- Aug 11, 2010
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Hi All,
2 weeks ago, my PC was shutting down out of nowhere, or so I thought. I would try to turn it on after it shuts down but it would not even go to the windows loading page before it shuts down again.
I finally decided to look at the BIOS PC health status and saw my CPU temp rise all the way to 115C before it shuts down... So I went to look to see if the heatsink was on properly and noticed that two "locks" were not tight... This PC has been running for around 3 years and I am positive when I built it, all four corners of the heatsink were clamped onto the motherboard.
I clamped on the two corners and the cpu would go to around 70s to mid 80s. I know this is high but I kinda ignored it, stupid me if you will.
I then bought a new video card just this week to support some HDMI. After installation my cpu would once again reach over 100C before shutting down. I doubt this has anything to do with my GPU installation but its just that I didnt correct the problem that was there right away.
I was then running some tests by putting my machine in cooler environments/at night/etc and it would take longer before reaching 100C where I would just power it down. I then took out all my parts to clean the dust. I noticed the heatsink paste was all dried up but the cpu looks fine, as in its not burnt after all the times it would go up to 100C.
I am planning to just buy new paste to put on but I cant help but think my cpu is someone severely damaged after all the instances of it going to 100C.
I guess I am just asking what is the damage done to my cpu? to my motherboard? Is buying a new heatsink really that much better in comparison to stock, even if I do not overclock? What should do range in temp I should be aiming for?
Just general questions.
2 weeks ago, my PC was shutting down out of nowhere, or so I thought. I would try to turn it on after it shuts down but it would not even go to the windows loading page before it shuts down again.
I finally decided to look at the BIOS PC health status and saw my CPU temp rise all the way to 115C before it shuts down... So I went to look to see if the heatsink was on properly and noticed that two "locks" were not tight... This PC has been running for around 3 years and I am positive when I built it, all four corners of the heatsink were clamped onto the motherboard.
I clamped on the two corners and the cpu would go to around 70s to mid 80s. I know this is high but I kinda ignored it, stupid me if you will.
I then bought a new video card just this week to support some HDMI. After installation my cpu would once again reach over 100C before shutting down. I doubt this has anything to do with my GPU installation but its just that I didnt correct the problem that was there right away.
I was then running some tests by putting my machine in cooler environments/at night/etc and it would take longer before reaching 100C where I would just power it down. I then took out all my parts to clean the dust. I noticed the heatsink paste was all dried up but the cpu looks fine, as in its not burnt after all the times it would go up to 100C.
I am planning to just buy new paste to put on but I cant help but think my cpu is someone severely damaged after all the instances of it going to 100C.
I guess I am just asking what is the damage done to my cpu? to my motherboard? Is buying a new heatsink really that much better in comparison to stock, even if I do not overclock? What should do range in temp I should be aiming for?
Just general questions.