Think I fried my 2500K :'(

[qubit]

Oh, forgot to say: besides doing the thingy with the jumper I advised, it's possible that this Windows installation has become corrupted. Grab another hard disc and install it fresh - I bet it works. But don't forget clearing the cmos with that link first!

[LordJummy]

It sounds like the motherboard is damaged, not the CPU. Although I wouldn't rule out either of them.

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by qubit

Oh, forgot to say: besides doing the thingy with the jumper I advised, it's possible that this Windows installation has become corrupted. Grab another hard disc and install it fresh - I bet it works. But don't forget clearing the cmos with that link first!

I am trying to do a fresh installation, the BSOD happens after the initial files are loaded while the windows logo is flashing just before you get to the install options.

Am thinking the mobo gave up the ghost, am going to leave the battery out all night and try tomorrow failing that will grab another board and go from there

[sneekypeet]

not trying to scare you straight, but since you looked over my last post, I thought I would add a link this time to show you what to look for http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ostcount=17051 Prepare your face as my avatar is, it's about right for what you are about to see Let's just hope yours doesn't look like mine did

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

not trying to scare you straight, but since you looked over my last post, I thought I would add a link this time to show you what to look for http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ostcount=17051 Prepare your face as my avatar is, it's about right for what you are about to see Let's just hope yours doesn't look like mine did

Thought I'd take a quick look, no damage to CPU/socket or the back of the socket, maybe a good thing or maybe not as it's still not evident WTF is going on

[qubit]

Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o

I am trying to do a fresh installation, the BSOD happens after the initial files are loaded while the windows logo is flashing just before you get to the install options.

Am thinking the mobo gave up the ghost, am going to leave the battery out all night and try tomorrow failing that will grab another board and go from there

Ah, then it does sound like there could be hardware damage.

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

not trying to scare you straight, but since you looked over my last post, I thought I would add a link this time to show you what to look for http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ostcount=17051 Prepare your face as my avatar is, it's about right for what you are about to see Let's just hope yours doesn't look like mine did

Ouch, that looks really painful and permanent. Did you ever get it working again?

[sneekypeet]

Originally Posted by qubit

Ouch, that looks really painful and permanent. Did you ever get it working again?

yes, but let's not sidetrack his issue too much

As for the issue, glad your socket is fine. Try running something from a USB drive, like memtest86+. Just to see if its able to run in say DOS.

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

yes, but let's not sidetrack his issue too much

As for the issue, glad your socket is fine. Try running something from a USB drive, like memtest86+. Just to see if its able to run in say DOS.

I will tomorrow I am about 6 glasses of vodka and coke in thus far and that's when I made the faux par last night, thinking of just ordering a new board tonight, if I get it sorted in the meantime I can either send the new board back when it arrives or sell my current one, if it ain't the board I am screwed lol can't afford a new 2500k until end of the month so laptop it is

Looking at the Z68X-UD3H with the new black colour scheme, fine ass looking boards

[LordJummy]

Don't drink and compute bro!

[Damn_Smooth]

I'm sorry that I can't suggest anything to help you. I just hope everything works out for you and you didn't permanently damage anything.

[qubit]

Ah, so it's da drink wot did it, lol. Years ago, I used to make the mistake of taking electronic things apart to fix or modify them when I was tired, which did cause me to make some stupid tiredness errors and I broke things sometimes.

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by Damn_Smooth

and you didn't permanently damage anything.

I think it's fair to say at this point it is a hardware related issue, that said if it is just the board and not the CPU also then it could be worse, my incline tells me it is having had a couple of defective boards over the years.

And regarding the drinking, in all honesty it was more the buggy mouse support in the EFI bios than my drinking that caused me to make the error, the mouse works fine except when you choose an option that opens up a drop down box, the only way I can explain it is the Z ordering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-order) is kinda buggy as when a drop down box opens up and you try and click into it, it kind of switches between that and the options directly underneath and somehow it ended up at +0.5v which is the max and I mistook it for 0.05v and left it as is.

Dunno if that makes any sense at all....

[MT Alex]

I, for one, think you have a serious drinking problem. I'm mean, really, Coke with vodka? For shame. I can see tonic, plain ice cubes or even cranberry or 7-UP, but Coke?

[FreedomEclipse]

Originally Posted by MT Alex

I, for one, think you have a serious drinking problem. I'm mean, really, Coke with vodka? For shame. I can see tonic, plain ice cubes or even cranberry or 7-UP, but Coke?

Im more about scotch and coke

[NdMk2o1o]

ew vodka tonic or 7up?? naw thanks

just bought this bit of sex-on-pcb for delivery Monday

[qubit]

Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o

ew vodka tonic or 7up?? naw thanks

just bought this bit of sex-on-pcb for delivery Monday

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/613BQPN1ZcL.jpg

Gigabyte - of course, how could you go wrong.

