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Author:  Onatala [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:14 pm ]
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Okay, a week ago (less even) my gtx 285 graphics card took a dive and blew up. I could smell the plastic burning so something ended up being crispy.

At first, I thought it was the power supply so I replaced it with the new corsair 750 watt power supply.

After a quick test, it turns out my gtx 285 wouldn't work (the problem) so once it got removed, the computer would run again. However, there could be a chance that my original power supply is still fine.

When I reverted back to my old graphics card (geforce 8800gt) the computer runs again just fine with one exeption, whenever I play a game (such as wow) about 30 sec to 1 min later the computer shuts down completely.

I figured it was because my old card is an overheating pos (main reason why i got gtx 285) so I waited a few days to decide if i should buy a new card or wait longer.

Today, I just got the Gtx 550 ti. It runs just fine and dandy... however, back to the same problem... the computer would completely shut down after 30 sec to 1 min into the game. If I don't play a game, the computer stays on as long as I want to.

I'm stumped. New power supply and now new video card. What else could be broken? I have updated the video card drivers and problem still persists.

Author:  ulquiorra07 [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:28 pm ]
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CPU may be overheating

Author:  ulquiorra07 [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:57 pm ]
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download a CPU temp monitor and see what your CPU is running at, if it's running hot (70 degrees+) put some more thermal paste on it and see if that does the trick.

Author:  Onatala [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:59 pm ]
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Cool, running a memtest crashes/shuts down the comp.

Author:  Onatala [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:10 pm ]
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Fuck.... Is that how you?

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I did take the whole comp apart to clean the dust that has been building up. Guess I need new thermal paste.

Author:  itera [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:44 pm ]
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dang, 94C in bios. that needs fixed asap

Author:  DobDob [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:52 pm ]
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Is there even thermal paste on there? I'm surprised it isn't dead.

Author:  ulquiorra07 [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:23 pm ]
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rofl yeah you should disect your comp and reapply some thermal paste to your cpu, if it still runs hot then your CPU is probly fucked and u need to get a new one

Author:  Onatala [ Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:03 pm ]
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DobDob wrote:
Is there even thermal paste on there? I'm surprised it isn't dead.

Well..... The paste sort of.....melted? Anyways, I cleaned up the cpu/heatsinkand got rid of the old paste.

That's the beauty of intel cpu, they don't really blow up without a heatsink, instead, they slow down and lag a lot to a halt/shut down. The Amd cpu chips however.....

The stores are closed tonight so I'll get paste in the morning.

Edit: I cracked the paste until after the vid card blew up and it didn't really cause a lot of problems until I noticed wow wouldn't run with 8800 (since friday).

Author:  Bukkit [ Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:54 pm ]
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Make sure you do it right this time and fill the middle so it maks a good conection.

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Author:  Fien [ Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:21 pm ]
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wow.

Author:  TiG [ Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:32 am ]
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Bukkit wrote:
Make sure you do it right this time and fill the middle so it maks a good conection.

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Author:  Kylis [ Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:54 am ]
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Please tell me you didn't do what that picture shows. please please please.

Author:  Onatala [ Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:14 pm ]
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I rofl'd so hard upon seeing that picture. No, I didn't apply paste on the pins but god damn thats funny shit.

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