What a freaking Nightmare!

Iphone5 · Apr 14, 2012, 11:09 PM

Sorry to start a new thread, but this deserves its own. So as I posted in the other thread I was OCing my computer. I ran prime95 stable for 1 hour so I decided to test it out in BF3. Im playing Battlefield when all of a sudden BAM! PC turns off. So I try to turn it back on and nothing.... Im thinking great, I hope the CPU didnt fry, but I know its probably the PSU. So I pull out the PSU and jumper it to see if it will power on and nothing. So I drive a hour to a CompUSA to buy a new power supply. I dont skimp and decide to get a Corsair HX850W. Whilst grabbing the psu I see a Cooler Master N520 Cooler. I say why not as I was trying to OC with the stock cooler and I knew better. So when I get home and try to remove the heatsink it doesnt want to budge... So I pull harder.... and harder.... until out comes the heatsink.... with the CPU STILL ATTACHED! So I sit there with a blow dryer for 15 min before im able to get it off and low and behold, about 50 bent pins

. So I spend the next hour with tweezers and a credit card getting the pins straight and finally im able to get it back in the socket. So I got to install the heatsink and damnit!!! I put it on sideways and dont realize it till im screwing back in the motherboard

. Fatigue probably had a lot to do with that. But thank God I got it all put together and its working great so far

. Im doing a prime95 run as I type with the cpu @ 4.0Ghz and temps are below 60*C

So far so good

Dungeoncrawler · Apr 15, 2012, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iphone5

Sorry to start a new thread,

Count yourself very lucky

. Glad everything worked out and be more careful next time

traitoR · Apr 15, 2012, 12:42 PM

Glad it's up and running, nothing worse than ruining something thats running fine because you decided to screw around with it.

Usually i gently twist heatsinks that are stuck on real good, much safer.

Danny Nissan · Apr 15, 2012, 01:36 PM

This exactlyhappened to me aswell XD Bent like two rows of pins haha

Ninbri64 · Apr 15, 2012, 11:11 PM

Wow, it still works after all of that? thats awesome!

Iphone5 · Apr 16, 2012, 03:49 AM

Stable intel burn test for an hour. Haven't had one crash yet, so it looks like I dodged about 50 bullets

.

CurrentlyPissed · Apr 16, 2012, 04:22 PM

I am extremely shocked it ever booted again. I can't remember how the PIIs are held in, but man if you pulled out an 1155 like that, you just cracked the chip in half.

Iphone5 · Apr 16, 2012, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CurrentlyPissed

I am extremely shocked it ever booted again. I can't remember how the PIIs are held in, but man if you pulled out an 1155 like that, you just cracked the chip in half.

I know, half the pins were sideways

Apr 14, 2012, 11:09 PM	#1	Advertisement (Guests Only) Login or Register to remove this ad
Iphone5 Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 132	What a freaking Nightmare! Sorry to start a new thread, but this deserves its own. So as I posted in the other thread I was OCing my computer. I ran prime95 stable for 1 hour so I decided to test it out in BF3. Im playing Battlefield when all of a sudden BAM! PC turns off. So I try to turn it back on and nothing.... Im thinking great, I hope the CPU didnt fry, but I know its probably the PSU. So I pull out the PSU and jumper it to see if it will power on and nothing. So I drive a hour to a CompUSA to buy a new power supply. I dont skimp and decide to get a Corsair HX850W. Whilst grabbing the psu I see a Cooler Master N520 Cooler. I say why not as I was trying to OC with the stock cooler and I knew better. So when I get home and try to remove the heatsink it doesnt want to budge... So I pull harder.... and harder.... until out comes the heatsink.... with the CPU STILL ATTACHED! So I sit there with a blow dryer for 15 min before im able to get it off and low and behold, about 50 bent pins . So I spend the next hour with tweezers and a credit card getting the pins straight and finally im able to get it back in the socket. So I got to install the heatsink and damnit!!! I put it on sideways and dont realize it till im screwing back in the motherboard . Fatigue probably had a lot to do with that. But thank God I got it all put together and its working great so far . Im doing a prime95 run as I type with the cpu @ 4.0Ghz and temps are below 60*C So far so good

Iphone5's System Specs
Motherboard	Gigabyte
CPU	Intel 2500k @ 4.6ghz
Graphics	Quadfire 7970 Ghz Edition
Memory	16GB Kingston HyperX DDR3
Cooling Solution	Cooler Master N512 Heatsink
Display	1440p 120hz Samsung 3D monitor
Hard-Drives	500GB Intel SSD
Optical Drives	24X DVD/RW
Power Supply	Corsiar HX1000W
Case	TT Tsunami Dream
Input Devices	Logitech MK550 KB Mouse Combo
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate

Dungeoncrawler's System Specs
Motherboard	Maximus IV Extreme P67
CPU	Intel I7 2600K @ 4.6GHz
Graphics	EVGA gtx 680 sli
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 16GB
Cooling Solution	Corsair H70
Display	Samsung LN32B64 32"
Soundcard & Speakers	X-FI Titanium HD
Hard-Drives	60/120GB OCZ SSD + 2TB SG Barracuda
Optical Drives	LG Bluray Read/ReWriter
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1200W Toughpower
Case	CoolMaster HAF-X
Input Devices	Logitech G19 KB + Razer Naga M
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate (OEM)

