2014/05/30 08:55:05
hallowen
My K|ngp|n Products have Arrived this morning! 
 
I have attached the K-probe into the F1 base and insulated the Pot, and Now I can continue on the tasks of re-insulating the MB again for Sub-Zero use, Although it will be a few days yet until I can actually do some testing!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014/05/30 13:40:47
hallowen
Moving Right Along, Prepped/Insulated MB and installed K|ngp|n F1 Pot.
 

 

 

 

2014/05/30 18:05:04
hallowen
Finally, I'm pretty sure everything's Done, So Tomorrow I plan on getting some DICE and See What Happens........
 

2014/06/01 07:16:33
hallowen
OK, Started Testing with DICE Yesterday in the morning and was just starting to cool things down so I could see if everything would Boot and run at my previous 5.2GHz before going any Colder.
 
 

 
 
After a Successful Boot at -28.3C on the Pot / -9.0C on the CPU, I started to raise the CPU Multipliers and Bclk settings to see how much higher I could go on Overclocking while Dropping the sub-zero temps as I went.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
With the Temps at -52.9C on the Pot / -24C on the CPU and STILL Dropping, I started to run 3DMark Fire Strike at 5.45GHz and was finished with the first two Graphics Tests and JUST started the Physics Test and..................................OOPS!!
 
 

 
 
Well, @$%*#!,...........The System Completely Shut Down, and Would NOT Re-start at Temps of -62.2C on the Pot / NO Reading on the CPU since it Crashed.
I was reading "00" on the Diagnostic LED on the MB and since Nothing I did to remedy this situation made any difference, I decicded to Completely Tear Down the Rig to check for problems.
 
I Cleaned and re-assembled the MB again with only one stick of ram and a GTX 480 with a Corsair Air Cooler on the CPU, But Still had the same "00" LED Readout, So for whatever reason, My ASUS RIV BE Motherboard has Failed!
 
So Now I am in the process of cleaning up the MB to prepare it for RMA to ASUS for Warranty, and whether I get a replacement or Not, This is the time I will start preparing for the X99 MB's, CPU's, DDR4 Ram and probably start selling off the 4930K, DDR3 G-Skill Ram, and the Replacement Motherboard (If I can get an RMA Replacement).
 
I Have Pushed this System as far as I want and I DEFINITELY Do Not want to Damage my Four KPE's, Which I have already tested each in my EVGA X58 Classified to make sure THEY are Still Operating Correctly.
 
Such is the Life of an Extreme Overclocker, But I'll be Back!
 
 
2014/06/01 11:58:55
johnksss
looks like you may have gotten water in the memory slots. I would take a high powered blower or something to that effect and blow dry the whole board. Then try it again. You only need the copper heat sink to sit on the cpu while trying to get it to turn on. make sure to reset the cmos as well.
2014/06/01 12:34:37
hallowen
Appreciate the assistance johnksss, But I made sure I had shop towels stuffed into the memory slots and everywhere else on top and bottom of the MB to absorb any moisture.
Upon disassembly of the System I could find no traces of water anywhere and went ahead after stripping the whole motherboard (including removing/cleaning the Vaseline from the CPU socket and All the Kneadable eraser insulation), Heated and Dried it completely with a Blow dryer and then re-assembled it using just Air Cooling components like I posted before, Reset the cmos numerous times, Still got the same "00" LED Readout and No CPU Fan Start or other LED's on the MB, Only the GTX 480 Fan came on with no other indication of the system attempting to Boot Up.
 
Pretty Sure a MB component(s) Failed during stressing it too hard, and no matter how many times I swapped components (graphics cards, different Ram or even a spare 3930K I had use of from a friend), It Would Not Boot.
2014/06/01 12:43:42
EVGATech_DaveB
ooooohhhh man that's rough.
See if ASUS will RMA it, too bad, as you were really coming along on this too.
2014/06/01 13:18:18
hallowen
EVGATech_DaveB
ooooohhhh man that's rough.
See if ASUS will RMA it, too bad, as you were really coming along on this too.




Thanks DaveB, It's Not like I haven't had Failures with Various Brands of MB's before.
 
Not trying to be specific, But Back when the EVGA X58 series first came out, I had to RMA FOUR of the 3-Way SLI Classifieds until I got one that stayed operational!
 
Nevertheless, I'll be contacting ASUS tomorrow and see if they will give me an RMA for it and whether They Do or Don't, I'll probably be looking in to selling my X79 components and waiting for the X99 products to be released while I Take a Little Summertime Break and do some other needed projects that I've been postponing.
2014/06/01 17:07:24
johnksss
hallowen
Appreciate the assistance johnksss, But I made sure I had shop towels stuffed into the memory slots and everywhere else on top and bottom of the MB to absorb any moisture.
Upon disassembly of the System I could find no traces of water anywhere and went ahead after stripping the whole motherboard (including removing/cleaning the Vaseline from the CPU socket and All the Kneadable eraser insulation), Heated and Dried it completely with a Blow dryer and then re-assembled it using just Air Cooling components like I posted before, Reset the cmos numerous times, Still got the same "00" LED Readout and No CPU Fan Start or other LED's on the MB, Only the GTX 480 Fan came on with no other indication of the system attempting to Boot Up.
 
Pretty Sure a MB component(s) Failed during stressing it too hard, and no matter how many times I swapped components (graphics cards, different Ram or even a spare 3930K I had use of from a friend), It Would Not Boot.


Last question.
Did you pull the heat sinks and check under them.
2014/06/01 18:18:37
hallowen
johnksss
Last question.
Did you pull the heat sinks and check under them.




Yes, I removed everything on the MB that could be removed including the VRM / MOSFETs and Southbridge Heat sinks, CPU load plate and rear bracket and found No Traces of moisture anywhere before I then went ahead and used CRC spray contact cleaner as an extra measure followed by the Hot air blower everywhere on both sides of the MB.
 
As I stated before, After I was sure everything was nice and dry, I re-assembled some basic components and it still Failed to Boot showing "00" on the Debug LED, So looks like my only option at this point will be trying to get an RMA from ASUS tomorrow.  
 

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