I think the tubing had a lot to do with the problems.
On further inspection I'd have to come to the conclusion that the chip on the CPU probabley DIDN'T ruin it. It looks like it burnt. It really wasn't running that fast, but I think the hoses where holding the waterblock off the CPU.
I removed my motherboard and experimented with how much force is required to leverage the block up on an edge, and it's not much (even with springs nearly bottomed!)!.
Matbe I need to look into some new tubing. The braded PVC is pretty springy. It bends easy, but keeps a decent spring to it.
I might also attempt to make some bends in it be tie strapping, heat, etc. not sure.
Thanks for all the help, but as an update, the darkened warranty sticker on the bottom says probably burnt (and normally ran at 35-40C, so shouldn't have happened)
