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blackburden

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Hi guys. Long time reader, first time poster :)

So 2 days ago I noticed my fans spinning a little faster than usual, and a little game lag. So installed core temp just to see how things were looking inside. And wow

My cpu was idle at 60° and when I start gaming it would average 80° :O

So when this usually happens I would open up my PC (which I hate to do, as something almost always goes wrong) and reapply thermal paste. I opened it up and found my thermal paste was pretty much dust at this point. Also my PC was filled with actual dust, even around/on the cpu..it was bad

So I removed all the dust around the cpu and as much as I could inside the case. I reapplied some thermal paste. But now it's even hotter and my PC starts at 90°. I've opeend it up again to dust again, re-reapplied thermal paste (a small dab of course) but still it's really hot. And I'm out of any ideas

PC build
And old i7-920
Intel stock cooler
Gtx 960 with 2 fans
A big back fan
A psu fan
I've never had a problem like this till recently
 
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CompuTronix
blackburden,

As you removed the stock cooler, reapplied TIM and reinstalled the cooler, the temperature problem is related to the last actions taken. It's highly likely that one of the four push-pins on your stock cooler didn't get properly attached, and has popped loose from the motherboard. This is a very common problem.

A loose push-pin causes poor contact pressure between the cooler and the CPU, resulting in high temperatures in BIOS, as well as in Windows at idle, and especially at 100% workload.

You can troubleshoot this problem by pushing firmly on each corner of the cooler for about 30 seconds while watching your load temperatures. When you see a significant drop, you've found the loose push-pin.

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blackburden,

As you removed the stock cooler, reapplied TIM and reinstalled the cooler, the temperature problem is related to the last actions taken. It's highly likely that one of the four push-pins on your stock cooler didn't get properly attached, and has popped loose from the motherboard. This is a very common problem.

A loose push-pin causes poor contact pressure between the cooler and the CPU, resulting in high temperatures in BIOS, as well as in Windows at idle, and especially at 100% workload.

You can troubleshoot this problem by pushing firmly on each corner of the cooler for about 30 seconds while watching your load temperatures. When you see a significant drop, you've found the loose push-pin.

The push-pins can be deceivingly tricky to get them fully inserted through the motherboard and properly latched.

(1) To re-seat a single loose push-pin, rotate the latch mechanism in the direction of the arrow counterclockwise 90° then retract the pin by pulling upward. Rotate the latch clockwise 90° to reset the pin, but do NOT push on the latch yet.

(2) To get the pin fully inserted through the motherboard, push only on the leg, NOT on the top of the latch.

(3) While holding the leg firmly against the motherboard with one hand, you can now push on the top of the latch with your other hand until the latch clicks.

(4) If you're re-seating the entire cooler, then be sure to latch the pins across from one another, rather than next to one another. Use an "X" pattern, so as to apply even pressure during installation.

Intel Stock Cooler Installation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qczGR4KMnY

CT :sol:
 
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