Recent content by JohnnyJohnson17

Before I start, here are my specs: Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P CPU: Intel i5-750 RAM: OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I PCI-Express card PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W Modular This is the story. I noticed that the CPU was running...

Well I never removed the CPU from the mobo when I was applying the thermal paste. Even after applying the paste, it still worked well for almost a month so I'm not sure how it would go bad all of a sudden. I'll check it in the AM and see if maybe I pressed down too hard, thanks.

When I say hot I mean that it ran from 38 C to 66 C. Also, where do I check if the thermal paste got anywhere else...I think I already did that and in other posts people keep saying that is gets onto the pins but I'm not sure how that is possible...mine looks like it is only on the top of the...

Hi, before I start, here are my computer specs: Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R CPU: Intel i5-750 RAM: OCZ PC3-12800 Obsidian 4GB Dual Channel Kit PSU: OCZ 500 Watt Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I OS: Windows 7 64-bit I built this system about 1.5 years ago and it hasn't had any...