[Solved] Computer Problems

Hello Tom's Hardware Community,

Ok I have a question. My computer has been being a retard lately. I will go ahead and give you guys my specs below:

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (S-Series)
Dual Core E6750 2.66GHz @ 3.8GHz Stable
4x 1g G.Skill Memory Sticks
Windows 7
150 GB Seagate HDD
4870 1gb DDR3

I did have a mess up when cleaning out my computer and putting it back together, when I was taking out my processor I accidently bent 1-3 pins on my motherboard, so I them back to place they looked fine, and i put my processor back on and put everything back together and started the computer, it all started fine, BIOS loaded and no problems until I got to my desktop, everything looked normal and was running fine but after awhile maybe 5-8 minutes my computer crashed all the way black no blue screen or anything and then it restarted. So I went ahead and started it in safe mode and it worked fine with no crashes. So then I thought it would have to be the drivers, so I restarted the computer and formatted it and re-installed Windows 7. It still did the same thing but a little differently, it crashed but ended with a blue screen. Right now I am using the computer in Safe Mode and is currently working fine.

I would almost agree with you hunter but running ok in safe mode wouldn't make sense if its overheating.

Do you have a magnifying glass you can use to closely inspect the pins on the motherboard? I would suspect there's a bad contact on the processor due to the pins not being 100% aligned.

I found this neat little tool that has clamps and magnifying glasses on it for 7 bucks at microcenter. Its perfect for things like that but if you don't have access to that then grandmas magnifying glass will do perfectly.

You will need a very fine tip object such as a razor blade. Be careful with the blade.

I would try this to make sure everything is assembled correctly as well. I think checking the cpu pins on the mobo and the assembly of everything else is in order.

GL

aftermarket cooler or not, did you clean off and reapply the thermal paste after having removed the heatsink? They generally change a bit after prolonged use and need to be reapplied if the heatsink is remove to fill in all of the gaps again.

If you are stable at stock that means it was likely the OC, but i still recommend checking your temps to rule them out.

I agree with england, and yes i did clean it off hunter, i am going to see where i can take my OC tommorow, but i think the slight mis aligned pin is lowering my OC limit with my cpu.

I also plan to get a new mobo someday, so hopefully this one will last.