Hi Guys,
First, my system specifications:
AMD 8150 Processor (Stock)
Corsair H80i Cooler
Gigabyte 970GA MOBO
MSI HD 6850 (now switched to Gigabyte RX460 OC 2GB Graphics)
Corsair Vengence 4GB x 2 RAM
Coolermaster PowerPlus 550 PSU
Recently I decided to change my old graphics card (MSI HD6800 series) with a new Gigabyte RX460 2GB OC edition.
I opened my system up, cleaned everything thoroughly (I live in an extremely dusty environment), cleaned the old thermal paste (pre-applied on H80i) and applied Coolemaster MasterGel Pro (pea method) and put everything back carefully.
When I tried to boot the desktop, the CPU starts heating up to a point that it shuts the system down within a minute. I tried resetting the cooler with fresh paste but it would not help. I also tried checking the H80i pump if it works by disconnecting the fans to hear the pump spin. I could feel some vibration and the radiator pipes getting hot. So I assume it is not the cooler which has the problem.
I am unable to check my BIOS as the system shuts down before I am able to check.
I am unable to fathom the actual cause of this heatup as everything was working fine with my old GPU until I changed it with the new GPU and reapplied the paste.
I assume CM MasterGel Pro might not be working for me so I have now ordered AS5 to see if it is the paste that is causing problems.
Meanwhile, would anyone be able to gauge the problem and guide me if I am doing something wrong here?
-Ansh
First, my system specifications:
AMD 8150 Processor (Stock)
Corsair H80i Cooler
Gigabyte 970GA MOBO
MSI HD 6850 (now switched to Gigabyte RX460 OC 2GB Graphics)
Corsair Vengence 4GB x 2 RAM
Coolermaster PowerPlus 550 PSU
Recently I decided to change my old graphics card (MSI HD6800 series) with a new Gigabyte RX460 2GB OC edition.
I opened my system up, cleaned everything thoroughly (I live in an extremely dusty environment), cleaned the old thermal paste (pre-applied on H80i) and applied Coolemaster MasterGel Pro (pea method) and put everything back carefully.
When I tried to boot the desktop, the CPU starts heating up to a point that it shuts the system down within a minute. I tried resetting the cooler with fresh paste but it would not help. I also tried checking the H80i pump if it works by disconnecting the fans to hear the pump spin. I could feel some vibration and the radiator pipes getting hot. So I assume it is not the cooler which has the problem.
I am unable to check my BIOS as the system shuts down before I am able to check.
I am unable to fathom the actual cause of this heatup as everything was working fine with my old GPU until I changed it with the new GPU and reapplied the paste.
I assume CM MasterGel Pro might not be working for me so I have now ordered AS5 to see if it is the paste that is causing problems.
Meanwhile, would anyone be able to gauge the problem and guide me if I am doing something wrong here?
-Ansh