Wasn't too sure where to post this...anyway, the problem occured after I installed the new cooler on my q6600. It did boot up a few times while I was testing vcore voltages and stable overclocks.
However, after one regular reboot it simply stopped booting. The leds on my mbo (gigabyte ep-43-s3l) did indicate it was booting but it never went past that point.
After that I disassembled the whole rig, took out the cmos battery and left for 2 hrs. Then I reinstalled the cooler, put back the battery and hooked it all up to the psu and to my surprise the pc booted up just fine.
The weird part is that the core clock showed 2400mhz (stock) on every boot regardless of the bios settings. At this stage it didn't last long either. After an hour it stopped booting again.
24h later I tried it all over again but to no avail. That's when I decided to put the stock cooler on. Atm it's still runing just fine with the stock cooler.
I should mention that I didn't reseat the cpu while switching coolers nor did I apply any extra thermal compound since it was just for testing purposes.
At first I thought that the psu was finally gone for good but as it turns out that's not the case. It's currently running 3 7200rpm hdd's, 1 dvd rw drive, 2 case fans, the cpu fan AND the Tuniq tower fan which is placed outside of the case atm. I think that's a pretty good indication that the psu is not the issue.
I'm still puzzled why the Tuniq tower caused all that mess since it was thoroughly cleaned and there was just enough thermal compound applied. Aside from the fact that the installation of the cooler is nearly impossible for 1 person to handle, I think it was seated correctly.
Either way, if you guys have any suggestions feel free to share.
However, after one regular reboot it simply stopped booting. The leds on my mbo (gigabyte ep-43-s3l) did indicate it was booting but it never went past that point.
After that I disassembled the whole rig, took out the cmos battery and left for 2 hrs. Then I reinstalled the cooler, put back the battery and hooked it all up to the psu and to my surprise the pc booted up just fine.
The weird part is that the core clock showed 2400mhz (stock) on every boot regardless of the bios settings. At this stage it didn't last long either. After an hour it stopped booting again.
24h later I tried it all over again but to no avail. That's when I decided to put the stock cooler on. Atm it's still runing just fine with the stock cooler.
I should mention that I didn't reseat the cpu while switching coolers nor did I apply any extra thermal compound since it was just for testing purposes.
At first I thought that the psu was finally gone for good but as it turns out that's not the case. It's currently running 3 7200rpm hdd's, 1 dvd rw drive, 2 case fans, the cpu fan AND the Tuniq tower fan which is placed outside of the case atm. I think that's a pretty good indication that the psu is not the issue.
I'm still puzzled why the Tuniq tower caused all that mess since it was thoroughly cleaned and there was just enough thermal compound applied. Aside from the fact that the installation of the cooler is nearly impossible for 1 person to handle, I think it was seated correctly.
Either way, if you guys have any suggestions feel free to share.
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