I will try to unplug the HDD as soon as possible.unplug the hdd from system and did you check the error code prime 95 give to you on test .
Nothing is jiggeling, and i already repasted the cpu. Temperatures seems very reasonable to me.as soon as cpu hit 70 c system drop what cooler you have on it check if it not jiggling when fans ram up and last time you dust off system 1 would try a repaste and test temp again other then that you will have to strip system to minimal part since prime says a defective hardware maybe the files you use to test in prime are to big for cpu l3 cache .
I would like to do it, but i don't have access to another system, so it's just not possible.so if you could have cpu test in another system to made sure it is the one and not motherboard socket with a defective part .
Well, it seems that this type of problem is really hard to diagnose. I saw a lot of people on other forums having the same problem, and it seems that it's either a PSU issue, or just the processor.to bad we would not be able to solve the issue unless someone else have a clue .