The below image shows one of the spin-off overclocking CPU Core i7 870 (LGA-1156) to 5.19GGts. Temperature during acceleration under full load was -102 ° C.Power CPU power at these frequencies is about 160W (this is possible only thanks to a very strong cooling) and measured with a clamp meter installed on the line 12B EPS. Very interesting picture, studying it, one should bear in mind that this happened when a high-quality central processor installed in the corresponding socket motherboard good producer.

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The second picture shows what is obtained after the passage of several extreme tests. If you notice something strange on these pictures, then you can understand the title of this article. As a result of acceleration took a serious problem with the socket P55, which is important for fans of "racing to the limit." The source reports that similar problems faced by many laboratories, and, apparently, the problem is not isolated incidents. Usually such troubles, leading to considerable damage of the motherboard and the failure of expensive processors, caused by factors outside the control of suppliers. However, in this case, the problems caused by the components and tend to recur. It is hoped that visitors who see, what can cause extreme overclocking, will be a little more circumspect, and producers, for its part, will try to fundamentally solve the problem.

The pictures are clearly visible contact pads processor, and some of them no trace of the leg socket. When a user installs the CPU and presses it, each contact must be left to the appropriate area marked trail. The next picture shows the place where it is most likely not happen. Thus, the number of contacts supply was insufficient and did not meet the load. As a result, have been damaged not only the processor but the motherboard, which is also very evident in the pictures.

The source reports that until the problem was revealed only to a socket production Foxconn, but of similar troubles in the sockets LOTES and Tyco AMP has not yet been reported, but certainly can not say anything. For comparison, the last image shows the processor is installed correctly, with traces of pins on bólshem including pads. In any case, we can safely say that damage to the processor and the socket is only when a serious overclocking, and that in normal operating mode, nothing like this happens.