Just a note here for anyone caught in this situation that I was. Starting 3 days ago, my computer just kept shutting down within 2 minutes of startup (even without going into Windows). I opened-up the case and got a big fan to blow into it (assuming it was a heat related shut down). The computer stayed on long enough for me to run Nvidia temperature monitors. Everything was fine except for one reading: My four CPUs went from 50C to 125C+ in a minute then CRASH.
With this in mind, I had to look at the motherboard. Apparently there is this thing called Thermal Paste that goes between your CPU and a fan/heatsink. 2 days ago I had no idea what this meant... but anyway I took off my heat sink and found smeared/bubbled paste scattered. I suspected this must be the problem (heat transfer not going through). So, I followed online tutorials... using alcohol to rub the old paste off, and then bought some new paste to apply. Then I put the heat-sink back onto the CPU and powered the box back up... and...
It works now! Well, I had some errors which involved me having to re-seat the memory sticks... and then by default, CPU cores 3 & 4 were off, so I turned them back on (in BIOS) and it crashed soon after. I quickly re-switched to just cores 1&2 and I've been OK for 5 hours. I may try again later to enable those cores though...
Anyway, thought I'd mention this as I'm not a hardware guy but it's crazy what you can figure out these days...
It's interesting to see people figuring things like that out. Learning never stops. :)
Not that everyone has to know the purpose of it, but you could think that today everyone knows things like that.
Actually the purpose behind that Thermal paste is, if i remember correctly, that it fills gaps on top of the CPU that exist through things like the CPU name and several other texts or w/e written there with a laser.
That paste fills in the gaps and ensures the complete heat transportation.
Just a note here for anyone caught in this situation that I was. Starting 3 days ago, my computer just kept shutting down within 2 minutes of startup (even without going into Windows). I opened-up the case and got a big fan to blow into it (assuming it was a heat related shut down). The computer stayed on long enough for me to run Nvidia temperature monitors. Everything was fine except for one reading: My four CPUs went from 50C to 125C+ in a minute then CRASH.
With this in mind, I had to look at the motherboard. Apparently there is this thing called Thermal Paste that goes between your CPU and a fan/heatsink. 2 days ago I had no idea what this meant... but anyway I took off my heat sink and found smeared/bubbled paste scattered. I suspected this must be the problem (heat transfer not going through). So, I followed online tutorials... using alcohol to rub the old paste off, and then bought some new paste to apply. Then I put the heat-sink back onto the CPU and powered the box back up... and...
It works now! Well, I had some errors which involved me having to re-seat the memory sticks... and then by default, CPU cores 3 & 4 were off, so I turned them back on (in BIOS) and it crashed soon after. I quickly re-switched to just cores 1&2 and I've been OK for 5 hours. I may try again later to enable those cores though...
Anyway, thought I'd mention this as I'm not a hardware guy but it's crazy what you can figure out these days...
Lol. Hope your CPU isn't damaged.
It's interesting to see people figuring things like that out. Learning never stops. :)
Not that everyone has to know the purpose of it, but you could think that today everyone knows things like that.
Actually the purpose behind that Thermal paste is, if i remember correctly, that it fills gaps on top of the CPU that exist through things like the CPU name and several other texts or w/e written there with a laser.
That paste fills in the gaps and ensures the complete heat transportation.
Good Luck with your CPU and the 3rd and 4th core!
@OneTwoSC: Go
it is, it is, yo onetwo, you think u can help me with smthing?
Just one question for the two of you, ah see what I did thar?
Well I'm just wondering, OneTwo, did you build you PC or buy it? If you built it you should really know what thermal paste is.
Thermal paste is the shit.
@Keyeszx: Go
Bought.
P.S. I feel bad for the guy having to design motherboards... looks insane.
And thanks PatchOne.