New_Age Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I was cleaning out my heatsink, case and components and I cleaned off the old Thermal paste off my CPU and on the Heatsnik and now my Computer shuts off after 3 secs. when I turn it on. What could be the cause? I thought CPU's just needed a Heatsink and could run without Thermal paste cause all it does is cool the CPU. Any Idea? I'll buy Thermal paste if it's NEEDED TO RUN THE CPU! I've tried different Powersupply and it's not the powersupply. AMD Athlon Xp 2000+ 1.67GHZ KM4M-V 768MB of RAM PC2100&PC2700 Microsoft Windows Xp Professional Sp2 Any other Info. needed just ask. Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
res45 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The Thermal paste that you scraped off is what transfers the heat to the heat sink you need to go to your local computer store and purchase you and new strip or tube of the paste and reapply that between your CPU and heat sink or your computer will continue to shut down as long as there is no thermal paste between them. Make sure both surfaces are totally clean before you reapply the new strip or paste. Artic Silver is one of the best you can order that or the strips from www.newegg.com Do not attempt to use your computer to you have dont this you could end up damaging your CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Age Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thx, I contacted my local computer store and the guy said they'll do free testing because I did turn my computer on more then once but I doubt my CPU is damaged. They'll also apply new Thermal Paste for me for around 10-$20. Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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New_Age Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Keep in mind that turning on the computer without a heatsink and fry your CPU in less than a minute.I now am aware of that. I was shocked to know. I didn't know Thermal Paste was needed because I've ran a Computer before without Thermal Paste if I recall 3 years ago. The guy said I was lucky but my CPU is about dead anyhow so I'm going to buy a new one off Ebay or somewhere esle as it's now hard to find AMD Socket A CPU. Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Age Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 I'm actually into upgrading my PC just little bit. RAM - PC2700 1GB CASE - New Micro ATX Cooling - PCI Fan Cooler, 90m Case Fan CPU - AMD Athlon Xp 2200+ or 2600+ I'm not upgrading my Graphics Card as it's good enough. It's an POWERColor ATI AGP 8X 9600Pro 400/400 Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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