Hi all,
long update on the issue which I am sadly still fighting.
I got a new X99 gaming strix and it presented the very same issue. I assumed that then the CPU had to be bad, did the RMA, and suprise.. the CPU is working fine for the shop where I bought it. (they showed screenshots of Prime95 with CPUZ opened)
Then I received my original CPU back and plugged it in again onto the new mobo and this time IT WORKED! , just by doing the whole trip to germany.
I rejoiced but not for too long, as the system was now having random shutdown issues (two or three times in a day) reporting that surge protection was triggered at the next reboot ( Did I mention that I also swapped the PSU?).
I then double checked every cable and the system seemed working fine. Then another sudden shutdown but this time the system kept rebooting itself repeatedly, never getting past the 00 QCode.
I then completely removed the Mobo from the case and placed it on cardboard, with only the PSU (no ram, no heatsink, nothing) and same thing. Only removing the CPU allows the motherboard to stay powered on .
Then I left the CPU out for few minutes, plugged it in again... and it worked again! but just briefly, as it started having the same issue as before after a few minutes.
This is the oddest issue I have ever had; I also noticed that even while the computer cannot reach POST, the more I leave the CPU out of the socket, the further the QCODE goes while trying too boot.
I am completely at loss here, it seems likely capacitive coupling or a capacitor causing havoc in the CPU. On top of that I am unable to obtain a replacement as the issue cannot be replicated at the vendor.
Has anyone ever dealt with something similar?