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vivster on 21 June 2017
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Pemalite said:
vivster said:
The problems did start when it got warmer and this week we have the hottest week yet so it really could have something to do with heat. I don't have much hope applying new paste will solve anything. That thing broke when it wasn't under any load at all and it didn't work after it cooled down. I just hope the mainboard isn't shot.

Wait. Did paste get into the CPU socket?

Didn't look like it. Pins looked clean. Could've been a lot of things. Might've been not enough paste or the distribution or maybe the cooler wasn't sitting properly and a lot of it evaporated. BTW kudos to Noctua, the cooler removal went like a breeze. They really got it figured out.

I'll see this evening when I get new paste. Sadly my just in case replacement CPU won't be here before tomorrow.



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