Please help me. This does not seem right

Hey guys,

I turned on my pc and noticed it was turning of by it self all the time so I went ahead and checked cpu temp and it was at 80 degrees (celceus) and rose to like 110 and shut down.

Any advice on how to solve the problem, an aftermarket coolers ok if I have to get one

Its a custom build (my first)

Here are some relavent specifications.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHs

Gigabyte Core 2 Duo GA-P35C-DS3R

Corsair 620W HX Modular Power Supply

And an antec 900

thanks

Make sure that the heatsink is on properly, and if you used any sort of thermal grease, try re-applying it.

Also, make sure that the inside of your case is tidy and there aren't any cords directly over the CPU fan.

Did you install a heatsink at all? Those temps are way, WAY too high. If you havent already fried your CPU, reseat the heatsink (if its even on to begin with), and try again.Spartan8907

Yess there is a heatsink on there man it better not fry this cpu cost me heaps

if it was really at that temp it would shut down

holy crap gotrta learn to read n/m.

damnit i guess im gonna have to take out the motherboard and try and get the heatsink in properly, reacken it would be a good idea to sort out some terrible cable managment while im at it?

and the fan works and revs at 2008 that good?

damnit i guess im gonna have to take out the motherboard and try and get the heatsink in properly, reacken it would be a good idea to sort out some terrible cable managment while im at it?

and the fan works and revs at 2008 that good?

Sonir77

Sounds like you might not have the heatsink on all the way, or forgot your thermal compound (unless the heatsink was a stock one and came with a thermal pad on it).

Just keep the motherboard in the machine. It is best to have the motherboard on the stays in the machine when you apply pressure to it to lock down the CPU and heatsink. If the CPU heatsink's fan is spinning it's probably fine. Use isopropyl alcohol and a non-shedding cloth (a coffee filter is a cheap alternative if you don't have one) to thoroughly remove ALL previous compound as well as any dirt or oils. Once the alcohol has evaporated reapply the thermal compound (if you don't have any on hand it's only a few dollars to pick up some Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Ceramique). Just place one small dollop (grain of rice sized) on the heatsink then gently rub the heatsink and cpu together to spread it evenly before latching down the heatsink. If using Ceramique you might need slightly more, but not by much.

For cable management just try where possible to run them AROUND rather than over the motherboard (and it's heatsinks). PLASTIC Zipties make good cheap ways to keep stuff out of the way and together. Tuck any unused power leads or such away behind the drive cage or somewhere.

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damnit i guess im gonna have to take out the motherboard and try and get the heatsink in properly, reacken it would be a good idea to sort out some terrible cable managment while im at it?

and the fan works and revs at 2008 that good?

WDT-BlackKat

Sounds like you might not have the heatsink on all the way, or forgot your thermal compound (unless the heatsink was a stock one and came with a thermal pad on it).

Just keep the motherboard in the machine. It is best to have the motherboard on the stays in the machine when you apply pressure to it to lock down the CPU and heatsink. If the CPU heatsink's fan is spinning it's probably fine. Use isopropyl alcohol and a non-shedding cloth (a coffee filter is a cheap alternative if you don't have one) to thoroughly remove ALL previous compound as well as any dirt or oils. Once the alcohol has evaporated reapply the thermal compound (if you don't have any on hand it's only a few dollars to pick up some Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Ceramique). Just place one small dollop (grain of rice sized) on the heatsink then gently rub the heatsink and cpu together to spread it evenly before latching down the heatsink. If using Ceramique you might need slightly more, but not by much.

For cable management just try where possible to run them AROUND rather than over the motherboard (and it's heatsinks). PLASTIC Zipties make good cheap ways to keep stuff out of the way and together. Tuck any unused power leads or such away behind the drive cage or somewhere.

thanks man i got it working (80 to 20 - 30 degress lol wut?) but the intell heatsink kinda confused me its real plasticy and flimsy so i dunno, i might purchase an aftermarket cooler and overclock sometime this year