P55-UD6 socket burn

[Raja@ASUS]

hmmmm maybe current is the prob and not volts?


well condensation probs are likely to happen at the same spot...
hmmm then what do you think the problem is?

bad socket quality i guess? i wouldnt be surprised cause foxconn had probs with the 1366 sockets as well, the early batches were sensitive to get the pins bent easily...

but how can a bad socket cause this? how can all the sockets burn at the same space? maybe thats where the cpus draw the most current through the socket? or thats where the pressure is the highest so the pins make the best contact, other pins make bad contact and even more current flows through those pins, they heat up and bam?

It could be a in CPU grid distribution issue. If the socket were at fault the failures would not be 'random' in that X amount of current would cause a pin meltdown (the amount of current for critical meltdown is static, not a 'random factor'). If you use 0.1 VID more on one CPU than another and you've used a clamp meter to measure line draw - CPU B draws more than CPU A - why does CPU A suffer form a burned out pad if the socket has BGA soldering issues or weak pins?

That top side of socket is easy to insulate on the board I have here, in fact it is on the GB board too. For condensation to isolate a lone pad in my case if air is getting to the CPU in sub zero conditions is a weird supposition.




the part of that pad that is missing was kinda stuck to the socket pin (weakly fused). It came off when I pulled it, the socket pin is fine and has no damage or signs of distress. Like I said, very isolated for condesation and no pin damage, points to a CPU side issue rather than the board IMO.