Hi,
For quite a while now, my rig has been unstable on occasions. During the past week, it was nearly unusable since it would freeze for no reason. I couldn't even go in the BIOS for more than ten seconds, as it would freeze as well.
After testing and replacing all components (GPU, RAM, CPU, power supply, no hard drive), I came to the conclusion that the motherboard was faulty.
The thing is, on my test bed, it was very stable, I could overclock the CPUs easily, it ran perfectly. But once inside the case, it would freeze again constantly. So I placed the computer horizontally...it hasn't freezed since then...
So there's a "mechanical" issue with the board. My guess is that the CPU cooler is too high and bends the motherboard in vertical position. It's not very heavy, but its height must be making a lever effect. It's a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. Tall but not very heavy.
Could it be a solder joint issue under the CPU socket ? I'm not sure if those can be reflowed since they are plastic. A strong plastic, but still.
For quite a while now, my rig has been unstable on occasions. During the past week, it was nearly unusable since it would freeze for no reason. I couldn't even go in the BIOS for more than ten seconds, as it would freeze as well.
After testing and replacing all components (GPU, RAM, CPU, power supply, no hard drive), I came to the conclusion that the motherboard was faulty.
The thing is, on my test bed, it was very stable, I could overclock the CPUs easily, it ran perfectly. But once inside the case, it would freeze again constantly. So I placed the computer horizontally...it hasn't freezed since then...
So there's a "mechanical" issue with the board. My guess is that the CPU cooler is too high and bends the motherboard in vertical position. It's not very heavy, but its height must be making a lever effect. It's a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. Tall but not very heavy.
Could it be a solder joint issue under the CPU socket ? I'm not sure if those can be reflowed since they are plastic. A strong plastic, but still.
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