Checked all the memory sticks in the 4 memory slots that the mobo manual assigns: A1 B1 C1 D1. (A2B2C2D2 do not work for some reason)
2 memory sticks work in all of those except for the B1.
The other 2 sticks don't work in any of those slots.
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As for the fact of the assembly...
Ehhh... Hard to describe what I am seeing, and taking a picture will not be descriptive enough since this scale is too small to capture properly.
The structure of the socket is made of 2 areas where one encapsulates left and top, and the other area encapsulates right and bottom portions of the square socket.
ALL of them are seemingly bent. All of them are leaning down at around 45 degree angle.
Aren't they supposed to be that way? Tbh I don't remember whether they were like that when i was installing this the first time. The mechanism that locks the cpu into the socket also requires quite a bit of force to begin with.
Also, some caveats I want to add on what I discovered after i disassembled the system:
Issue 1: I've put WAY too much thermal paste on the chip. So what happen due to that was the thermal paste bleeding all around the edges when I compressed the water monoblock on top of the chip and the socket.
I also got some thermal paste leaking into that hole on top of the CPU:
-what i did right now is, I used the 99.9% Isopropyl alcohol solution to clean all of it. I got some on the socket and what is worse, i got some on the connecting pad side of the CPU. I cleaned all of that with the 99.9 alcohol and a q-tip, and the compressed air.
Issue 2: the first time I was tightening the screws for the water monoblock on the back of the mobo, I scratched the surface, and seemingly a circuit. I do not know how severe it is, it looks pretty small, but I see the reddish color of the copper wiring that was previously hidden by the mobo material. I am not sure what that thing is responsible for, but I don't think I cut something off. No idea how much of a problem that could be.
(EDIT: God damn... On the 2nd picture here, I think I can trace the damaged section leading right to the B1 slot PCB. Could anyone confirm it? I labelled everything in red.)
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So to sum it all up, does any of that could affect the the B1 slot for the memory sticks? I have a ton of things I did very wrong, but the additional assembly mistakes i discovered, did not really inhibit the functioning of the system aside the damn memory slot ...
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2 memory sticks work in all of those except for the B1.
The other 2 sticks don't work in any of those slots.
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As for the fact of the assembly...
Ehhh... Hard to describe what I am seeing, and taking a picture will not be descriptive enough since this scale is too small to capture properly.
The structure of the socket is made of 2 areas where one encapsulates left and top, and the other area encapsulates right and bottom portions of the square socket.
ALL of them are seemingly bent. All of them are leaning down at around 45 degree angle.
Aren't they supposed to be that way? Tbh I don't remember whether they were like that when i was installing this the first time. The mechanism that locks the cpu into the socket also requires quite a bit of force to begin with.
Also, some caveats I want to add on what I discovered after i disassembled the system:
Issue 1: I've put WAY too much thermal paste on the chip. So what happen due to that was the thermal paste bleeding all around the edges when I compressed the water monoblock on top of the chip and the socket.
I also got some thermal paste leaking into that hole on top of the CPU:
-what i did right now is, I used the 99.9% Isopropyl alcohol solution to clean all of it. I got some on the socket and what is worse, i got some on the connecting pad side of the CPU. I cleaned all of that with the 99.9 alcohol and a q-tip, and the compressed air.
Issue 2: the first time I was tightening the screws for the water monoblock on the back of the mobo, I scratched the surface, and seemingly a circuit. I do not know how severe it is, it looks pretty small, but I see the reddish color of the copper wiring that was previously hidden by the mobo material. I am not sure what that thing is responsible for, but I don't think I cut something off. No idea how much of a problem that could be.
(EDIT: God damn... On the 2nd picture here, I think I can trace the damaged section leading right to the B1 slot PCB. Could anyone confirm it? I labelled everything in red.)
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So to sum it all up, does any of that could affect the the B1 slot for the memory sticks? I have a ton of things I did very wrong, but the additional assembly mistakes i discovered, did not really inhibit the functioning of the system aside the damn memory slot ...
