So about November of 2016 i built a new pc with a Haswell 6 core i7-5820k.
I overclocked it to 4.5ghz and it worked fine till 1 month before my pc refused to work. Windows started to crash a few times.
I bought new components for everything except a new cpu. I tried a new set of RAM, a new PSU, A new graphics card, a new water cooler. Nothing worked. It turns on for 3 seconds, fan spins and lights turn on, But then the it all turns off 4 seconds after. Then it turns it self back on and will do this to the end of time.
I sent in my motherboard to Gigabyte and then sent it back saying the motherboard has no problems.
But before i sent in the motherboard i noticed the CPU makes a quiet high pitch noise, like you can hear the electricity going through it. I don't remember it making this noise when i first built the computer, and i don't hear the same noise with my new i7-7700k CPU
I did at one time think i put too much thermal paste, but then read that it was not conductive, however i just noticed there is a very tiny hole ontop of this CPU its close to the corner and looks like it was machine drilled. I'm starting to think that maybe some thermal paste got inside of it, because i did take a small pin and scrap some off the inside of the rim of the hole.
My voltage was set at 1.25 volts if i remember correctly, which is where most people who overclocked this cpu would be around at.
During stress test i never went over 80C, and it usually idled around 50C and went no more than 60C when i watched youtube and such.
I did update the bios to a "beta" bios because i didn't have a supported RAM. It said the beta bios would improve compatibility. However, GIGABYTE said it worked fine when they tried it. Unless they faked their test run, which i doubt.
The weirdest part is that the computer was working just fine the night before it broke. I shut down the computer before i went to sleep and then the next day it had this problem.
DID I GET A BAD CPU??
I only read one review of this person who claimed they never overclocked the cpu, and it only lasted them 2 years before it failed.
I really don't know what to think or do at this point. Should i contact INTEL? I did read that overclocking the CPU voids the warranty, but at just 4 months of minimal work, this should not have ever happened.
I overclocked it to 4.5ghz and it worked fine till 1 month before my pc refused to work. Windows started to crash a few times.
I bought new components for everything except a new cpu. I tried a new set of RAM, a new PSU, A new graphics card, a new water cooler. Nothing worked. It turns on for 3 seconds, fan spins and lights turn on, But then the it all turns off 4 seconds after. Then it turns it self back on and will do this to the end of time.
I sent in my motherboard to Gigabyte and then sent it back saying the motherboard has no problems.
But before i sent in the motherboard i noticed the CPU makes a quiet high pitch noise, like you can hear the electricity going through it. I don't remember it making this noise when i first built the computer, and i don't hear the same noise with my new i7-7700k CPU
I did at one time think i put too much thermal paste, but then read that it was not conductive, however i just noticed there is a very tiny hole ontop of this CPU its close to the corner and looks like it was machine drilled. I'm starting to think that maybe some thermal paste got inside of it, because i did take a small pin and scrap some off the inside of the rim of the hole.
My voltage was set at 1.25 volts if i remember correctly, which is where most people who overclocked this cpu would be around at.
During stress test i never went over 80C, and it usually idled around 50C and went no more than 60C when i watched youtube and such.
I did update the bios to a "beta" bios because i didn't have a supported RAM. It said the beta bios would improve compatibility. However, GIGABYTE said it worked fine when they tried it. Unless they faked their test run, which i doubt.
The weirdest part is that the computer was working just fine the night before it broke. I shut down the computer before i went to sleep and then the next day it had this problem.
DID I GET A BAD CPU??
I only read one review of this person who claimed they never overclocked the cpu, and it only lasted them 2 years before it failed.
I really don't know what to think or do at this point. Should i contact INTEL? I did read that overclocking the CPU voids the warranty, but at just 4 months of minimal work, this should not have ever happened.
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