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by qubit

Gigabyte - of course, how could you go wrong.

Have mainly been an Asus man having had several LGA775 Asus boards and then I decided to buy an 1156 UD3 (blue coloured) and tbh I couldn't fault the board it netted me a nice 4ghz OC on my 760 and 860 no questions asked, when I moved to 1155 I heard good things about Asrock since their budget days so decided tgo pull the trigger on my current Pro3, though I must say I was gutted when the new look Gigabyte boards came out in that sexy all black PCB colour a month later, well now I have a reson to buy one, hopefully it is just the board that has bit the duest and nothing else.

Freedom, will be sending CPU/RAM and board to you to test if I still have issues as I can't get another 1155 rig to test the components seperately

[qubit]

Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o

Have mainly been an Asus man having had several LGA775 Asus boards and then I decided to buy an 1156 UD3 (blue coloured) and tbh I couldn't fault the board it netted me a nice 4ghz OC on my 760 and 860 no questions asked, when I moved to 1155 I heard good things about Asrock since their budget days so decided tgo pull the trigger on my current Pro3, though I must say I was gutted when the new look Gigabyte boards came out in that sexy all black PCB colour a month later, well now I have a reson to buy one, hopefully it is just the board that has bit the duest and nothing else.

Freedom, will be sending CPU/RAM and board to you to test if I still have issues as I can't get another 1155 rig to test the components seperately

That's what I'm wondering. Is it the board or the CPU? I tend to think CPU judging by the symptoms, so it's great that Freedom is sending you a CPU & RAM for testing.

Talking about Gigabyte, mine is a v1.0. At the time I bought it, there was a v1.1, but it was impossible to get. Now there's a v1.6. Mine has been so flawless that I wonder what on earth they improved on them?

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by qubit

That's what I'm wondering. Is it the board or the CPU? I tend to think CPU judging by the symptoms, so it's great that Freedom is sending you a CPU & RAM for testing.

Talking about Gigabyte, mine is a v1.0. At the time I bought it, there was a v1.1, but it was impossible to get. Now there's a v1.6. Mine has been so flawless that I wonder what on earth they improved on them?

I think mobo but I can't be 100% without another rig to test on
I offered to send my stuff to freedom, not the other way around, he is thinking I have dibs on his rig now lol you failed to recognise the comma which makes all the difference to the sentance

[KieranD]

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

Im more about scotch and coke

Sorry for the thread hijack but what a total waste of Whisky.

@NdMk2o1o - Thats awful you have to replace the mobo, i fried a mobo once because i used a shitty generic psu which just fried everything first time i switched it on; that was a lesson i learnt the hard way (luckily it was just cheap and it was many years ago).

I would try and run a linux live cd see if that will get further than the windows install. Don't have to install it i would just see if it runs.

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by KieranD

Sorry for the thread hijack but what a total waste of Whisky

lemme guess, water or on ice??

Well, regardless, new mobo is ordered, will get it Mon and TBH don't really wanna spend any more time on it until then as it's fried my brain the last 2 days. I am 90% sure that is the culprit, if not then I am back to square 1 I guess and will address that as and when I have to (please, please, please let it just be the mobo!!!! )

[FreedomEclipse]

Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o

Freedom, will be sending CPU/RAM and board to you to test if I still have issues as I can't get another 1155 rig to test the components seperately

If i had a spare 1155 rig id test it for you no problem. but i aint testing that CPU in main rig after i just spent the whole day last week putting migrating cases.

What if that CPU frys my board as well. you going to pay for damages??

[KieranD]

Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o

lemme guess, water or on ice??

Well, regardless, new mobo is ordered, will get it Mon and TBH don't really wanna spend any more time on it until then as it's fried my brain the last 2 days. I am 90% sure that is the culprit, if not then I am back to square 1 I guess and will address that as and when I have to (please, please, please let it just be the mobo!!!! )

I dont take ice or water with whisky, waters down the flavour. If i want a refreshing cool drink it would be a cloudy cider. Whisky i dont find refreshing i just drink it for the flavour because im mad like that.

Let us know what happens next week, crossing my fingers!

[Damn_Smooth]

Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o

ew vodka tonic or 7up?? naw thanks

just bought this bit of sex-on-pcb for delivery Monday

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/613BQPN1ZcL.jpg

It still sucks that you have to go through this but getting something that damn sexy has to lessen the blow a little.

[NdMk2o1o]

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

If i had a spare 1155 rig id test it for you no problem. but i aint testing that CPU in main rig after i just spent the whole day last week putting migrating cases.

What if that CPU frys my board as well. you going to pay for damages??

Put your dummy back in man, I was joking

New board should be here today, I hope it is just the board now