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Maglev wrote:
Checked all the memory sticks in the 4 memory slots that the mobo manual assigns: A1 B1 C1 D1. (A2B2C2D2 do not work for some reason)
2 memory sticks work in all of those except for the B1.
The other 2 sticks don't work in any of those slots.
--------------------------------------------------------------
As for the fact of the assembly...
Ehhh... Hard to describe what I am seeing, and taking a picture will not be descriptive enough since this scale is too small to capture properly.
The structure of the socket is made of 2 areas where one encapsulates left and top, and the other area encapsulates right and bottom portions of the square socket.
ALL of them are seemingly bent. All of them are leaning down at around 45 degree angle.
Aren't they supposed to be that way? Tbh I don't remember whether they were like that when i was installing this the first time. The mechanism that locks the cpu into the socket also requires quite a bit of force to begin with.
Also, some caveats I want to add on what I discovered after i disassembled the system:
Issue 1: I've put WAY too much thermal paste on the chip. So what happen due to that was the thermal paste bleeding all around the edges when I compressed the water monoblock on top of the chip and the socket.
I also got some thermal paste leaking into that hole on top of the CPU:
-what i did right now is, I used the 99.9% Isopropyl alcohol solution to clean all of it. I got some on the socket and what is worse, i got some on the connecting pad side of the CPU. I cleaned all of that with the 99.9 alcohol and a q-tip, and the compressed air.
Issue 2: the first time I was tightening the screws for the water monoblock on the back of the mobo, I scratched the surface, and seemingly a circuit. I do not know how severe it is, it looks pretty small, but I see the reddish color of the copper wiring that was previously hidden by the mobo material. I am not sure what that thing is responsible for, but I don't think I cut something off. No idea how much of a problem that could be.
(EDIT: God damn... On the 2nd picture here, I think I can trace the damaged section leading right to the B1 slot PCB. Could anyone confirm it? I labelled everything in red.)
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So to sum it all up, does any of that could affect the the B1 slot for the memory sticks? I have a ton of things I did very wrong, but the additional assembly mistakes i discovered, did not really inhibit the functioning of the system aside the damn memory slot ...
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It's likely you've damaged the board installing the monoblock.
The perception of the pins is hard to distinguish, however in most conditions what you will be looking for in the bent pin dept are those few that are not laying correctly with the orientation of the rest.
Board traces are usually pretty durable but that looks like a pretty good gouge. Any disruption of even a single connection will render that slot useless. This can be repaired but takes a very specific skill set and the right tools for the job, not to mention an extremely steady hand.
Board looks like it got wet in a few pics.
Full cover blocks are a bear to get on and a bear to do anything with period. If you decide you want to change CPUS to a 6900 or 6950X all that has to come back off again. I had one on my M8E from the get go and never tested my loop without it. I was a bit disappointed with the 30L/hr flow rate especially with dual D5 pumps in series. The full cover block is in a box now. Removing that and going with just the EK EVO block and cooling for the rest on a IX formula then adding 2 GPU blocks to the mix I about crapped when I fired it up and my flow rate is now in the 120L/hr range at full speed! Even with the pumps dialed down to 60% at idle temps (running an Aquaero controller) I still get 80L/hr. HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!
Board traces are usually pretty durable but that looks like a pretty good gouge. Any disruption of even a single connection will render that slot useless. This can be repaired but takes a very specific skill set and the right tools for the job, not to mention an extremely steady hand.
Board looks like it got wet in a few pics.
Full cover blocks are a bear to get on and a bear to do anything with period. If you decide you want to change CPUS to a 6900 or 6950X all that has to come back off again. I had one on my M8E from the get go and never tested my loop without it. I was a bit disappointed with the 30L/hr flow rate especially with dual D5 pumps in series. The full cover block is in a box now. Removing that and going with just the EK EVO block and cooling for the rest on a IX formula then adding 2 GPU blocks to the mix I about crapped when I fired it up and my flow rate is now in the 120L/hr range at full speed! Even with the pumps dialed down to 60% at idle temps (running an Aquaero controller) I still get 80L/hr. HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!
