Hi All!

Still havent got around getting a cpu for the X299 Dark that I got (lost track of time, was busy, etc) but stumbled upon a sale for a set with a x299 mobo, 32gb 3000 cl16 ram, 1tb m2 ssd, and lga2066 cpu for around 600. the cpu in question is a higher end XE chip thats worth over 1K new. Reason the price is so low is caus the owner thinks the cpu has gone bad: he has bootloops.

Now am I wrong here thinking that only a defective ram module or kit/mobo can cause bootloops? maybe even a bad psu? I never encountered a cpu that caused bootloops (build pcs for a living). It's either not supported and you get no screen or the system just doesnt turn on when it's a dead cpu. But still, a second opinion never hurts.

What do you guys think? Worth the risk?

Yeah I did some research myself and first thing i got when googling 'x299 bootloop' was something about an MSI board, the coincidence lol. Now He got back to me that he hasn't got a clue what to ask for the three so I made him an offer that's decent enough for the hardware that should work (ram and ssd) and still has a retail warranty since well, the cpu is dead for all we know.

If it works on my board than I'll just be damn lucky.. that is, if he takes my proposal.

UPDATE:
very late update but heck.

After i recieved the CPU i tested it out, it looked like it worked first time around, even did some testing. After placing it in to the x299 Dark board and installing everything, it still booted fine. Now I tried OC'ing the chip but it was pretty unstable from the start, the first two OC's failed and got me a sudden reboot but the last reboot got me stuck in a bootloop. Contacted EVGA and they were kind enough to send me a new BIOS chip for free but that also did not help (tried both chips, and all three of the BIOS'es on each one). Already tried out a new set of RAM but to no avail. Also removed the cpu and cleaned the contacts and looked for bent pins in the socket, both looked fine. The AX1200i I'm using is also fine. Switching off all PCIe lanes did not do anything. MemOK also did nothing.

Soo.. bad cpu after all? Or did the board get bricked? Thoughts?

Sajin
Probably bad cpu imo.

Yeah I'm thinking that to.. On the fence to order a 10980XE which is the only 2066 cpu I consider worth it's money cores/price-wise, can order one for 1099 euros.

 good to see your up & running with a new CPU
 
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