08-12-2011 01:32 AM #1
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I killed my 1090T :{

1st time I've ever killed a CPU, and I've been OC'ing since the K6-2 400 ...

I was trying to push my memory the other night on the new Sabertooth 990FX.
Long story short, I was doing pretty well @ 245 HTRef , 3.9 cores, 2.94 IMC and 1960 7-9-7 ram (no crazy voltage either).

I had some problems getting over that, so instead of cranking v's higher I turned "IMC Current Capacity" up to 120% in bios.
After that, I had a No Post situation...

I tried everything else first, CMOS reset, change MEM, 1 stick, I even changed the VidCard but still had the red light under the SB (HDD Boot Device Error).
My first thought was the board had died, so I pulled the CPU and put it in the C4F....
Same no post situation. Forunately, I still have a 965, so I put it in the main rig and everything is fine.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful cranking the current capacity on the IMC with Thuban....
Theres no doubt it could have just been my hardware, but I'll be real hesitant to crank it that high again.

PhenomII X6 1090T (1025 GPMW) | Asus SaberTooth 990FX | 2x2Gb Mushkin 1600 CL7 | Sapphire HD 6870 | OCZ 120 SSD / WD 1TB SATA3 | Corsair TX750 PSU
Watercooled ST 120.3 & TC 120.1 / MCP350 XSPC Top / Apogee XT | WIN7 64 Bit HP | Corsair 800D Obsidian Case





First Computer: Commodore Vic 20 (circa 1981).

Is not the IMC part of the Uncore???


uncore - technical definition

Not in the processing core. The designation by Intel for circuits on a chip that are not executing program instructions. For example, the memory controller in the Core i7 CPU is in the "uncore" area of the chip.

Does the AMD Phenom II follow this description also????

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