I just built a new computer for my friend. I have some experience with it. He was playing a game earlier today and noticed that the CPU got up to 89 degrees. That's definitely not normal, especially considering he has an aftermarket cooler.
I'm trying to determine whether this was an assembly error or if the fan/heatsink is bad. There were a few things that I noticed while assembling his computer that might be causing this.
1. I used a bit more than a pea-sized bit of thermal paste, and it did not land square in the middle. The paste came out a lot faster than I expected.
2. We slightly moved the fan/heatsink after placing it on the CPU. This is because we had some trouble getting the screws into the mounts.
I worry it may be the heatskin/fan for a few reasons:
1. The fan/heatsink looked like it was leaning as if it were bent out of shape. I don't know if that's normal or not. I don't believe I've seen that before.
2. Some of the fins were bent but not touching.
I suppose my question is whether a leaning fan is normal and whether that could be causing this.
I'm trying to determine whether this was an assembly error or if the fan/heatsink is bad. There were a few things that I noticed while assembling his computer that might be causing this.
1. I used a bit more than a pea-sized bit of thermal paste, and it did not land square in the middle. The paste came out a lot faster than I expected.
2. We slightly moved the fan/heatsink after placing it on the CPU. This is because we had some trouble getting the screws into the mounts.
I worry it may be the heatskin/fan for a few reasons:
1. The fan/heatsink looked like it was leaning as if it were bent out of shape. I don't know if that's normal or not. I don't believe I've seen that before.
2. Some of the fins were bent but not touching.
I suppose my question is whether a leaning fan is normal and whether that could be causing this.
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