I was reading an article on AnandTech when I came across this. I'm not trying to start a flame war here, I just want to save people from damage of valuble hardware that can cost lots of money to replace! Some people report this happening even on low or no overclocks, it has something to do with the surface area of the contact pins and the amount of power drawn. Since there is less contact on the pin-less design, if there is a high current then more heat may be generated and damage the socket and CPU!http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i...p;cp=1#comments

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I was reading an article on AnandTech when I came across this. I'm not trying to start a flame war here, I just want to save people from damage of valuble hardware that can cost lots of money to replace! Some people report this happening even on low or no overclocks, it has something to do with the surface area of the contact pins and the amount of power drawn. Since there is less contact on the pin-less design, if there is a high current then more heat may be generated and damage the socket and CPU!http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i...p;cp=1#comments

Here is a paragraph from the Anand Tech: We have not had any problems with air or water cooling overclocking up to 4.3GHz, although we do have a i5/750 that has developed a few dark pads after a thousand hours or so of constant overclocking. However, none of the boards have developed pin problems so we feel very safe in saying that any problems will probably occur only in extreme overclocking scenarios. Please note the last three words in the sentence.Craig

Here is a paragraph from the Anand Tech: We have not had any problems with air or water cooling overclocking up to 4.3GHz, although we do have a i5/750 that has developed a few dark pads after a thousand hours or so of constant overclocking. However, none of the boards have developed pin problems so we feel very safe in saying that any problems will probably occur only in extreme overclocking scenarios. Please note the last three words in the sentence.Craig

People have reported pin problems with even stock clocks, plus there are many people that overclock and use FSX...

People have reported pin problems with even stock clocks, plus there are many people that overclock and use FSX...

I have Googled the heck out of the reported overclock problems as well as "1156 pin problems" and there really aren't an overwhelming amount of threads I have found. AnandTech clearly states that normal overclocks did not cause and problems. I understand that FSX users overclock and I do as well. I'm not however using LN cooling to do it nor trying to reach extreme overclocks just for the bragging rights. I will however check for contact when I receive my I7 860 and ASUS P7P55D Mobo.

I have Googled the heck out of the reported overclock problems as well as "1156 pin problems" and there really aren't an overwhelming amount of threads I have found. AnandTech clearly states that normal overclocks did not cause and problems. I understand that FSX users overclock and I do as well. I'm not however using LN cooling to do it nor trying to reach extreme overclocks just for the bragging rights. I will however check for contact when I receive my I7 860 and ASUS P7P55D Mobo.

If you read the comments at the bottom of the article, some people report having damaged contacts on the CPU even with stock speeds. Thats what I meant.

If you read the comments at the bottom of the article, some people report having damaged contacts on the CPU even with stock speeds. Thats what I meant.

Only on boards that use the Foxconn manufactured socket!Wow, the hysteria and scaremongering over this is unreal...............

Only on boards that use the Foxconn manufactured socket!Wow, the hysteria and scaremongering over this is unreal...............

Yes it says extreme, but if you read the whole thing it never says that its not possible with lightly overclocked or non LN2 systems. Its generally saying overclocks around the 4GHz area. Its not possible to overclock with LN2 so there would be no reason to post an article if that was true. Also if you read the comments, people said even with stock clocks they have had some damage. It depends on the socket, how much contact there is between the cpu and socket, and # of contacts on the CPU compared to the socket. He's just trying to protect people from replacing expensive parts, so calm down and stop fussing, gosh... Next time read more carefully...EDIT: and if you actually knew, less contact between pins, which has nothing to do with overclocking, and increased power can produce extreme heat due to the metal having less surface area contact which means a great amount of electricity has to go through a small area and can damage products and cause what you see in the images...

There is no hysteria I'm just trying to WARN people so they don't end up damaging anything, my gosh. I'm not saying anything bad about Intel or trying to damage Foxconn etc, some people may have this setup, and they may overclock their CPUs or not have enough contact between the metal and socket and damage a component of their computer. I'm just asking them to warn them so in the end they can check their CPU and socket and if there is any damage exchange their motherboard... If I said that their was a problem with a freeware add-on that ruins FSX on certain computers if they have IrfanView that doesn't mean I or anyone else is creating hysteria or scaring people, we're trying to WARN them and prevent things from happening... People these days :/

There is no hysteria I'm just trying to WARN people so they don't end up damaging anything, my gosh. I'm not saying anything bad about Intel or trying to damage Foxconn etc, some people may have this setup, and they may overclock their CPUs or not have enough contact between the metal and socket and damage a component of their computer. I'm just asking them to warn them so in the end they can check their CPU and socket and if there is any damage exchange their motherboard... If I said that their was a problem with a freeware add-on that ruins FSX on certain computers if they have IrfanView that doesn't mean I or anyone else is creating hysteria or scaring people, we're trying to WARN them and prevent things from happening... People these days :/

"WARNING TO ALL P55 USERS"The title alone is pretty dramatic then wouldn't you say?As stated in that article, even if you have a Foxconn manufactured socket, the chances of this happening are almost non existant unless you are overclocking into extreme ranges of 4.5 - 5 ghz. How many people do you honestly think will be doing that?There is a possibility that this could be a problem for SOME users and checking out the socket and CPU connection for contact marks is probably not a bad idea but to title the post 'WARNING TO ALL P55 USERS' is way over the top IMHO.

"WARNING TO ALL P55 USERS"The title alone is pretty dramatic then wouldn't you say?As stated in that article, even if you have a Foxconn manufactured socket, the chances of this happening are almost non existant unless you are overclocking into extreme ranges of 4.5 - 5 ghz. How many people do you honestly think will be doing that?There is a possibility that this could be a problem for SOME users and checking out the socket and CPU connection for contact marks is probably not a bad idea but to title the post 'WARNING TO ALL P55 USERS' is way over the top IMHO.

I'm trying to warn people so they can know about the contact problem between the socket in cpu. Little contact between the cpu and socket has absolutely no relationship with overclocking, and the amount of contact and power draw of the cpu is why there are damaged parts, yes its only on foxconn but its not like no one uses foxconn and its also possible on other motherboards that have improper sockets or little contact since the intel design is pinless which means the pins can have little surface area of contact. People have reported damgaged cpus with stock cpus with no overclock which i have been saying the last 15645135456123889765468745468741564 times. My lord. At the end of the day the good thing is someone has aquired the knowledge that their maybe a potential problem, the title has nothing to do with it. Its not like i said "omg everybody read this you have a damaged intel cpu".