I've read that Intel CPUs rarely die under normal use and I suspected the motherboard, however I wasn't sure what the problem was and didn't have the spare parts to diagnose the issue.
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The motherboard would display error code 35, which could either be a CPU problem or a motherboard problem. On September 8th, 2016 the computer wouldn't boot. While I was looking for a used/cheap socket 1151 motherboard to use while my motherboard was away for RMA repair, I ran into another issue. So, I decided to wait until I had some other computer to use while my motherboard was away for RMA repair/replacement because I had no other computer to use at that time. I originally requested a RMA, then found out Gigabyte ships UPS ground for return shipping and I was told that the RMA process with Gigabyte can take several weeks.
Upon reboot the front case fan was spinning.
#Gigabyte motherboard rma Pc
I shut down the PC again and plugged the front case fans into a 4 pin Molex to 3 pin fan adapter. I also noticed at that time that the 120mm front case fans weren't spinning at all. When I rebooted, the front radiator fan was working properly and my CPU temperatures were normal. To troubleshoot, I shut down the PC and plugged the front radiator fan into the SYS_FAN3 fan header on the motherboard. I checked my settings in the UEFI/BIOS and they had not changed. I rebooted the computer several tiems and noticed that the fan would either not spin at all upon start up or woudl spin for a short time then stop. When I rebooted the PC again the front radiator fan never spun upon startup. When I rebooted the PC, the front radiator fan started spinning then stopped after a short time. I opened up the case and saw that the front radiator fan was not spinning. I noticed my CPU temperatures were very high(60C) at idle. I have the rear radiator fan plugged into the SYS_FAN1 header.
I had the cooler's front 120mm radiator fan plugged into the CPU_OPT fan header. I have a Corsair H75 water cooler for the CPU. When I eventually sent the motherboard in for RMA repair, Gigabyte's RMA facility employees damaged my motherboard and refused to repair it. Unfortunately it was outside of the 30 day return window, so I had to deal with Gigabyte's RMA process. The fan headers started dying on the motherboard less than 6 weeks after it was delivered from Newegg. The motherboard was delivered on May 3rd 2016. In April 2016, I purchased a GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 6 (rev.