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Some Core I7 5960X + X99 Motherboards Mysteriously Burning Up

Posted by timothy on from the think-of-it-as-a-feature dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Intel's Haswell-E Eight-Core CPU and X99 motherboards just debuted but it looks like there may be some early adoption troubles leading to the new, ultra-expensive X99 motherboards and processors burning up. Phoronix first ran a story about their X99 motherboard having a small flame and smoke when powering up for the first time and then Legit Reviews also ran an article about their motherboard going up in smoke for reasons unknown. The RAM, X99 motherboards, and power supplies were different in these two cases. Manufacturers are now investigating and in at least the case of LR their Core i7-5960X also fried in the process."

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  1. HCF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously don't execute the halt and catch fire instruction.

    1. Re:HCF by infolation · · Score: 4, Funny
      As the late Murray Walker said...

      "...there's nothing wrong with the motherboard, except that it's on fire"

    2. Re: HCF by Selivanow · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe they need to include NOSMOKE.SYS in their CONFIG.SYS file.

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  2. Houston ... by Forever+Wondering · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... We've had a main B bus undervolt

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    Like a good neighbor, fsck is there ...
    1. Re:Houston ... by distilate · · Score: 4, Funny

      It looks like we are venting somthing

  3. Re:Not just one mobo by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Also on my banned list:

    OK, no Asus or Gigabyte. I'm gonna build a new game rig. Which companies should I use? I've had good luck with Asus motherboards, but I only make a new computer every 3-4 years or so.

    Personally, I'm surprised every system I assemble doesn't burst into flames, but that's only because I'm not really expert at these things. I hold my breath whenever I have to plug a CPU into a motherboard or slop that silver goop on top of one when I'm attaching a cooler. Once many years ago, I attached a motherboard without putting in those little round standoffs onto the case and it just sort of went "zzzt!" and then smelled like a vacuum cleaner when the belt burns. I took it back to MicroCenter and wept and moaned and they actually gave me a new one. Since then, I make sure to keep a fire extinguisher and a pint of vodka on hand when I build a system. The vodka is to keep my hands from shaking.

    I know I should just go with one of the outfits on the internet that assembles gaming PCs, but I'll probably end up doing the next one myself.

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