ASUS X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke!!

[KimPate0929]

Some of you might think it's an isolated incident. not a big deal.

After finding the similar issue happnned on one Newegg buyer and an official response from Asus, I really hesitate to pick it..

Not a surprise, buddy.

I don't expect a X99 board with less power phases to handle 5960X CPU. To be honest, I would pay more on power phases instead of useless wireless module.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/750747-RIP-X99-Deluxe

 

[OneMoar]

Not a surprise, buddy.

I don't expect a X99 board with less power phases to handle 5960X CPU. To be honest, I would pay more on power phases instead of useless wireless module.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/750747-RIP-X99-Deluxe

power phases have nothing todo with what happened here and if you buy a board based on the sheer number of phases you are a fool
what happened here as someone pointed out is that it was a shotty solder job from the factory there was some excess solder balls on the board and it shorted out
IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT plain and simple there is nothing wrong with the x99 platform in-general

 

[Cybrnook2002]

If the source of smoke was actually coming from the circled spot in the second picture, it's easy. There are globs of solder between the solder pad and the resistor.

EDIT: I see someone has already spotted this as well. Nevertheless, there they are.

 

[broken pixel]

And people talk shit about the R290x getting hot, lol! I personal have an ASUS board go up in smoke, not fun.

 

[DeNeDe]

Had same issue with a Z97-Deluxe. After I activated XMP for 1866Mhz it run for 5mins and fried the mobo and cpu. 4790k.
Tommorow the new cpu will arrive. The new mobo already arrived. Now i'm scared to activate XMP again )

 

[broken pixel]

Don't use XMP profiles and set up the memory sets manual. Everything set manually, then she will not blow up or melt down.

 

[v12dock]

I had my z87-pro do the same thing asus would not honor the warranty

 

[GC_PaNzerFIN]

I have seen tens if not hundreds of motherboards from Intel previous gen & AMD dead by all kinds of ways. It does not surprise one bit a few X99 boards go out burned too.
Considering the amount of hardware being sold, it is actually pretty good only couple boards go up in smoke. I know, feels crap if you happen to be the one

Nothing new here, just people trying to make big headlines over nothing.

I have tested literally ton of motherboards last year. Tried XMP on all of them. No problems. Including X99.

 

[eidairaman1]

If my sabertooth has such issues that will be the last asus board i will purchase, Ill switch to a GA UD7

 

[EarthDog]

Here is the MSI response - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=msi_x99_working&num=1