Hi,
my almost new computer was running hot with a AMD Ryzen 3900X on a Gygabyte Aorus elite wifi MD. I am using a Noctua NH-D15 as cooler. after 20mn of testing my cpu would be at 90 celsius. I suspected my thermal paste. and i was right. About 5mm of the thermal area on the side was missing thermal paste.
Reapplies, reassemble and test. Everything works but i lost 1/2 of my memory. After removing the cpu again. I found that the thermal paste has gotten in contact with 6 pins of the CPU on the side. nothing in the socket. I cleaned it up. Still missing 1/2 of my memory.
i moved my memory around. I have 4 sticks. And always the same 2 positions are position are “dead”.
Is this cpu damage? Of MB damage?
what would you recommend?
thank you.