I have a Area 51 desktop. I have had it about 4 years now. Just recently it stopped tuning on. I press the power button and the fan would turn and then just stop. I have tested the PSU it works. It is not the power button. I have narrowed it down to the water cooling heat sink. When I unplug the wire that powers the pump the computer starts, but it then shuts down again after about 30 seconds with out ever showing anything on the monitor. I touched the CPU (i7) and it is super hot to the touch.
My question is;
Can a overheating CPU shut of the computer like that. Without the monitor ever turning on? And would replacing the cooling unit fix it?
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