How do you fry AMD VRMs?

[Fgtfv567]

I've heard that around the forum that if you use a mad powerful AMD CPU with a specific chipset, it'll fry your VRM, and that intel has completely solved this issue. Is this true? What conditions do I need to blow the VRMs?

[Toxicable]

Have no cooling

[MrBucket101]

battered and dipped in oil is my personal fave

[Suika]

Running a 125W CPU on a board that supports a 95W TDP is a start.

[EarthboundHero]

This happens because some AMD CPUs have a higher power draw than lower end mobos can handle. Intel TDP's don't typically get the high, even with high OC's.

[Enderman]

you buy a fx9000 processor

[TheKDub]

I've heard that around the forum that if you use a mad powerful AMD CPU with a specific chipset, it'll fry your VRM, and that intel has completely solved this issue. Is this true? What conditions do I need to blow the VRMs?

 

I'd assume you'd fry them in a frying pan, maybe with some vegetable oil or something.

 

Wouldn't suggest it, they'd probably be too hard to eat.

 

Sarcasm aside, just poor cooling most likely.

[Blebekblebek]

plug 140w processor on 95w motherboard.

[kkpatel87]

I've heard that around the forum that if you use a mad powerful AMD CPU with a specific chipset, it'll fry your VRM, and that intel has completely solved this issue. Is this true? What conditions do I need to blow the VRMs?

 

Exactly like one of the poster's mentioned. If you have VRMs that are designed to support a lower rating than what your CPU is rated to, the CPU will attempt to draw the full amount of power and fry the VRMs.

[Shakaza]

OOOOOOOH! Can I blow the VRMs? I wanna overvolt an FX-9590 on a 95 watt board to 2V. Can't I, please?

[Gofspar]

I've heard that around the forum that if you use a mad powerful AMD CPU with a specific chipset, it'll fry your VRM, and that intel has completely solved this issue. Is this true? What conditions do I need to blow the VRMs?

AMD970 chipset will explode with a 9590.

[Shakaza]

AMD970 chipset will explode with a 9590.

Literally? Because I would love to see that. 

[CoolaxGaming]

AMD970 chipset will explode with a 9590.

Not true, there is an MSI 970 that can handle it.

Op, Intel hasent solved the problem. Take the heatsink off an x99 mobo and oc the cpu.

Your vram will die

[Unlikelyjoker]

Take your lovely budget MSI/ASrock motherboard.

Take your awesome 9590 and put that in.

Now experience the lovely flames of Lisa Su

[Gofspar]

Not true, there is an MSI 970 that can handle it.

Op, Intel hasent solved the problem. Take the heatsink off an x99 mobo and oc the cpu.

Your vram will die

Actually it was the MSI 970 Krait that exploded with the 9590, lmao.

[Shakaza]

Not true, there is an MSI 970 that can handle it.

Op, Intel hasent solved the problem. Take the heatsink off an x99 mobo and oc the cpu.

Your vram will die

Where'd VRAM come into this discussion?

 

Anyway, didn't Intel move the VRMs onto the CPU with Haswell? Does that also apply to Haswell-E?

[Fgtfv567]

Exactly like one of the poster's mentioned. If you have VRMs that are designed to support a lower rating than what your CPU is rated to, the CPU will attempt to draw the full amount of power and fry the VRMs.

 

 

plug 140w processor on 95w motherboard.

 

 

This happens because some AMD CPUs have a higher power draw than lower end mobos can handle. Intel TDP's don't typically get the high, even with high OC's.

 

 

Running a 125W CPU on a board that supports a 95W TDP is a start.

Ah, so have a higher TDP on the CPU than the mobo will allow it. Thanks so much guys!

[CoolaxGaming]

Where'd VRAM come into this discussion?

 

Anyway, didn't Intel move the VRMs onto the CPU with Haswell? Does that also apply to Haswell-E?

Woops, I meant vrm. Auto correct sux

Actually it was the MSI 970 Krait that exploded with the 9590, lmao.

Source?

And I was talking about the MSI 970 gaming

[Suika]

If you're building a computer for a friend, but have the idea of burning his house down, I heard ThermalTake PSUs can ignite.

[Gofspar]

Woops, I meant vrm. Auto correct sux Source?

And I was talking about the MSI 970 gaming

It's a youtube video, it was in a foriegn language so I can't find it.

[Django]

battered and dipped in oil is my personal fave

 

That's the fish, chips don't need batter.

[CoolaxGaming]

It's a youtube video, it was in a foriegn language so I can't find it.

Sure....

[Gofspar]

Sure....

it was on a ltt thread

[Fgtfv567]

If you're building a computer for a friend, but have the idea of burning his house down, I heard ThermalTake PSUs can ignite.

Aw, shit, I got a Thermaltake TR2 500W PSU for my friend's PC a while back.... It's been there for about a year now, and no problems, so I hope that it'll be fine

[Opcode]

You can do the same with Intel products on a crappy enough board. The problem with AMD chips is they're a bit more power hungry and if you try to overclock or run say a FX-9590 on a cheap motherboard without any kind of mosfet cooling it's going to put way too much stress on the VRM to where it will get hot and eventually burn up. People do this a lot when overclocking thinking they are going to get an FX-6300 stable at 5 GHz on a cheap ass 3+1 phase MSI motherboard. Make no mistake that it's not just a common problem among AMD based hardware. I sold a GA-F2A85X-UP4 that comes with an 8+2 phase VRM rocking 60A International Rectifier server grade chokes (stupid insane power delivery). It boils down to knowing the capabilities of the hardware in which most people do not.