Scrapped off thermal grease thinking it was dirt, also made different upgrades, Video games and Videos not rendering properly

hierarchy · Mar 21, 2015

especially cut scenes are choppy and games look strange.

I had bought a new video card, and psu to go with it, installed PSU upside down and it blew out.

Got a new psu, and motherboard. I'm not sure at which point I scrapped off thermal grease off the CPU thinking it was dirt. Ever since video games look choppy tried two different video cards not the video cards. switched motherboards not the motherboard.

Could it be the paste or the CPU?

I'm doubting that a lack of paste can cause these problems and the CPU is burnt.

Not possibly memory correct? Trying to buy ASAP so nothing else burns out.

Specs:

AMD FX-4100 quadcore

Radeon HD 7850
8 gigs

FinneousPJ · Mar 21, 2015

You scratched the heat spreader and then put the CPU in without TIM? Stop using it immediately.

Deleted member 217926 · Mar 21, 2015

The CPU needs thermal paste or it will overheat.

hierarchy · Mar 21, 2015

FinneousPJ :

I did this about 5 months ago so damage must already be done. I just need advice on what to get.

Also do I need a new heatsink or is that unable to get damaged

FinneousPJ · Mar 21, 2015

It's probably not damaged. The choppiness you experience is the CPU thermal throttling to protect itself. Reinstall the cooler properly.

hierarchy · Mar 21, 2015

FinneousPJ :

is there a recommended thermal paste? regular one fine?

FinneousPJ · Mar 21, 2015

Yeah they're all fine.

hierarchy · Mar 21, 2015

FinneousPJ :

thanks so much man.

Deleted member 217926 · Mar 21, 2015

Arctic Cooling MX 4 is great stuff and pretty cheap. No break in period like with AC 5.

hierarchy · Mar 21, 2015

great Ill take it into consideration.

hierarchy · Mar 28, 2015

FinneousPJ :

got an antec formula 7 diamond thermal paste, applied correctly and same results

paste didn't work bro. same results

FinneousPJ · Mar 28, 2015

Same result meaning what exactly.

hierarchy · Mar 29, 2015

FinneousPJ :

meaning choppy HD videos. choppy cutscenes in games. Things dont seem to render properly. Computer freezes when more than 10 tabs opening. just gets slow

FinneousPJ · Mar 29, 2015

Can you download HWMonitor and check your temps

bmacsys · Mar 29, 2015

hierarchy :

You should not be allowed near computer hardware. Thermal paste isn't even close to looking like dirt. What made you even think dirt could work its way between a cpu heatspreader and a heatsink? Air can't even get between between the two after the heatsink is latched.

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