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    I need help desperately with my mystery problem!

    brilliant! problem solved, i can play my games again! i can't thank you all enough for taking the time to help me. thank you thank you thank you!
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    I need help desperately with my mystery problem!

    so i went out and bought some Antec Formula 5 Silver Thermal Compound and applied it to the heat sink and cpu. When i took the fan off there was a dried up sorry excuse for a previous application of thermal grease by the builder of the computer. After applying i powered her up and immediately...
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    I need help desperately with my mystery problem!

    i keep the inside very clean of dust so i don't think dust would be the problem but i will get some thermal grease tomorrow and apply it and let you know, thank you for the suggestion i wouldn't have thought of that. I didn't know that the temp it was reaching was that far above normal.
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    I need help desperately with my mystery problem!

    ok i ran the stability test through everest and the CPU temp got up to 99 degrees celcius. the test ran for about two and a half minutes before my comp just shut off. no restart or freeze it just turned its self off.
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    I need help desperately with my mystery problem!

    Ok, so i bought a PC off my roomate which he had a friend build for him no more than 6 months ago so he could play WOW. It stopped working one day so i bought it off him. Come to find out he had accidentially unplugged the PSU from the motherboard. After plugging it back in the computer...