01-01-2012, 09:51 AM
I had some problem with my desktop pc lately and wanted to share it with you guys.
My pc started to freeze and after a while the system would restart independently with no error prompt. I checked the crash logs and they only said that the system restarted, with no indication of the crash reason.
With the help of Misha I removed the "auto restart" feature (surprisingly it's under "my computer" properties""). And waited for another crash. While stoops and I were moving on two opposite sides of the valley and shooting missiles at Takistani vehicles, it finally arrived. The computer restarted again, but now a message was saying that the processors overheated!
With the help of Draakon, I started to suspect my aging thermal paste (my pc is three years old) that connects the processors core with the thermal sink fan. I opened my case and started wiping the dust. Finally, I made up my mind and removed the heat sink, knowingly tearing off any remaining paste. To my surprise, the paste seemed like it never made contact between the core and the heat sink! It was evident that The paste never had any effect! That explained my normal working temperatures of 60-70 degrees that I learned to live with, but hate.
I went to my brother in law and issued a fresh new paste. Now, the temperatures are decreased by 20 to 30 degrees!
That's one problem solved. After being gratified with the solution to the temperature levels and playing some Skyrim, the computer restarted again, and loaded without windows 7 aero theme. Trying to reactivate it makes the pc to crash again.
Now I work without the theme, and all looked ok. Except that two days ago, the pc froze and rebooted again...
I hope that formatting and reinstalling windows will fix all the problems. But is it possible that the overheating permanently damaged my processors?
My pc started to freeze and after a while the system would restart independently with no error prompt. I checked the crash logs and they only said that the system restarted, with no indication of the crash reason.
With the help of Misha I removed the "auto restart" feature (surprisingly it's under "my computer" properties""). And waited for another crash. While stoops and I were moving on two opposite sides of the valley and shooting missiles at Takistani vehicles, it finally arrived. The computer restarted again, but now a message was saying that the processors overheated!
With the help of Draakon, I started to suspect my aging thermal paste (my pc is three years old) that connects the processors core with the thermal sink fan. I opened my case and started wiping the dust. Finally, I made up my mind and removed the heat sink, knowingly tearing off any remaining paste. To my surprise, the paste seemed like it never made contact between the core and the heat sink! It was evident that The paste never had any effect! That explained my normal working temperatures of 60-70 degrees that I learned to live with, but hate.
I went to my brother in law and issued a fresh new paste. Now, the temperatures are decreased by 20 to 30 degrees!
That's one problem solved. After being gratified with the solution to the temperature levels and playing some Skyrim, the computer restarted again, and loaded without windows 7 aero theme. Trying to reactivate it makes the pc to crash again.
Now I work without the theme, and all looked ok. Except that two days ago, the pc froze and rebooted again...
I hope that formatting and reinstalling windows will fix all the problems. But is it possible that the overheating permanently damaged my processors?
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