help, e4300 stopped working, for no reason :(

[ZL1]

guys, I need some help, my e4300 stopped working today :( out of nowhere, I was booting the pc and suddenly it shut down :(
at first I thought it was the psu, then the mobo, then the vcard, but it is the cpu and that makes no sense to me, I just dont understand this, I mean since when do cpus just stop working for no reason :shrug: it used to be heat or vcore, but out of nowhere :confused:

btw the specs:
mobo p5b
cpu e4300 at 2.5 with stock vcore
cooling u90 with 92mm 53cfm zalman, temps never went over 50C at full load
ram 2gb gskill 6400 @ 900something
vcard 6800 at stock
couple hard drives
one fdd and one dvdrw
psu antec true control 550 II (adjusted to fit each rail)

[GTengineer]

how do you know it's the cpu? could be the mobo too perhaps?

do you have another board you could try it on?

[ZL1]

how do you know it's the cpu? could be the mobo too perhaps?

do you have another board you could try it on?

yep, got a p5n that couldnt see it either
and I have a 805 in its place now working just fine

[maxfly]

wow thats really really unusual.a dead c2d...sounds like rma time.if neither mb recognizes it id say the chips gone to cpu heaven unfortunately.

[ChinStrap]

key chain time :rolleyes:

[Viol8ted]

Man that sucks R.I.P :(

[Burninate]

Wow.... that really sucks. Such a great chip too. You weren't even pumping insane voltage into it or anything (like 1.6v+)?

[ZL1]

Wow.... that really sucks. Such a great chip too. You weren't even pumping insane voltage into it or anything (like 1.6v+)?

actually I never changed the vcore from auto ... like I said this makes no sense :shrug:

[Evilsizer]

nvm just read you other post... i skip some posts for some reason, i gotta stop that.

[EmAn]

wow... you drop $$$ into a very reliable platform and it just up and dies on you...

are you sure you checked the oil?! (personal joke between some of my friends and i)

[Drinkyoghurt]

keychain :)

or you can rma it :)

[hUMANbEATbOX]

i wouldn't give up on it yet. there have been a few times where i couldn't get my rig to post (once i couldn't get it to post for a couple of days), resetting the bios hundreds of times, but persistence and stubbornness paid off, and i finally got it to boot.

if your cpu truly is dead, it would be the very first C2D i've heard of dying in this fashion. you could probably send the cpu to any number of trusted members to test for you. i would volunteer, but being in Canada usually means shipping is a pain.

[Velocity]

Just use your warranty and send it to Intel for a new one. The only bad thing is you might have to wait awhile.

[EmAn]

this may be an early indication of lower quality from intel as newer batches may not be any good at all...

what is your batch number?
week?

[The O.C]

too early to jump to conclusions.

[eternaljammer]

Man that blows

[Reefa_Madness]

this may be an early indication of lower quality from intel as newer batches may not be any good at all...



Kinda jumping to conclusions there, aren't you?

One cpu failure is hardly indicative of "an indication of lower quality from intel".

[Evilsizer]

Kinda jumping to conclusions there, aren't you?

One cpu failure is hardly indicative of "an indication of lower quality from intel".
i know right... this isnt the same kind of thing with like SNDS.

[eternaljammer]

i know right... this is the same kind of thing with like SNDS.
he-he, I agree.

[Evilsizer]

he-he, I agree.
i wasnt paying much mind to what i wrote so i had to edit it but i hope you still got what i meant.

[Goshawk]

RMA time... sorry to hear about your chip bud :(


As far as the time thats going to take, find a shop you trust that is an Intel Product Dealer ( IPD, you have to be set up with intel for that ) IPDs get advanced part replacement, which Intel foots the bill on shipping the new part out overnight.

We've had dead boards at our shop, and have had boards the next day even if processing the RMA at 7 or 8 at night... they are very good.


~ Gos

[Evilsizer]

i had to rma a cpu once to intel. i sent it in by UPSP after they got the cpu then sent one to me 2day fedex service or overnight. i know it was one of those 2 but its been so long ago.