Building my new system wasn't an easy ride. After temporarily fixing the bent socket pin, I went on to update the BIOS, and was getting ready to install the OS.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/247074-28-system-boot-sespected-core-quad-asus
I decided to just quickly go through the BIOS, and was astonished to see the that the CPU (Core 2 Quad Q6600) was frying. It was 198 °F and gradually increased to 205 °F before I shutdown the system. The Intel stock fan was running @ 1750RPM.
I have decided to RMA the Motherboard (ASUS P5K Deluxe), but I'm still not convinced that it is the bad pin that is causing the temperature rise. So, I just bought a new ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT CPU cooler. The fan will go to a max of 2800-3000RPM, and it has a great aerodynamic architecture. I also have the Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound. I want to see what difference it makes to the CPU temperature.
There could be some other factor that is causing the overheat, that's were I want the input from you guys. Do you think it's the bent pin ? or could it be something else ?
But anyway, I don't want to keep this Mobo for sure. One pin ruined the whole board. However, I will still test it with the new cooling system before getting rid of it.
Here's the 775 Socket, with the bent or broken pin !!!
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/247074-28-system-boot-sespected-core-quad-asus
I decided to just quickly go through the BIOS, and was astonished to see the that the CPU (Core 2 Quad Q6600) was frying. It was 198 °F and gradually increased to 205 °F before I shutdown the system. The Intel stock fan was running @ 1750RPM.
I have decided to RMA the Motherboard (ASUS P5K Deluxe), but I'm still not convinced that it is the bad pin that is causing the temperature rise. So, I just bought a new ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT CPU cooler. The fan will go to a max of 2800-3000RPM, and it has a great aerodynamic architecture. I also have the Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound. I want to see what difference it makes to the CPU temperature.
There could be some other factor that is causing the overheat, that's were I want the input from you guys. Do you think it's the bent pin ? or could it be something else ?
But anyway, I don't want to keep this Mobo for sure. One pin ruined the whole board. However, I will still test it with the new cooling system before getting rid of it.
Here's the 775 Socket, with the bent or broken pin !!!