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Glad you got sorted in the end m8y and that EVGA board looks so 
What socket manufacturer is it by the way..............Foxconn?
What socket manufacturer is it by the way..............Foxconn?
My trip down i7 road.
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Glad you got sorted in the end m8y and that EVGA board looks so
What socket manufacturer is it by the way..............Foxconn?
really not sure sorry mate. Didnt think to check, thought I was just unlucky.
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No problem m8y it's just I'm looking to get myself a new board and CPU really liked the look of the new P55 Gigabyte UD6, but after reading about the socket problems it has really put me so I started looking at the X58 boards once again with the Gigabyte UD5 being top of my list then I read about your problems 
Now looking at the EVGA boards, but they are so confusing with the naming of them 
Now looking at the EVGA boards, but they are so confusing with the naming of them
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Heres the pics of my current rig now that its all working properly -
I can/do hook that TV up and use it for movies etc.
I can/do hook that TV up and use it for movies etc.
I had the same issue with a Gigabyte board (DS4). It cost me a small fortune in returned components (memory, CPU and motherboard). The RMA process didn't find the fault. In the end I just bought another one. Second one worked straight away.
If I'd read this first, I wouldn't have gone with the P55M. It seems to be working, but I haven't installed the OS yet.
Really surprised your system even booted with so many pins misconnected!
If I'd read this first, I wouldn't have gone with the P55M. It seems to be working, but I haven't installed the OS yet.
Really surprised your system even booted with so many pins misconnected!
Yeah i think Id be inclined to do the same. For reassurance if nothing else.
+1, after Id seen what the issue was I was pretty thankful that the CPU hadnt fried - let alone worked at all.
+1, after Id seen what the issue was I was pretty thankful that the CPU hadnt fried - let alone worked at all.
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By the way - apparently this is normal for 1366 core i7's.
Or so I was told on Saturday when trying to return my board......
Or so I was told on Saturday when trying to return my board......
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We all know it's not normal, but somebody claimed that all 1366 sockets do this to the i7.
He had a UD5 that looked the same apparently. I think they were just trying to placate me tbh, as I was making a fuss about it.
He had a UD5 that looked the same apparently. I think they were just trying to placate me tbh, as I was making a fuss about it.