Quote Originally Posted by Chrysalis View Post
Ouch, I should have read all this before buying my i5 setup.

Basically I decided to do more research after seeing my asus p7p55d-E has a foxconn socket and bracket (unlike what reviewers have said). Was trying to find out if foxconn have revised their socket so new foxconn is ok now or not, otherwise I think its very bad showing from the likes of asus and intel to continue to sell a problematic hardware platform. I compared my bracket to the pictures showed and it matches the bracket on the burned socket. This is on asus new 2nd gen p55 board.

However I take heart from the UK poster who pointed out that in the UK during the first 6 months the retailer has to prove end user fault to deny a waranty claim. So because of this will likely proceed with installing my i5. I plan to o/c but only on stock voltages. Also I did buy a 3rd party heatsick/fan but it seems now its reccomended to use the stock fan?
The revised Foxconn socket has been qualified by us, Intel and many others now. To date, there have not been any reported issues with this setup. Believe me, I tried for socket burn based on our original tests and the sockets held up fine. That said if you want to create a socket burn situation with any of the sockets, it is possible but then you are probably running stupid levels of VCore and VTT through the system for a one shot screenshot.