his on 24/7 too!

panyan · 9 Jun 2011 at 20:56

Shayper said:

DARN! you couldnt see it so much in the first pictures, but that is BAD

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:05

mrbios said:
Can't remember who it was, one of the mods i think, posted some pictures a couple of years back where a fire had started on the usb headers. I remember that board being red so i wonder if that was MSI as well...

Think he used to leave his on 24/7 too!

Scary thought as I leave my PC folding 24/7

WingZero30 · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:14

This reminds me not to run Intel Burn Test on my [email protected]. Mobo just can't take this amount of punishing especially the VRM system and may be perhaps northbridge.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18277301

Good thing is it tends to shut down before mosfets may catch fire aswell

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:16

I just hope that asrock board can survive me trying to hit a record on the 2500k, like my 1ghz GTX 580

Shakeel · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:23

anything from msi yet?

Leezor · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:27

I feel for you, i know the feeling when something like this happens, its horrible

hope it all gets sorted asap.

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:31

Nope, nothing from Msi...

Anyway, spec for the rebuild:

Asrock z68 Extreme4
Intel Core i5 2500k
IC Diamond.

Any other ideas?

topdog@OC · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:37

"Smoking outside only" (3rd photo down) - is that wishful thinking or an omen?

Surveyor · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:39

Shayper said:
I just hope that asrock board can survive me trying to hit a record on the 2500k, like my 1ghz GTX 580

It's no wonder you fry motherboards.

Next thread: Holy **** my GTX 580 and Asrock Z68 Extreme4 just exploded!

hyperst · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:42

It's usually about 24 hours to get a reply from MSI, think it may depend where you contacted them, I would think they might do something for you as it is quite bad even if it's just out of twelve months warranty, for a start I bet you case is marked and it has burned the corsair mount, you may want to push for some compensation from them don't know how successful that would be though

Shayper · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:43

topdog@OC said:
"Smoking outside only" (3rd photo down) - is that wishful thinking or an omen?

Haha

thats part of my mum's work, she's the area machines manager for Ladbrokes

Surveyor said:
It's no wonder you fry motherboards.

Next thread: Holy **** my GTX 580 and Asrock Z68 Extreme4 just exploded!

what can I say? Boundaries are there to be pushed

Surveyor · 9 Jun 2011 at 21:52

Shayper said:
what can I say? Boundaries are there to be pushed

Considering in this thread you say you "can't afford this right now" and "I have important work which needs to be finished ASAP" perhaps you shouldn't push too far.

spleenharvester · 9 Jun 2011 at 22:51

MSI STRIKES AGAIN!

Incase it hasn't already been mentioned, a lot of MSI AMD boards have a nice exploding habit going, there's a huge thread on it @ OCN.

kingy666 · 10 Jun 2011 at 00:37

No, sorry i still can't see anything burned on those photo's