We tested 10 processors on three different boards, 3 died within five days, 2 showed serious degradation after 15 days (to the point they are no longer stable at stock settings), 1 showed light degradation after 25 days, four are still running fine and will under go degradation testing shortly. The failures were confirmed by Intel so there is no speculation as to the failure cause. We had six processors that developed problems and four that have not to date. Also, our test regimen stresses the platform in a variety of ways under varying conditions, not a single test running in a controlled loop. Whether that plays into the failures is something we are still investigating along with the chipset and board components.Originally Posted by railmeat
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