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| Processor | faster at instructions than yours |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | more nurturing than yours |
| Cooling | frostier than yours |
| Memory | superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours |
| Video Card(s) | better rasterization than yours |
| Storage | more ample than yours |
| Display(s) | increased pixels than yours |
| Case | fancier than yours |
| Audio Device(s) | further audible than yours |
| Power Supply | additional amps x volts than yours |
| Mouse | without as much gnawing as yours |
| Keyboard | less clicky than yours |
| VR HMD | not as odd looking as yours |
| Software | extra mushier than yours |
| Benchmark Scores | up yours |
So the other day I get a call from a friend who is having an issue upgrading his i5-6400 to a brand new i5-6700. Says the PC will post with the old CPU but not the new one. So I stopped by the other day and witness the PC is clearly not booting up (mobo has power and fans are spinning). I take the PC home to look at and go through whatever issues I can think of that are causing the problem.
Besides the CPUs his specs are
Gigabyte Z170 UD3 mobo
2 x 8 GB RAM
Thermaltake 600w PSU
Thermaltake CPU cooler (the one that looks like an intel clone)
So swapping between the two CPUs I do the following
Use just one stick of RAM rather then two - nothing
I reset the BIOS to default (gigabyte says all BIOS support the i5-6700) - nothing
I update the BIOS - nothing
Swap out the PSU - nothing
Check the socket for any bent pins - nothing that I can see and I checked from every angle
Finally I get tired of installing the thermaltake cooler and wasting my Noctua thermal paste; I grab an old tower heatsink from the original cooler master 212 I had laying around (I lost or misplaced most of its parts years ago) and stick it on top of the 6700 with no bracket, fan, or anything else. PC boots up with no issue. I now stick the thermaltake cooler on top of the 6700 (I don't screw it down) and reboot the PC, boots up with no issue. I screw down the thermaltake cooler with the PC still on and the OS freezes. I restart the PC and it goes into this constant turn on then turn off cycle even when I'm not pressing down the PC power button. I swap out the 6700 with the 6400, PC works fine.
WTF?
Besides the CPUs his specs are
Gigabyte Z170 UD3 mobo
2 x 8 GB RAM
Thermaltake 600w PSU
Thermaltake CPU cooler (the one that looks like an intel clone)
So swapping between the two CPUs I do the following
Use just one stick of RAM rather then two - nothing
I reset the BIOS to default (gigabyte says all BIOS support the i5-6700) - nothing
I update the BIOS - nothing
Swap out the PSU - nothing
Check the socket for any bent pins - nothing that I can see and I checked from every angle
Finally I get tired of installing the thermaltake cooler and wasting my Noctua thermal paste; I grab an old tower heatsink from the original cooler master 212 I had laying around (I lost or misplaced most of its parts years ago) and stick it on top of the 6700 with no bracket, fan, or anything else. PC boots up with no issue. I now stick the thermaltake cooler on top of the 6700 (I don't screw it down) and reboot the PC, boots up with no issue. I screw down the thermaltake cooler with the PC still on and the OS freezes. I restart the PC and it goes into this constant turn on then turn off cycle even when I'm not pressing down the PC power button. I swap out the 6700 with the 6400, PC works fine.
WTF?
