Some parts have been affected because the CPU overheated.
Some parts have been affected because the CPU overheated.
Recently, my computer has been experiencing strange problems. Sometimes (about 40% of the time) when I power it off and then turn it back on, the audio output goes completely silent. Restarting doesn’t fix the issue. It seems to work only if I fully shut it down and restart again. This inconsistency is frustrating. There was another incident today where a hard drive wasn’t detected by Windows at all—even though I could hear it spinning. After turning it off and on, it appeared normally. I didn’t touch any cables.
I noticed this for the first time recently, coinciding with a sudden failure of my All-In-One liquid cooler. CPU temps rose to 105°C, which I think pushed the system beyond safe limits. I stopped using it for a couple days before replacing the cooler. Now the temps are back to normal (around 60°C). I’m wondering if prolonged high heat could have damaged the CPU or motherboard, leading to these erratic audio and detection problems. It’s possible something else is at play, but timing seems random. What might cause this inconsistency? Could overheating be the main factor, or is there another reason?
Temp shouldn't have caused that issue, especially if you're running stock. I've ran Haswell-E and Broadwell-E chips for a while, had em up to the 80s or low 90s when stress testing OCs, lower temp but a hell of a lot more current pulled through the system than stock operation. At stock, the chip should also shut off before it's able to damage anything, so yet another reason I'd doubt it caused the mobo issue. Could depend on the motherboard though I guess, are you using a good one or one of the goofy ass reject chipset eBay ones? Or a 1st gen ASUS board, some of those like to randomly shove horrific voltage through the chip, killed a lot of 5960Xs. Barring those possibilities, it sounds like a fluke coincidence.
It appears you're checking if the Asus X99 Deluxe is a first-generation board. To verify voltage levels, examine the BIOS settings for power limits or voltage thresholds.