What a story I have here.
Bought an Asus Maximus X Hero a few years ago. Installed an i7 8700k and Tridentz G.Skill PC3200 (16 x 2 kit). Noticed that the system wouldn't post with anything in slots A1 or A2...yet tested out both sticks solo and together in the B slots and everything was fine.
At the time, I was hard-pressed for a computer, so I didn't investigate further...just stuck the sticks in the B slots and ran single channel. Dumb move, looking back, but the past is in the past. Everything ran great otherwise, I was quite satisfied, and so forgot about the situation. Wasn't really a hard core user anyway.
Last week I was reminded about the situation after seeing a vid, and decided to remove the cpu and take a look at the pins. Couldn't see anything bent, but wasn't sure if I was looking at it correctly. And since I had an interested party in the motherboard I thought I would just upgrade, then take the Maximus X to someone and have them look at it and hopefully fix it before I sold it.
So I bought a Maximus XI, installed it today and wouldn't you know it? Dimms A1 and A2 exhibit the exact same problem. Dimms B1 and B2...fine, but anything in the A slots causes a post failure with Q-code CC. Now, I've installed many cpus going back years and, since I couldn't see any bent pins on the old board, and since I was more careful this time than ever before, I have a really hard time believing I damaged the board...so finally to my question, before I take it out and check the pins again...
Could this 8700k have been defective and caused this? If so, could looking at the bottom reveal this for certain? Unfortunately, I don't have another cpu to put it in the mobo and see for sure. So I'm stuck for now....but don't want to drop a ton of cash.
I've tried loosening the cooler unit thinking maybe it was too tight, but no difference.
This is really disheartening. I should've paid more attention to the problem a few years ago.
Need some help...would be much appreciated.
Bought an Asus Maximus X Hero a few years ago. Installed an i7 8700k and Tridentz G.Skill PC3200 (16 x 2 kit). Noticed that the system wouldn't post with anything in slots A1 or A2...yet tested out both sticks solo and together in the B slots and everything was fine.
At the time, I was hard-pressed for a computer, so I didn't investigate further...just stuck the sticks in the B slots and ran single channel. Dumb move, looking back, but the past is in the past. Everything ran great otherwise, I was quite satisfied, and so forgot about the situation. Wasn't really a hard core user anyway.
Last week I was reminded about the situation after seeing a vid, and decided to remove the cpu and take a look at the pins. Couldn't see anything bent, but wasn't sure if I was looking at it correctly. And since I had an interested party in the motherboard I thought I would just upgrade, then take the Maximus X to someone and have them look at it and hopefully fix it before I sold it.
So I bought a Maximus XI, installed it today and wouldn't you know it? Dimms A1 and A2 exhibit the exact same problem. Dimms B1 and B2...fine, but anything in the A slots causes a post failure with Q-code CC. Now, I've installed many cpus going back years and, since I couldn't see any bent pins on the old board, and since I was more careful this time than ever before, I have a really hard time believing I damaged the board...so finally to my question, before I take it out and check the pins again...
Could this 8700k have been defective and caused this? If so, could looking at the bottom reveal this for certain? Unfortunately, I don't have another cpu to put it in the mobo and see for sure. So I'm stuck for now....but don't want to drop a ton of cash.
I've tried loosening the cooler unit thinking maybe it was too tight, but no difference.
This is really disheartening. I should've paid more attention to the problem a few years ago.
Need some help...would be much appreciated.
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