Quard Core lost 2 Cores :( Can it be reviewed?

[Nosfer@tu]

I have a QX6850 that lost 2 cores after a freind borrowed it.
I just want to ask before I toss it in the bin

Is there some super trick I dont know to fix this issue ?

And why does it happen anyway ?

[RCG_Bex]

Ouch.... Unlucky

Poor thing - I always wondered what 1 of those bad boys would be like to OC

~Bex

[zanzabar]

some1 had that befor i think that the fix was to RMA but thats not an option for your chip from the sound of it

ot----
why toss it, an unlocked dual core would be awesome

[Solarfall]

damn how the hell is that even possible ?? thats soo unlucky

[philbrown23]

I'll take it!

[Leeghoofd]

I would ditch that friend let him get ya a new one... what did he do ? too much Vcore ?

[Nosfer@tu]

Well he says he dosent know....

Problem is it uses the same amount of power as a normal QX6850.
It shows 4 cores in Cpu-Z, It calculates on 4 cores in Wprime, It has 4 cores in windows.

But it only gives 2 core scores

Im not sure if it is to much Vppl, VTT/Vfsb or just Vcore.

[ownage]

Well he says he dosent know....

Problem is it uses the same amount of power as a normal QX6850.
It shows 4 cores in Cpu-Z, It calculates on 4 cores in Wprime, It has 4 cores in windows.

But it only gives 2 core scores

Im not sure if it is to much Vppl, VTT/Vfsb or just Vcore.

I've seen 2 dead cores before but as far as i know CPU-Z should show 2 cores if one die is dead. Are you sure it is not a software problem? Did your friend had this same problem in his rig with this CPU?

[safan80]

Once I went over to a friend's house and we put his athlon xp 1800+ into a motherboard I just got and it fried the chip. I replaced his athlon xp 1800+ the next day, but I never heard the end of it. It's one thing if he broke the chip but that is a chance you take when you give your hardware to others. by the sound of it I don't think the chip is broken.

have you tried to run prime or OCCT?

[ZenEffect]

check your numproc in msconfig.

[Nosfer@tu]

Once I went over to a friend's house and we put his athlon xp 1800+ into a motherboard I just got and it fried the chip. I replaced his athlon xp 1800+ the next day, but I never heard the end of it. It's one thing if he broke the chip but that is a chance you take when you give your hardware to others. by the sound of it I don't think the chip is broken.

have you tried to run prime or OCCT?

Well I have only tested it in maximus Extreem.

And it runs Prime fine.
I never use OCCT but when Im done testing this cpu under water I will check once more.

I dont need it to OC to 4.5 Ghz or anything.
Would just like it to run at default speeds in a friends machine or something...

check your numproc in msconfig.

I did

Everything was normal....

I just hope I have to give him an apology for mistaken.
I will update the thread when I test next time!

[Loser777]

Ouch... Never heard of something like that... Maybe check BIOS settings again? I don't think a quaddie would even run if two cores were dead.

[AgentGOD]

I don't think your quaddie is dead... try reinstalling windows.

[pika198]

don't know if you fixed it or not, but maybe you need to activate the extra two cores in bios. I have seen that happen before.