R.I.P. Barton

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 9:34 am

Well, after all the werk i did to seal up the mobo, my worst suspicions are confirmed when the nebulous did'nt boot up.

The only cause that I could see is the fact the 4 bolts that hold the mounting screws in place kept the waterblock from making 100% contact with the cpu. I had used some insulation tape to seal around the socket, but it must've prevented the block from going all the way down. There are no visible burn marks under the cpu nor any on the core itself. My guess is it fried on the inside. I swapped cpu's with the back up to test it on the 8RDA+ and sure enough it's dead

Time to play RMA with AMD

axtrader · Post by **axtrader** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:03 am

Damn Dino, that's roach bro!

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:12 am

Yeah, i know

Kinda weird how I take all these precautions way before i power up yet the barton did'nt survive. I took out the 1 layer of tape and removed the bolts. The screws are held in place from the back where I used the tape to seal the mobo from behind. There is no other logical reason for this to happen.

At least I have the back up rig. Better than nothing

extreme · Post by **extreme** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:34 am

Man LT, you had that barton somking too.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:13 am

That does suck Dino. She was a good chip man.

At least now you know it was the CPU that kept ChillZilla from comming to life. I know that's been driving you nuts over the past few days. Luckily you can get a 2500 for like $90 though when you get the loot.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:19 am

Yeah, but being broke isn't a good thing. RMAing is cheaper, just the waiting is the problem. I hope the replacement is just as good.

I was looking forward to 2.7ghz or better too

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 12:21 pm

Well here's to 2.7 than.

On the bright side the new chip should allow you to get that beast of yours online. I was checking it out at EOC. I'm tellin' you LT you never cease to amaze me man.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 1:46 pm

Tanx cypher

I hope to borrow the digicam again so you can see my new masterpiece

So close, yet so far

I know it'll get better, it always does

SLK · Post by **SLK** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:23 pm

GO INTEL

J/k

, Sorry to hear LT

ub3r_n00b · Post by **ub3r_n00b** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 8:15 pm

I R mourn for joo

/mourn

poor Barton... well if that fails try and get your hand on one of those ub3r 1800+'s

i hear they kick ass

-Preet

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:14 pm

Tanx n00b

And um..SLK......PFFFFFFT !

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:40 pm

Damn LT, the PC cemetery must be getting pretty full by now

j/k...sorry to hear about your loss man...twas a good chip she was.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:18 pm

Tanx loopy

Well the cpu's are on their way to RMA land. Hopefully 2 weeks will fly by fast.

opmharley · Post by **opmharley** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:13 pm

dam how many you burn now, you count but that barton was pretty high hopefully the new one will be even better Overclocker. One of the many risks of overclocking and yet you keep doing it. if i burned one thing id stop. Keep it up.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:23 pm

Lemme see, from the begining i think i fried 6 cpu's, 7 mobos,3 psu's,6 Hdd's, 2 vid cards, 2 cdroms and apartridge in a pear tree

It's just like drag racing. You build a car from the ground up, get thru the test runs and qualifyings. Finally you get to the starting gate, you get the green, pop the clutch and blow the engine

Oh well, back to the 'ol drawing board.

fish59 · Post by **fish59** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:19 pm

And some online store takes a hit.

LT you should get a sponsor.Free stuff and cool case badges.

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:21 pm

Yeah, but who??