I have found a lot of guys with problems similar to mine but not exactly like it. Please forgive me if a similar question has been asked and I missed it.
I just installed a new COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO heat-sync to my computer and a new Seagate 2 TB hard drive, not RAID, just extra storage.
My parts:
Motherboard: ASUS M4N98TD EVO
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Video Card: EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
Hard Drives: Western Digital WD Black 1TB, SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB
Power Supply: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3
I did also have a LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model plugged in but I unplugged it to make room for my new hard drive as I need to buy another SATA cable.
I built my first computer in 2006 but this was the first time I've taken a stock heat-sync off and put a new one on. I would like to think I was careful. I took my time and worked alongside instructions and a video. I took the motherboard out and removed everything to put the bracket on. I don't see any visible damage. I was very careful with the thermal paste and I'd say it had close to the ideal amount on there, maybe a little too much on one side.
When I attempted to boot up my PC, everything would turn on and all the fans would start spinning, then it would restart. After about another 3 seconds, it would restart again and again. I actually can't stop it without hitting the switch to the power supply.
I thought maybe it was a wattage problem and removed plugs from the video card just to see if it would make it past 3 seconds. No dice. I noticed the heat-sync was wobbly and I could twist it and move it.
Realizing I had made a mistake somewhere, I decided not to do any more damage to it and spent $70 bucks to have Geek Squad tell me that either the motherboard was damaged or the heat-sync had been installed incorrectly.
Gee... thanks...
So I took it back, cleaned it off and reapplied the thermal paste (being way too liberal with it this time, I admit, and one way or another that goop will have to be wiped off). This time I was really careful to put the bracket with the spring-screws on correctly and tightly. However, it still wobbled considerably. It gave me the same problem where it booted up, but restarted after 3 seconds.
So I've read a million things as to what it could be when your computer doesn't boot, but mine does. So I was wondering: what could I have done to make this not work? Is my motherboard too outdated and doesn't recognize the heat-sync, causing it to emergency shut down? If so, why does it automatically restart instead of staying shut off like normal?
Any help would be appreciated. I am tempted to either try a different, older heat-sync or maybe just spend another 200-300 bucks on a new processor/motherboard. That's not ideal though.
I just installed a new COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO heat-sync to my computer and a new Seagate 2 TB hard drive, not RAID, just extra storage.
My parts:
Motherboard: ASUS M4N98TD EVO
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Video Card: EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
Hard Drives: Western Digital WD Black 1TB, SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB
Power Supply: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3
I did also have a LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model plugged in but I unplugged it to make room for my new hard drive as I need to buy another SATA cable.
I built my first computer in 2006 but this was the first time I've taken a stock heat-sync off and put a new one on. I would like to think I was careful. I took my time and worked alongside instructions and a video. I took the motherboard out and removed everything to put the bracket on. I don't see any visible damage. I was very careful with the thermal paste and I'd say it had close to the ideal amount on there, maybe a little too much on one side.
When I attempted to boot up my PC, everything would turn on and all the fans would start spinning, then it would restart. After about another 3 seconds, it would restart again and again. I actually can't stop it without hitting the switch to the power supply.
I thought maybe it was a wattage problem and removed plugs from the video card just to see if it would make it past 3 seconds. No dice. I noticed the heat-sync was wobbly and I could twist it and move it.
Realizing I had made a mistake somewhere, I decided not to do any more damage to it and spent $70 bucks to have Geek Squad tell me that either the motherboard was damaged or the heat-sync had been installed incorrectly.
Gee... thanks...
So I took it back, cleaned it off and reapplied the thermal paste (being way too liberal with it this time, I admit, and one way or another that goop will have to be wiped off). This time I was really careful to put the bracket with the spring-screws on correctly and tightly. However, it still wobbled considerably. It gave me the same problem where it booted up, but restarted after 3 seconds.
So I've read a million things as to what it could be when your computer doesn't boot, but mine does. So I was wondering: what could I have done to make this not work? Is my motherboard too outdated and doesn't recognize the heat-sync, causing it to emergency shut down? If so, why does it automatically restart instead of staying shut off like normal?
Any help would be appreciated. I am tempted to either try a different, older heat-sync or maybe just spend another 200-300 bucks on a new processor/motherboard. That's not ideal though.
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