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The black screen thing is pretty common due to the following list. You are more likely suffering from something else being wrong than the CPU:
- Insufficient PSU. A rail overloading will either cause a cheap PSU to deliver under voltage / smoke or a quality PSU to shut down one or more rails to protect itself.
- Bad motherboard. A part, such as the voltage regulators, may be triggering a PWM shutdown due to overheating.
- Insufficient motherboard headroom for the targeted overclock. The failure mode is the same as above, but due not to a failure of the mobo but rather draw being too far out of spec.
I've seen all three of those things cause it in the past. Getting a bad CPU is exceedingly rare since they're all individually tested at the factory to not only make sure they work, but to "bin" them for use as different models. Straight-up "bad" CPUs that can't do what they're sold at are virtually unheard of. It's almost always insufficient or bad supporting hardware or an error in installation.
Particle's First Rule of Online Technical Discussion:
As a thread about any computer related subject has its length approach infinity, the likelihood and inevitability of a poorly constructed AMD vs. Intel fight also exponentially increases.
Rule 1A:
Likewise, the frequency of a car pseudoanalogy to explain a technical concept increases with thread length. This will make many people chuckle, as computer people are rarely knowledgeable about vehicular mechanics.
Rule 2:
When confronted with a post that is contrary to what a poster likes, believes, or most often wants to be correct, the poster will pick out only minor details that are largely irrelevant in an attempt to shut out the conflicting idea. The core of the post will be left alone since it isn't easy to contradict what the person is actually saying.
Rule 2A:
When a poster cannot properly refute a post they do not like (as described above), the poster will most likely invent fictitious counter-points and/or begin to attack the other's credibility in feeble ways that are dramatic but irrelevant. Do not underestimate this tactic, as in the online world this will sway many observers. Do not forget: Correctness is decided only by what is said last, the most loudly, or with greatest repetition.
Rule 3:
When it comes to computer news, 70% of Internet rumors are outright fabricated, 20% are inaccurate enough to simply be discarded, and about 10% are based in reality. Grains of salt--become familiar with them.
Remember: When debating online, everyone else is ALWAYS wrong if they do not agree with you!
Random Tip o' the Whatever
You just can't win. If your product offers feature A instead of B, people will moan how A is stupid and it didn't offer B. If your product offers B instead of A, they'll likewise complain and rant about how anyone's retarded cousin could figure out A is what the market wants.
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