- Dec 3, 2018
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You know how they say 3rd times a charm? This was not the case for my 3rd pc build. I was so excited that I couldn't wait to build my next PC. I build it late into the night, and everything was going smoothly until I got to the AIO cooler. This was my first time using liquid cooling so I made sure to read the instructions.
However, I did notice that there was what looked like thermal paste spread across the block. I touched it to make sure and it made a little hole. I put a little more paste to fill the void and attached the block and the radiator. At this point it's 3 am and all I have left is to install the GPU and a hard drive. I decide I can finish it up tomorrow and everything will be fine.
I started to second guess myself on putting more thermal paste on the cooler so I looked it up, and they said no don't add any more. The next morning I figured I would just remove the cooler and reapply the thermal paste. When I pull the cooling block off the CPU came out of the AM4 socket. At this point, I notice that some of the thermal paste had come out and onto the sides of the CPU. I clean off the CPU the best I could, but some of the thermal paste was still on the sides I couldn't reach. After some research, I realized that I should have twisted before I pulled.
The pins on the CPU looked intact and straight, and I saw that a little bit of thermal paste got on the underside of the CPU. I try to clean it off with a microfiber cloth and some isopropyl alcohol, but a small amount of it I couldn't reach because of one of the pins. I thought it was good enough and decided to test it out. I check all my connectors, reinstalled the CPU, and the cooler. Finally, I install the GPU and hard drive. Everything seemed to go in fine. When I hit the power on button absolutely nothing happens. I start to panic. The motherboard lights are on. I thought it might be the front panel connectors so I try to short it. Nothing happens.
I think it must be the thermal paste or I didn't check the pins close enough. I knew I had set it with the correct orientation, but I decided to remove it and check it again. When I removed the cooler the CPU came out of the socket AGAIN! I am seriously panicking when I go to remove the CPU from the cooling block I drop the CPU onto the metal part of my case! I am thinking in my head I am going to have a heart attack right now because of how much I am panicking. I notice several of the pins are bent on the CPU.
Now, I take a long break to gain my composure and watch some videos on repairing bent CPU pins. I go to Walmart and buy some razor blades. I believe I was able to repair the CPU pins to be straight and got all of the thermal paste off. I am hopeful as the CPU slides right into the socket. I check all the connectors, apply a dot of thermal paste to the CPU and install the AIO cooler. I try to power it on but nothing happens still.
The build is a Ryzen 5 2600, deepcool 240ex aio cooler, and an asus strix x470f motherboard.
However, I did notice that there was what looked like thermal paste spread across the block. I touched it to make sure and it made a little hole. I put a little more paste to fill the void and attached the block and the radiator. At this point it's 3 am and all I have left is to install the GPU and a hard drive. I decide I can finish it up tomorrow and everything will be fine.
I started to second guess myself on putting more thermal paste on the cooler so I looked it up, and they said no don't add any more. The next morning I figured I would just remove the cooler and reapply the thermal paste. When I pull the cooling block off the CPU came out of the AM4 socket. At this point, I notice that some of the thermal paste had come out and onto the sides of the CPU. I clean off the CPU the best I could, but some of the thermal paste was still on the sides I couldn't reach. After some research, I realized that I should have twisted before I pulled.
The pins on the CPU looked intact and straight, and I saw that a little bit of thermal paste got on the underside of the CPU. I try to clean it off with a microfiber cloth and some isopropyl alcohol, but a small amount of it I couldn't reach because of one of the pins. I thought it was good enough and decided to test it out. I check all my connectors, reinstalled the CPU, and the cooler. Finally, I install the GPU and hard drive. Everything seemed to go in fine. When I hit the power on button absolutely nothing happens. I start to panic. The motherboard lights are on. I thought it might be the front panel connectors so I try to short it. Nothing happens.
I think it must be the thermal paste or I didn't check the pins close enough. I knew I had set it with the correct orientation, but I decided to remove it and check it again. When I removed the cooler the CPU came out of the socket AGAIN! I am seriously panicking when I go to remove the CPU from the cooling block I drop the CPU onto the metal part of my case! I am thinking in my head I am going to have a heart attack right now because of how much I am panicking. I notice several of the pins are bent on the CPU.
Now, I take a long break to gain my composure and watch some videos on repairing bent CPU pins. I go to Walmart and buy some razor blades. I believe I was able to repair the CPU pins to be straight and got all of the thermal paste off. I am hopeful as the CPU slides right into the socket. I check all the connectors, apply a dot of thermal paste to the CPU and install the AIO cooler. I try to power it on but nothing happens still.
The build is a Ryzen 5 2600, deepcool 240ex aio cooler, and an asus strix x470f motherboard.
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