Did 2 cores just die on my q6600?

weird. still it is likely a mobo problem. change the battery for bios chip or at least reset the battery.
 
it freezes on windows boot, just a black screen, after i select "start normally"
 
Install the CPU in another motherboard (if you have one) to see if it is the CPU or mobo. I would bet on it being the mobo.
 
I found out the problem, the TRUE is so top heavy that it doesn't pressure the top half of my cpu, rendering it half broken lol. I had to tie a string to brace it up putting even pressure. Is this a heatsink, cpu, or mobo problem? Could it be the problem that the TRUE isn't really flat and i must lap it? BTW, this is the REV C model from directron.
http://www.directron.com/u120erevc.html

I don't know about the other ones, but the clip for this one goes horizontal, so it's only holding up straight through the center of the heatsink. Before this, i had the tuniq tower which had the X plate and screwed into all 4 holes.
 
epicwolf said:
It almost sounds like you don't have enough clamping pressure holding the heatsink in place. The mounting bracket in the link you showed is for a socket 1366 / i7. The pics of the 775 bracket look a bit different. Perhaps they have a different bracket height. This link is to the brackets for a socket 775 mb - http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_images/cpu_cooler/ultra-120_extreme/revc/10.jpg
Click to expand...

If you look at the first picture I linked, Those actually screw into the motherboard. The horizontal bar then screws into them.

The only thing different from the 775 and 1366 is that the bars that screw into the motherboard is a little longer on the 1366, but they will both use the same horizontal bar.

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/u120ex/product_cpu_cooler_u120ex_revc.html

Scroll down and you'll see all the components

and here's the manual http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/download_images/booklet/120ex_revc/775.pdf

So my original question is if it is the HSF causing the problem, or is my CPU/Mobo so old that it's not connecting with each other unless a lot of force is given?
 
Isn't the q6600 two dual core dies duct tape together?

Maybe one of the dies just... died? (heh)

RMA time OP? I never RMA a CPU before but I had one friend who RMA a e6300 to Intel and they sent a new one back to him overnight.
 
I dont think uneven contact of the heatsink is the issue as the copper cover of the CPU will spread the heat pretty quickly, unless you have a really terrible contact and all cores are running hot.
I suspect that the transfer of pressure to the motherboard/CPU socket is more the issue.
Perhaps it is a badly soldered joint, a hairline crack somewhere ...
 
My temps are great, 38's C for 3.6ghz @ 1.48volts. Yea, that's what I'm leaning towards... the motherboard or CPU, but I can't RMA the cpu because it was free. I guess I'll hold out a little longer for an i9 upgrade. lol
 
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