Friends B@D Overclocking Experiance, this ever happen to you?

[-FrightM@re-]

My friend and I have the basically same setup, A Celeron 600 on a slocket in a Abit mobo, Geforce 2 MX, everything else the pretty much same.

My Abit mobo was older than his, I have a BH6 so he has the next newest one.

Anyway he called me up and his computer wouldnt boot, we were checkin it out and I took my case over to troubleshoot some stuff.

His slocket/cpu wouldnt work in my system, his geforce 2 wouldnt work in my system.

My cpu and geforce 2 wouldnt work in his system.

I figure his mobo his cpu and his vid card are fried. **** that sucks thats a ****load of cash down the drain.

I have a theory of what caused it, I looked at his cpu it was a celeron 600 cB0 core (default 1.5 V) and he was using the Intel heatsink/fan that came with it, and I think with normal thermal goop, not arctic silver and running it @ 900 Mhz with who knows what voltage, I remember he could never restart it only shut it down for some reason. He had good internal airflow I believe. I think his CPU fried his whole system.

Is this known to happen very often? Also do you have any other suggestions as to what we can test or check before it goes into the trash?

Thanks guys.

[GauntMan]

Hmmm.....

Sounds strange that CPU, MOBO, GFX got fried all together. Normally you would only kill the CPU, and maybe the GFX if you got a to high AGP-speed. The thing that raises the temp in CPU the most is the voltage. My Celly600 is also a cB0 and it´s going I write this at 900 with 1,7V. Try the GFX in another computer before you consider it dead.

Also, have you reset the speed of the MOBO when you tried your CPU. If not it´s still at 900 and that might be why it won´t start. There is a jumper to close on the MOBO that sets the speed to default. Close it once and try again. He might also have fried the slotket. Check that to. Feel free to ask again.

/GM

[-FrightM@re-]

Thanks Gauntman

Does anyone else have any ideas?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[bung]

**** appens dude me and a freind had exactly same systems even the ram was the same make,with 2 celly 300a we got both of them from the same batch on the same day , i got unlucky that day . we got them home and his ran fine at 450 mhz mine wouldnt even post . i sold the bugger a year and a half after and the bloke i sold it to dropped it in , and blow me it ran fine at 450 mhz.(wats it all about eh!!!) sounds to me like its just a coincidence mate could av had a spike or something i suppose . if either the g-force or the cpu dont work in yours they are shagged by the sound of it but i cant see overclocking being the reason 4 the g-force to burn, but yes i have been told of it happening before infact it happend to me (i also thought it was a fluke)

[Tim-]

Sounds like the 3v regulator (or one of the other regulators) might have failed on his MB.

[markedmundb]

My BH6 popped a Mosfet (which regulates the Voltage) and killed my old (for purposes of telling the dif'rance) Celly 566. Check the little black ceramic bits with shiny metal 'legs' over the back of the CPU slot. Mine had a wee hole with a shiny bit of metal poking through in the one labelled "42" or somesuch. I guess I was lucky I got away with just a new board & slocket and RMA on the chip. Got a cC0 c566 as replacement, so I'm not complaining.

As for running it OC'd with the std Intel Sink, that's just asking for trouble! I used my Retail sink on my Sister's K6-2 500 (non-OC) I built her. The only way the new Intel Retal sink would find it's way into my PC would be as replacement Sink on my Vid Card, but seeing as my Gf2 runs sweetly at 250Core w/ the sink that came with it, there's no need.

Try to get the CPU (& Vid Card) RMA'd. Don't mention Slockets or Overclocking to where you (or he) bought it from/ Intel) It's worth a try. He's only lost a techie keychain if they don't swap it, and if they do, then it's only a new Mobo and Slocket he's gotta fork out for. I got a SOYO SY6VCA and Abit slocket for less than £90 (VAT & P&P inc) in the UK. Just tell him to say it didn't work when he switched it on, cover every base (i.e. say you've tried your vid card in his and it works & likewise with the CPU.

BTW when he does get a new CPU (either by purchase or RMA), tell him to get a decent Heatsink!