I think my CPU died.

schuschtom · Oct 9, 2017

So yesterday my Computer had some problems with the CPU. After hours of checking, i found out that it ran at around 96C to 105C degrees. I looked into the Pc and the Termal paste had a big burned hole. While cleaning it up , a little bit of the paste landed on the chip site, not in the middle but on the shiny things arpund it. I tried cleaning it with petrol (idk how you call it) until i saw nothing of it. I build in a new Fan too, and started the Pc. But now it wont do much anymore. It starts for less than a second and turns off again. No boot sound no nothing.

So the question now is... Is the Cpu dead or not?

I cant tell which specs are built in, all i know is that its a Intel I5 3??? is and the power not a problem is as we disconnected everything and the pc still didn't start.

DRagor · Oct 9, 2017

Are you sure you did not bent any pins in CPU socket on motherboard while cleaning the paste? Because it sounds like that to me.

schuschtom · Oct 9, 2017

Yeah i'm pretty sure i didnt even touch them.

DRagor · Oct 9, 2017

It's not really possible to damage CPU just by cleaning it from paste. It might have died before though.
Or, did you connected a CPU power cable (it is 4 or 8 pin cable, depending on motherboard, and should go somewhere near CPU socket)?

schuschtom · Oct 9, 2017

As ot turns out, I forgot to plug in the CPU cable.
....
Well but as my defense: The new fan is like 4 times bigger than my old one and it covered it completly...
but i still feel like a total idiot.

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