Q9550 & MSI P45 Platinum... Did I kill my cpu?

[MikeGilham]

System Specs
Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz Quad Core Processor
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard
Ultra Grid Mid-T Case
Ultra LS600 Lifetime Series 600w Power Supply
Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E 2XDVI-I Video Card
G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache Ncq Hard Drive
Lg GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 Dl 16X/12X 2MB Sata

The Problem
So, I got this all hooked up yesterday... thought that it was ready to go. Had all of the appropriate power running from the power supply 24x for mobo the 4x for the cpu and the 6 for the graphics card. I turned it on... and got 4 red LED.. on the 945 platinum code list it shows this as the CPU is damaged or not mounted properly.

So, I remounted it, gave it another go and the same thing happened for a few tries. That's when things went bad... when I tried restarting it the next time something smelled like it may have burned up... I've never had anything fry before but I'm pretty sure that's what the smell was. I have no idea if this could have happened somewhere on the motherboard or if it is indeed the cpu that went. I looked at the cpu and couldn't see any evidence of it being fried.. although I'm not exactly sure what I'd be looking for either.

I don't know where exactly to go from here... I was thinking of buying another mobo and cpu to try a few different combinations but don't really want to drop the cash if I don't have to. If the CPU is fried... can I return it to Intel or am I hooped? I bought it retail through Dell.ca
Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

[3.0charlie]

I'd be really surprised if you had a dead chip - I would suspect more a dead board. Can you try the components on another board to troubleshoot?

[MikeGilham]

I don't have another socket 775 boards or chips right now to cross reference with. I have checked the graphics card in my old socket 939 setup and it works fine. I also tried using the PSU from that system and it netted the same results. I may just have to go grab another board I'm guessing...

[3.0charlie]

In all my years of oc'ing, I never killed a chip. But boards are another story.... good luck.

[DK2]

check the 775 socket, see if the pins are ok.

[MikeGilham]

Originally Posted by DK2

check the 775 socket, see if the pins are ok.

I will take a look when I get home and double check that for sure. Thanks

[Chilly]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

In all my years of oc'ing, I never killed a chip. But boards are another story.... good luck.

Never killed an OC'ed chip as well, I've killed bone stock CPU's thou.

I'd go find a friend or tech shop that has a S775 board to check if the CPU's dead. Is this a new build? If so, then you might of just gotten a DOA chip, in which case you should just RMA. Double check everything thou before you start filling out all those RMA forms.

[MikeGilham]

Yeah, it is brand new, I will get my hands on a board somehow and check it out

Originally Posted by Chilly

Never killed an OC'ed chip as well, I've killed bone stock CPU's thou.

I'd go find a friend or tech shop that has a S775 board to check if the CPU's dead. Is this a new build? If thou, then you might of just gotten a DOA chip, in which case you should just RMA. Double check everything thou before you start filling out all those RMA forms.

[mailaw]

But check out your board again you have a 8pin connector for the cpu - ya you have the 4pin showing but there is a little cap over the other 4 slots try taking out the stopper and using a 8pin.
I dont know if this will solve the problem but it might be necessary for that chip.

Then try another chip or motherboard.

[enaberif]

Boards and RAM sure.. cpu .. rarely if ever.