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balanovich   10-29-2009 at 11:53:36 PM

Hi
I assume many of you are aware of the Foxconn 1156 socket problem.
Foxconn's cheap or buggy sockets have been causing damage in many motherboards. People try to overclock and because of bad connectivity something burns.

My question is how can I know if there a Foxconn socket in the motherboard I'm buying ?

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According to the anandtech article, EVGA doesnt use foxconn sockets. Buy an EVGA motherboard.
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ubernoobie   10-30-2009 at 12:00:39 AM

You can either know by reviews or you looking at the socket and if it all shines in the same angle, it's good, if it doesn't it bad or something like that(or i also think make sure all the pins are the same height)

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amnotanoobie   10-30-2009 at 10:55:13 AM

Some say that the plastic cover for the processor on new motherboards indicate "Foxconn" which indicates that the processor socket was made by Foxconn.

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evongugg   10-30-2009 at 05:18:55 PM

It's only for extreme overclocks, not the normal overclocker.
And some cheap motherboards.

P55 Extreme Overclockers: Check your sockets!

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3661


The Perils of overclocking

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 36-15.html

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balanovich   10-30-2009 at 07:30:59 PM

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evongugg wrote:
It's only for extreme overclocks, not the normal overclocker.


the problem is that we don't know what will happen in thee years. what kind of bugs might appear because of the poorly designed socket. Even with no or slight overclocking.

If I'm to consider an i5 system, I want to be sure not to have that socket.

Is there a way to contact a company and ask them who made their socket on a specific motherboard ? Or is that just a fantasy of good customer service ?

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zipzoomflyhigh   10-30-2009 at 07:44:14 PM

The best way is to look at the socket, and if you see these letters FOXCONN written on it, its definitely a foxconn socket. :whistle:


Message edited by zipzoomflyhigh on 10-30-2009 at 07:44:30 PM
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dndhatcher   10-30-2009 at 09:01:00 PM
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According to the anandtech article, EVGA doesnt use foxconn sockets. Buy an EVGA motherboard.

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