Removing Overclock

[Ethevion]

Sadly your CPU is unstable under stock settings.

I would suggest giving Intel a call on replacing the processor. Intel provides a 3 year warranty on CPU. I never went through it but as long as you tell them it is unstable at stock speed they should replace it for free.

Cool thanks a lot for the help.

 

[natkoden]

Yep, that cpu is faulty as heck. Call Intel or contact the store. Did you purchase the computer a long time ago or recently?

Also, when you installed the CPU, did you damaged any pins/contacts? Maybe that's the reason, you should check the pins on your motherboard and the contacts on your CPU, just to be sure.

If a pin is bent/broken, you should notice right away (look carefully, it will be there). If this is the case, PROBABLY, a contact on the cpu will be burnt.

Like this, or worse:

You can't probably see it very well, but it has a darkened corner.

That's my CPU, actually. I accidentaly broke two pins on the motherboard without noticing (they are EXTREMELY delicate), and while the system was stable, you can't really trust a thing like that.

 

[Ethevion]

Yep, that cpu is faulty as heck. Call Intel or contact the store. Did you purchase the computer a long time ago or recently?

Also, when you installed the CPU, did you damaged any pins/contacts? Maybe that's the reason, you should check the pins on your motherboard and the contacts on your CPU, just to be sure.

If a pin is bent/broken, you should notice right away (look carefully, it will be there). If this is the case, PROBABLY, a contact on the cpu will be burnt.

Like this, or worse:

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You can't probably see it very well, but it has a darkened corner.

That's my CPU, actually. I accidentaly broke two pins on the motherboard without noticing (they are EXTREMELY delicate), and while the system was stable, you can't really trust a thing like that.

I got it last December so it should still be under warranty. My brother is the one who put it together and it was only his second build so it's possible a pin was damaged. I'll take a look at it tomorrow morning.

 

[trumpet-205]

If pin was bent replace both motherboard and CPU (bent pin can short out the CPU).

Keep in mind that no motherboard manufacturer will cover bent pin as part of its warranty. Usually you need to pay around $50 to get it replace.

 

[natkoden]

Yeah, sadly in your case i think you will need to replace both. In my case I was lucky, and the CPU contact was intact apart from that darkened corner.

I'm still using it, after 2 whole years, 24/7 use.