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    I think I lost my VRMs, could this CPU change cause it?

    I assume the back end of the chip does not get soldered on. That looks like an easy swap. What could have caused mine to burn up? Right after the CPU swap no less? I only ask due to that chip not having a heat sink, but the heat sink over the VRM's gets burning hot once booted. Would the mosfet...
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    I think I lost my VRMs, could this CPU change cause it?

    Not sure if anyone will read this but I wanted to update this: I believe I found the culprit. I first tore down the entire board including the new cooler and flipped the board around to check for burned area's (including PSU connectors). I did not see anything, but was able to smell the board...
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    I think I lost my VRMs, could this CPU change cause it?

    How do you check your temps? I don't see them listed in programs like CPUID. I don't think the heat pipe runs to the VRMs? It looks like it has it's own separate sink, unless I am totally wrong on where they are located. EDIT: Never mind I looked it up you are right, but there seem to be two...
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    I think I lost my VRMs, could this CPU change cause it?

    So underneath the sink is a thermal pad and not paste? Can you replace the pad with paste? I of course don't have any pads that I could swap out. =/
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    I think I lost my VRMs, could this CPU change cause it?

    Ack, sorry that would help. ASUS P6X58-E-WS I am not sure, I can probably rig a fan somehow facing downward on it. It's a tight area: https://i.imgur.com/YyqFW6t.jpg Or maybe just stick a giant box fan against the side, lol. Which I guess might be worth a shot. Do you think there is a chance...
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    I think I lost my VRMs, could this CPU change cause it?

    I switched from a i7920 to a Xeon X5650 yesterday. I wanted to overclock so it was suggested that the Xeon would be a better choice. Considering they are pretty cheap I picked one up. However after swapping it out and putting a new cooler on it started to put out a very strong burning smell...
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