- Aug 16, 2016
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Brand new computer (which I built - first time building one from scratch), as of about a week ago. From day one it has been crashing while playing games, and even sometimes doing basic tasks like YouTube, etc.
My build in case it's useful: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xx6gBP
I downloaded HWMonitor and realized that my CPU is reaching 100 Celsius even from basic tasks like a file search. Obviously it should not be reaching above even 80 Celsius.
I am using the stock CPU cooler which came with the i5-6500. I know this is not a great cooler (I will buy a better one), but obviously the CPU should not be reaching those temperatures even with the bad stock cooler. So (correct me if I'm wrong) it doesn't seem to be solely due to having a bad cooler.
I am pretty new to this, so I may have made a noob mistake. Here are my guesses of a few possible issues:
-I used the thermal paste that was already attached to the fan as it came in the box (did not add any extra).
-Maybe I plugged the fan into the wrong slot (plugged into SYS_FAN), so it is not operating correctly?
-Maybe a PSU issue? Like sending too much power to the CPU?
-Or simply a defect with the CPU?
Any help is greatly appreciated...thanks!
My build in case it's useful: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xx6gBP
I downloaded HWMonitor and realized that my CPU is reaching 100 Celsius even from basic tasks like a file search. Obviously it should not be reaching above even 80 Celsius.
I am using the stock CPU cooler which came with the i5-6500. I know this is not a great cooler (I will buy a better one), but obviously the CPU should not be reaching those temperatures even with the bad stock cooler. So (correct me if I'm wrong) it doesn't seem to be solely due to having a bad cooler.
I am pretty new to this, so I may have made a noob mistake. Here are my guesses of a few possible issues:
-I used the thermal paste that was already attached to the fan as it came in the box (did not add any extra).
-Maybe I plugged the fan into the wrong slot (plugged into SYS_FAN), so it is not operating correctly?
-Maybe a PSU issue? Like sending too much power to the CPU?
-Or simply a defect with the CPU?
Any help is greatly appreciated...thanks!
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