Apr 15, 2012, 12:42 PM	#3
traitoR Galactic Butterfly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: . Posts: 5,874	Glad it's up and running, nothing worse than ruining something thats running fine because you decided to screw around with it. Usually i gently twist heatsinks that are stuck on real good, much safer. __________________ It is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society. The dream of eternal life is far more compelling than living one.

traitoR's System Specs
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R 2.0
CPU	Intel Core 2 Q6600 @ 400x8=3.2
Graphics	XFX Radeon 4870 1 GB 800, 1000
Memory	4GB DDR2 @ 1:1 800Mhz 5-5-5-15 2T
Cooling Solution	Thermalright ULTIMA-90 Push/Pull
Display	24" Vision Quest WS : 19" Proview WS
Soundcard & Speakers	Logitech Z-5300e AuzenTech X-FI Prelude
Hard-Drives	64 GB V series Gen 2 Win 7, 200GB Sata raid 0, 1-500GB Vista, 1-500GB Backup, 1 1TB Backup
Optical Drives	DVD Samsung SH-S203B
Power Supply	Antec 650 Watt True power trio
Case	Antec 900
Input Devices	G15, MX Lazer
Operating System	Windows 7 64 + Vista 32
Extra Info	Zalman ZM-MFC2 4 Fan Speed Controller

Apr 15, 2012, 01:36 PM	#4
Danny Nissan high quality troll Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,397	This exactlyhappened to me aswell XD Bent like two rows of pins haha __________________ Antec P180 \| Silverstone Strider 600W \| ASUS Maximus V Gene \| Intel i5-3570K 4.7GHz [Noctua NH-U12P SE2] \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-2000 9-10-9-24-1T \| Sapphire HD 4890 1GB 960MHz \| SyncMaster 2433BW 1920X1200 \| Razer Lachesis \| Razer Sphex \| Sennheiser HD-555 \| SupremeFX III \| Samsung Spinpoint F3 \| Windows 7 Professional SP1 X64 Google Nexus 4

Danny Nissan's System Specs
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene
CPU	Intel i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Graphics	Sapphire HD 4890
Memory	8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866 8-9-8-24-1T
Cooling Solution	Noctua NH-U12P SE2
Display	Samsung SyncMaster 2433BW
Soundcard & Speakers	SupremeFX III
Hard-Drives	WD 1TB Caviar Black
Power Supply	Silverstone Strider ST60F
Case	Antec P180
Input Devices	Logitech Ultra-X, Razer Lachesis
Operating System	Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit

Apr 15, 2012, 11:11 PM	#5
Ninbri64 Radeon HD 6670 Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 39	Wow, it still works after all of that? thats awesome!

Ninbri64's System Specs
Motherboard	Gigabyte G1 Assassin 2
CPU	Intel Core i7 3930k 4.2GHz
Graphics	AMD Radeon 7970 GHz Edition 2x Crossfire
Memory	16GB G.Skill 2133
Cooling Solution	Corsair H80
Display	ASUS 27" VE278Q via Display Port
Soundcard & Speakers	Onboard Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi
Hard-Drives	Samsung 840 Pro 256 \| 830 512GB \| Western Digital Black 3TB
Optical Drives	LG Bluray Burner
Power Supply	Corsair AX 1200
Case	Silverstone Raven RV-01
Input Devices	Logitech G19 Keyboard \| G9 Mouse
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Apr 16, 2012, 03:49 AM	#6
Iphone5 Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 132	Stable intel burn test for an hour. Haven't had one crash yet, so it looks like I dodged about 50 bullets .

CurrentlyPissed's System Specs
Motherboard	ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Pro
CPU	Intel i7 3770k @ 5.1@1.4v
Graphics	EVGA SuperClocked Titan GTX 6GB @ 1149/7350
Memory	16GB Corsair Dominator GT @ 2133
Cooling Solution	Swiftech Apogee Drive II(With MCP35X), XSPC RX360 Rad, XSPC Dual Bay Resevoir
Display	3x Asus 23" MX239H AH-IPS (5760x1080)
Soundcard & Speakers	Creative Sound Blaster Z - Sennheiser HD600
Hard-Drives	OS: Samsung 840 120GB Games: Samsung 840 PRO 256 Media: Seagate 1TB
Optical Drives	Samsung Optical CD-DVDRW
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Case	NZXT Phantom 820
Input Devices	Ducky 9008 G2/Logitech G500
Operating System	Windows 8 64bit Pro

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Freaking UPS...	cbsboyer	Off Topic Lounge	13	May 10, 2010 12:01 PM
Freaking Lag in MMC TV	aiyah	Multimedia Discussion and Technical Support	2	Aug 5, 2005 03:12 PM
The freaking water river canal level is way to freaking long.	tempnexus	PC Gaming	21	Nov 18, 2004 05:30 AM
No Freaking Way	bounty_hunter	Off Topic Lounge	4	Oct 13, 2004 05:54 PM
I cant freaking believe this!	bounty_hunter	CATALYST Drivers	8	Apr 17, 2004 12:39 PM