http://www.anandtech.com/show/2859
Maybe old news, but news to me;
Foxconn apparently makes sockets and several companies like Asus, Gigabyte and MSI use their sockets in different motherboard models. It varies from model to model, and sometimes even within the same model.
The problem is that some socket pins do not provide a solid contact on the CPU pads and end up overheating. So there seems to be an unevenness to the pins themselves - whether its only an angle thing or a copper quality thing, doesnt seem to be answered in the article. The issue only seems to affect people who push their clocks beyond 5GHz using LN2 etc..
Any issue reported here in the forum? Foxconn sockets with high overclocks without issues? Comments?
Maybe old news, but news to me;
Foxconn apparently makes sockets and several companies like Asus, Gigabyte and MSI use their sockets in different motherboard models. It varies from model to model, and sometimes even within the same model.
The problem is that some socket pins do not provide a solid contact on the CPU pads and end up overheating. So there seems to be an unevenness to the pins themselves - whether its only an angle thing or a copper quality thing, doesnt seem to be answered in the article. The issue only seems to affect people who push their clocks beyond 5GHz using LN2 etc..
Any issue reported here in the forum? Foxconn sockets with high overclocks without issues? Comments?