Just installed my new noctua aftermarket cooler and a new power supply. The pc runs great with temps far lower than my stock cooler could achieve.
The only problem now is whenever I connect my pc to my netgear power line adapter (plugged into the wall outlet) via an ethernet cable, my pc just shuts off within a minute. I took extra care to make sure I was grounded during the installation, didn't put my hands all over the motherboard, opened up the pc and gave all the plugged in cables an extra little push to make sure everything was in.
I will add that my pc has shut off for seemingly no reason before. Last time it happened was weeks ago. I seem to have isolated this problem to the network adapter connected to my motherboard. Wireless internet works, but it's the ethernet that's a problem. It may also be noteworthy to add that the network adapter I have has never really performed very well. It was only about 20 bucks. Would it be wise to just go run to best buy and pick up a new network card and try again?
The only problem now is whenever I connect my pc to my netgear power line adapter (plugged into the wall outlet) via an ethernet cable, my pc just shuts off within a minute. I took extra care to make sure I was grounded during the installation, didn't put my hands all over the motherboard, opened up the pc and gave all the plugged in cables an extra little push to make sure everything was in.
I will add that my pc has shut off for seemingly no reason before. Last time it happened was weeks ago. I seem to have isolated this problem to the network adapter connected to my motherboard. Wireless internet works, but it's the ethernet that's a problem. It may also be noteworthy to add that the network adapter I have has never really performed very well. It was only about 20 bucks. Would it be wise to just go run to best buy and pick up a new network card and try again?
It screws right into the backplate and the directions said "Tighten the screws until they stop" so that's precisely what I did. Didn't tighten them like crazy from what I remember. It's a huge cooler. I used a pee sized thermal paste, removed the old paste with a little bit of 91% alcohol. I mean if everything else is working and only the network card is malfunctioning is that any positive indication for me? lol. I played battlefield 4 for over 3 hours with no issues. Temperatures hardly go above 35c if ever. All fans are running, optical drive works, LED lights work. I also left my pc on for several hours today downloading something and it kept running with no crashes. I simply cannot plug an ethernet cable into my network card which is connected to the motherboard.
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