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I don't know where else to go with this, so I figured I'd go to the people who might have experienced their fair shares of CPU failure.
I built a computer for my family with a Q6600 and and an Arctic Cooling Freezer7 Pro, Asus P5N-E mobo. No OC'ing at all, obviously. I get a call the other day saying the computer won't stay on. They'd been moving it around to hook up the monitor, so I figured the CPU fan fell off. They brought it to me and sure enough, it was off. So I tossed er back on, problem solved. Or not. It runs for roughly 30 seconds then shuts off. I tried the stock cooler on it too and the same thing. The temps, monitored through SpeedFan, never went past 60C either. The thermal paste was cool once I took off the ACF7. However, if I lay it on its side, it'll run for much longer, but standing up it shuts off. I have no idea. I emailed Intel, and they want me to check the CPU in another board, but I don't want to take apart my computer.
What are the odds that this is a problem with the CPU? Anyone experienced this? I don't want to rip apart two computers, I'd rather just go with the RMA. Who thinks it's a CPU hardware issue?
I built a computer for my family with a Q6600 and and an Arctic Cooling Freezer7 Pro, Asus P5N-E mobo. No OC'ing at all, obviously. I get a call the other day saying the computer won't stay on. They'd been moving it around to hook up the monitor, so I figured the CPU fan fell off. They brought it to me and sure enough, it was off. So I tossed er back on, problem solved. Or not. It runs for roughly 30 seconds then shuts off. I tried the stock cooler on it too and the same thing. The temps, monitored through SpeedFan, never went past 60C either. The thermal paste was cool once I took off the ACF7. However, if I lay it on its side, it'll run for much longer, but standing up it shuts off. I have no idea. I emailed Intel, and they want me to check the CPU in another board, but I don't want to take apart my computer.
What are the odds that this is a problem with the CPU? Anyone experienced this? I don't want to rip apart two computers, I'd rather just go with the RMA. Who thinks it's a CPU hardware issue?