- Aug 4, 2014
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About 2 and a half years ago I built my first computer (Yes, I'm pretty inexperienced). The specifications were as follows:
Intel Core i7-3770K
MSI GeForce GTX 660ti
ASRock Z77 Extreme 4
Antec 750w ATX12V / EPS12V
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3-1600
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
I use this computer to play games such as counter strike and battlefield 3 and 4 on almost a daily basis, and for frequent video and photo editing.
After about 4 months with my new computer I began to have hardware issues - My computer wouldn't turn back on for about half an hour after I'd been using it for a good amount of time. After a ton of calls and troubleshooting, it was determined that the problem was my power supply unit. So I got this one:
Antec 750w ATX 12V v2.32
^Basically the same PSU I had before, but with modular cables.
Replacing the PSU, seemed to fix the problem, but my PC's performance seemed horrible, especially when playing games. Since then my PC has been running most of my games (even counter strike) under 60 frames per second. Metro last light runs at 10 FPS on the lowest graphical settings.
About 5 months ago, I got this graphics card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 760
I noticed absolutely no performance increase when using this card, and decided to troubleshoot the problem by calling EVGA. They were unable to help with my problem.
One more detail I should mention is that I recently adjusted all settings in the Nvidia control panel to get maximum performance. For some weird reason when I first did this, I was finally getting great frames on high graphical settings (I always play on low settings and get around 40 FPS on most games) on battlefield 3 and 4. The next day, everything was back to normal and running terribly. I checked the Nvidia control panel to make sure that my settings were as I'd left them, and they were.
Here's where you get to call me a total noob...
I recently had the idea that my processor was the problem, so I took the processor out of the computer that I built for my dad (Intel Core i5-3570K), and tried putting it in my PC. I didn't remove the thermal paste from before and did not apply more paste. The computer shut down as it tried to start windows. When I turned it on again, it shut down faster than it did before. I decided to troubleshoot the problem and found out that you must re-apply thermal paste when you take off the heatsink.
I thought back on what I'd done when troubleshooting problems about 2 years ago and remember taking my heatsink off of my processor, and putting it back on without removing the thermal paste and re-applying more.
I'm wondering if my processor is ruined and if I messed up my dad's processor. They both look completely fine, but what the heck do I know?
Right now I'm unable to use my PC and am waiting for thermal paste.
Thanks for your help in advance!
Intel Core i7-3770K
MSI GeForce GTX 660ti
ASRock Z77 Extreme 4
Antec 750w ATX12V / EPS12V
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3-1600
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
I use this computer to play games such as counter strike and battlefield 3 and 4 on almost a daily basis, and for frequent video and photo editing.
After about 4 months with my new computer I began to have hardware issues - My computer wouldn't turn back on for about half an hour after I'd been using it for a good amount of time. After a ton of calls and troubleshooting, it was determined that the problem was my power supply unit. So I got this one:
Antec 750w ATX 12V v2.32
^Basically the same PSU I had before, but with modular cables.
Replacing the PSU, seemed to fix the problem, but my PC's performance seemed horrible, especially when playing games. Since then my PC has been running most of my games (even counter strike) under 60 frames per second. Metro last light runs at 10 FPS on the lowest graphical settings.
About 5 months ago, I got this graphics card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 760
I noticed absolutely no performance increase when using this card, and decided to troubleshoot the problem by calling EVGA. They were unable to help with my problem.
One more detail I should mention is that I recently adjusted all settings in the Nvidia control panel to get maximum performance. For some weird reason when I first did this, I was finally getting great frames on high graphical settings (I always play on low settings and get around 40 FPS on most games) on battlefield 3 and 4. The next day, everything was back to normal and running terribly. I checked the Nvidia control panel to make sure that my settings were as I'd left them, and they were.
Here's where you get to call me a total noob...
I recently had the idea that my processor was the problem, so I took the processor out of the computer that I built for my dad (Intel Core i5-3570K), and tried putting it in my PC. I didn't remove the thermal paste from before and did not apply more paste. The computer shut down as it tried to start windows. When I turned it on again, it shut down faster than it did before. I decided to troubleshoot the problem and found out that you must re-apply thermal paste when you take off the heatsink.
I thought back on what I'd done when troubleshooting problems about 2 years ago and remember taking my heatsink off of my processor, and putting it back on without removing the thermal paste and re-applying more.
I'm wondering if my processor is ruined and if I messed up my dad's processor. They both look completely fine, but what the heck do I know?
Right now I'm unable to use my PC and am waiting for thermal paste.
Thanks for your help in advance!
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