XxHellxRaizerxX Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 (edited) Hey guys, I just got my new cooler in today and added a little OC to my cpu from what I had on the stock cooler. I was running Prime95 and monitoring the temps when all of hte sudden the PC just shut off. At the time of shutodwn the CPU was at 3.6GHz @ 1.45v and maxing at 60C. And now it won't even start up. I push the power button and the fan LEDS flash on for about a half a second then it turns back off. I really hope I didn't fry anything though it seems kind of unlikely.. any ideas? Thanks in advance. Edit: Reseting CMOS did nothing. Edited June 18, 2009 by XxHellxRaizerxX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoArmistead Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 New cooler + more OC... maybe it overheated and shut off? My old DFI would sometimes do that (not due to heat), but when it did and resetting CMOS didn't help, I would unplug the power cable for about 20 seconds, plug it back in, and it would magically work after that. I would also double check the cooler to make sure it's on there well enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Yea I was getting much better temps than I was on my stock cooler so I'm pretty sure it was on there. The temps were still under AMD's maximum recommended so I wasn't worried. The only time i can get it to do the 1/2 second of power is when I unplug it for a while and then try it, otherwise it does nothing. Do you think itmight possbily be my mohterboard that died, considering it was only like $110 and has no VRM HS? And if it has died, what can I do as far as getting it replaced? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Ok new question, since im pretty sure its dead now. Do you think it's the CPU or Motherboard? I don't really have a way of testing itso any thoughts would be nice. I'm leaning towards the Motherboard because the cpu wasn't anywhere near it's limits and the motherboard was kinda cheap anyways. Thansk in Advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Update: Just checked the VRMs and they appear to be fried... any second opinions on this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 when you reset the cmos, you did remove the battery? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 when you reset the cmos, you did remove the battery? no i used hte jmper, would doing it by the battery do anything different? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 well its probably a long shot, but its worth trying. Unplug it. Remove the battery. Move the jumper for 5-10 seconds. Move jumper back. Replace battery. Power on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Nothin, but i"m pretty srue it's the VRMs, they look pretty toasted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoArmistead Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Picture is blurry but I think I see some brown in there... not looking good. Is the board new? RMA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 VRM's definitely look friend . Try an RMA. you bough it from Newegg im guessing. they will return anything if you complain about it enough. XxHellxRaizerxX are you from Columbia Missouri? If so im 30 miles down the road from you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Last board I put my hands on which lacked a VRM heatsink ended up dying under load and also killed the processor Those MOSFETs get very hot under load, you can't overclock as much (well you can but...) and you shouldn't use as much Vcore if they don't have a heatsink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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