re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

Posted by HailToTheChiz

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:38 pm to HailToTheChiz

Late night update....

I think my processor is fricked. Have had computer freeze up and suddenly crash on me a couple times. Checked heat monitor and CPU running at upper 80s or 90 degree Celsius

Other areas such as GPU are fine

Eta: freezing now happening shortly after boot when even trying to open programs.

Please point me in the direction to get my upgrades going

This post was edited on 12/4/22 at 7:49 pm

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Posted by Devious

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:49 pm to HailToTheChiz

That sucks. Maybe worth reapplying thermal paste just to see if that helps the temps.

Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:52 pm to HailToTheChiz

Before we go anywhere else, do you have any fan on your heatsink at all? Something needs to be running, or it's going to overheat and shut down. Answer that and we can go from there.

Also, I'm Joshjrn #7700 on Discord, if you (or anyone else) ever has an emergency. I'm by no means a tech expert, but I know a bit more than most, and I'm happy to help.

Posted by HailToTheChiz

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:53 pm to Devious

Yeah I may go thermal paste and replacement fan before upgrading then

No fan on it at the moment. Old one wouldn't spin up any longer

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Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:55 pm to HailToTheChiz

quote:
Yeah I may go thermal paste and replacement fan before upgrading then

No fan on it at the moment. Old one wouldn't spin up any longer

That cooler isn't anywhere near big enough to passively cool a cpu. Period. Full stop. What likely happened is that you booted up from cold and it ran for a bit, overheated, then shut down. But that hunk of metal takes a while to passively cool, so when you booted back up, it was already hot, and immediately overheated.

Just leave it alone until you get a fan installed.

Posted by Devious

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:55 pm to HailToTheChiz

quote:
No fan on it at the moment. Old one wouldn't spin up any longer

Well, this is a big part of the problem. CPU cooler needs a fan to pull the heat from the CPU to the heatsink and into the case.

Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:57 pm to HailToTheChiz

Don't even worry about thermal paste yet, unless you didn't...

Wait, did you ever separate the cpu, or did it stay stuck to the cooler? If it stayed stuck, it should be fine (you might have cracked the paste, but honestly, it's fine for now. We'll deal with that later). If you separated it and installed it again without using thermal paste, then yes, you will need to repaste it. Though you still need a fan, regardless

Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:58 pm to HailToTheChiz

Actually, do you have any case fans you can repurpose as a cooler can until you get your new one in? Your components aren't crazy hot. You can absolutely run a zero fan build for light usage until your new fan gets there, with a case fan on the cpu cooler (assuming the ones you have fit).

Posted by HailToTheChiz

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 7:59 pm to Joshjrn

Step one I'm getting a fan

No I never separated it. Its on there damn tight

Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 8:01 pm to HailToTheChiz

Then your thermal paste is probably ok. I wouldn't exactly want to torture test it, but it's likely at least fine-adjacent. Put a damned fan on there

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Posted by HailToTheChiz

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 8:03 pm to Joshjrn

I've got one smaller fan but it won't clip on the side of cooler. I'll just order and wait for it. Damn Amazon saying it'll take until next Sunday but whatever

Posted by SpeedyNacho

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 8:04 pm to Joshjrn

Also I did this exact scenario on one of my first builds! Pulled the fan and cpu out and bent a few pins. Ended up bending them back and fixing it, but made my first build a few months later anyway

Posted by HailToTheChiz

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 8:06 pm to SpeedyNacho

This is clearly my first and only build. It's truly amazing it's lived this long

Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/4/22 at 9:18 pm to HailToTheChiz

Next Sunday? Jesus

What about this one? It looks close enough to the same: ARCTIC P12 PWM - 120 mm Case Fan with PWM, Pressure-optimised, Very Quiet Motor, Computer, Fan Speed: 200-1800 RPM - Black LINK

Posted by HailToTheChiz

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Posted on 12/5/22 at 6:03 am to Joshjrn

Friday

It's fine. I'll just be out of commission for a week

Posted by chillfam

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Posted on 12/5/22 at 1:23 pm to LSU Coyote

Ok. I’m very interested in either building or buying a PC. i mainly play COD, Apex, and Rocket League. Looking in the $1500-$2000 price range. I have no idea how to build a PC, what should i get?

Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/5/22 at 5:34 pm to chillfam

I would probably build something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List: LINK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($378.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: EK AIO Basic 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.63 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK Hynix Gold P31 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK Hynix Gold P31 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA XC3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 10GB LHR 10 GB Video Card ($757.99 @ EVGA)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $1921.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-12-05 18:33 EST-0500

With that said, I would rather wait a month or two to see how the GPU market shakes out with the new releases.

This post was edited on 12/5/22 at 5:35 pm

Posted by SpeedyNacho

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Posted on 12/6/22 at 9:28 pm to Joshjrn

AMD bundle 6900Xt with the 58003XD for 1028$

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