pc freezes while gaming after new thermal paste

redshadus

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May 16, 2016
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as the title says, my pc freezes randomly while gaming and it started when i redid the thermal paste on my CPU (intel core 2 quad q6600)
 

redshadus

Commendable
May 16, 2016
7
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1,510


It IS more than a grain of rice but it is a nice smooth layer. the heatsink is mounted on with a mechanism so i cant make it very tight. There are 2 cooling elements. one is a standard MSI circupipe cooling for the motherboard and another one is a cylindrical heatsink with a fan in it. the fan is set to 87.5% power so i think it should be alright.