Did you just fry your mobo and cpu after enabling XMP?
Did you just fry your mobo and cpu after enabling XMP?
Hey everyone, this is my initial post (and English isn't my first language) so please give me a chance.
My setup was:
-i7 7700
-Gigabyte GA-H110-H
-Gigabyte GTX 1060 6Gb
-Corsair Vengeance Lpx 2x8Gb 2400MHz
-400w CoolerMaster PSU
I purchased all these components back in March 2017. They worked fine until two days ago when I enabled the XMP Profile in the BIOS. I assumed my motherboard supported it, as it listed 2400/2133 on the manufacturer's site. After turning it on, my PC attempted to restart (fans and RGB lights stayed on), didn’t send any signal to the monitor, then after 10 seconds it powered off and restarted. This cycle would repeat indefinitely unless I flipped the PSU switch.
I’ve seen many similar issues online, and someone else had the same problem. I tried reseating everything, plugging in new cables, resetting the CMOS (both jump and remove battery), but nothing resolved it.
Today I took my PC to a local shop, and they tested both my motherboard with a working CPU (same socket) and it didn’t boot. I also tried using my CPU in a working motherboard (same socket) and it failed to start.
So, should I try anything else before investing in new hardware, or have I already damaged both my CPU and motherboard just by enabling XMP?
Edit: I believe the exact PSU model is the CoolerMaster 400w Elite V3 (though I’m not 100% sure). Also, I didn’t mention that I connected the system to a 750w 80 plus bronze power supply, which didn’t work either (tested at the store).
Do you think so? I've already restarted it over 30 times, and I'm worried it might cause further harm. I really don't want to risk damaging my GPU at this stage.
This PSU is really bad; just because you attempted something (hopefully a better one, Bronze is an efficiency rating, not a quality measure) doesn't really matter. If the PSU failed, using the best one available wouldn't make a difference.
Any trustworthy store would have been able to check each part individually.
I've already done that as well. My RAM started up properly with the motherboard and CPU they provided.
Yeah, I understand it was just a cost-saving decision since I didn’t have funds at the time. It was intended to replace my old 650w 80bronze PSU that failed about two years ago. It’s strange that the PSU broke both devices immediately after switching to XMP, even though it had been functioning well for the past couple of years.
You're not sure it's functioning properly. You're just aware it's running, which is quite another. And once more, Bronze isn't a rating; the earlier PSU might have been even worse. I've never encountered a situation where turning on an XMP fry results in a component failing. I've seen faulty PSUs cause failures, and without proper testing, I can tell which one is more likely to cause issues.
Well, I'll take your word for that one. In all my research I haven't seen anyone saying it happened to them either. So then, what do you recommend going forward? I was thinking of just buying a 11400f and a B560 mobo as replacements but now I gotta consider buying another PSU as well. Which psu do you think is great quality to not further damage my system?