P55 Foxconn Socket Issues

[dannyboyee82]

Does anybody know any more about the issues that were raised a month or so ago with regard to the Foxconn sockets on P55 motherboards being cooked along with the CPU when overclocked? There were even reports of it happening to non-overclocked systems.

I got in touch with ASUS about the issue in October, firstly they told me they were running tests with other sockets to try and identify the problem, secondly they said they would replace my motherboard if it failed due to a problem with the socket.

They did not specify that they would replace the board if it has been overclocked however, and reardless of that, it also doesn't make me feel too good when I consider that I just cooked a non-replacable £230 CPU.

So, do I or don't I overclock? I managed to get a stable 4GHz with minimal tweaking out of my chip/motherboard combo.. would be a shame to waste that potential. But then, I don't want to be cooking my new hardware either.

If anybody has any other info to share, or even experience with it themselves it would be cool to hear from you.

Cheers in advance.

 

[Legion]

I cant believe this is still going around lol.
All of the sockets that got cooked were by extreme overclockers using phase/ln2 and dry ice cooling.

I've ran my i750 for nearly a month now at 4.2ghz on silent water without issue.

While I understand your concerns,this has got well out of hand and isn't an issue unless you are running phase/ln2 or dry ice.

 

[mdjmcnally]

Well considering the board you are on with it's CPU-UP feature and ROG Connect along with an onboard connector for the OC Station, it's hardly unreasonable to be able to expect to OC on the Maximus Formula III is it.

However as said already, unless on extreme cooling and clocking it shouldn't be a problem. Certainly 4GHz shouldn't be a problem unless really upping the voltage.

I really wouldn't see it being a problem for anyone on air or water, especially something like the Corsair H50.

 

[Ryan-3]

If anything does go wrong and they say It was overclocked, say 'Yes, through the CPU step-up option on the board'. They can't complain about you using it, because they put it there!

 

[-VK-]

As others have said, it's only a problem if you're using extreme cooling like DICE / LN2. Other than that, I wouldn't really worry.