CPU Overheating

[OhKenzie]

Hello, I’m having a major problem with my CPU overheating (Even with brand new thermal paste) and then my PC shutting off automatically. When booting up, I see my CPU immediately rise from 65 degrees to 89 within SECONDS. All-in-all, im stumped and desperate for help. 
 

I have prebuilt (I know, icky) cyberpower PC

 

Specs: 

Intel i5-7400k 

GTX 1060 3GB 

8 GB DDR4 Ram

ASUS Prime B250M-A 

 

Any and all help is appreciated. 

[xhackforeverxdx]

Did u put the thermal paste on the right way like a small dot  What cooler is in it ? a small intel stock one or a bigger real cooler 

[Whiro]

What cooler you have ??

[Mister Woof]

If it's the Intel stock cooler, it can be tricky to reinstall and it sounds like bad mounting pressure.

 

The oem Intel heat sink has clips and a center punch pin thing. Make sure the clip is in first before you try to depression the center pin

 

I feel as if I'm describing this poorly but if anyone has a better way of explaining lol

[OhKenzie]

17 minutes ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Did u put the thermal paste on the right way like a small dot  What cooler is in it ? a small intel stock one or a bigger real cooler 

Intel stock, I put a tad bit more than a pea size 

[OhKenzie]

12 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

If it's the Intel stock cooler, it can be tricky to reinstall and it sounds like bad mounting pressure.

 

The oem Intel heat sink has clips and a center punch pin thing. Make sure the clip is in first before you try to depression the center pin

 

I feel as if I'm describing this poorly but if anyone has a better way of explaining lol

I get what you are trying to say. This cooler absolutely SUCKS trying to reinstall it but I’ll reseat it, maybe it’ll fix it

[xhackforeverxdx]

2 minutes ago, OhKenzie said:

I get what you are trying to say. This cooler absolutely SUCKS trying to reinstall it but I’ll reseat it, maybe it’ll fix it

Intel stock coolers are the worst of the worst can u maybe lay the pc on the side and put a bit of pressure on the cooler and see if the temp still goes up ? 

[OhKenzie]

3 minutes ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Intel stock coolers are the worst of the worst can u maybe lay the pc on the side and put a bit of pressure on the cooler and see if the temp still goes up ? 

Done as asked, and I did feel as though when I first reseated it it was not in all the way properly. When I reseated it now, it is most DEFINITELY in. I will turn it on now to see if the temperature rising the same as before. 

[OhKenzie]

Oh my goodness, I’m the biggest goof of all time. When I first reseated it, one of the pins like I expected was not in all the way. Turning it on now, it is at a sight to see, 30 degrees. Thank you everyone for the help as I leave this topic totally embarrassed, lol. 

[xhackforeverxdx]

2 minutes ago, OhKenzie said:

Oh my goodness, I’m the biggest goof of all time. When I first reseated it, one of the pins like I expected was not in all the way. Turning it on now, it is at a sight to see, 30 degrees. Thank you everyone for the help as I leave this topic totally embarrassed, lol. 

Its not you its the stupid intel cooler np 

[Mister Woof]

3 minutes ago, OhKenzie said:

Oh my goodness, I’m the biggest goof of all time. When I first reseated it, one of the pins like I expected was not in all the way. Turning it on now, it is at a sight to see, 30 degrees. Thank you everyone for the help as I leave this topic totally embarrassed, lol. 

Yeah those coolers aren't designed for easy reinstallation. The gripper tabs get all warped and make installations after the first time very tricky

[Whiro]

Similar pins are on Hyper TX3 and I done it before when one of the pins wasn’t pushed properly. Don’t have a clue why they even use them 

[xhackforeverxdx]

1 minute ago, Whiro said:

Similar pins are on Hyper TX3 and I done it before when one of the pins wasn’t pushed properly. Don’t have a clue why they even use them 

They dont need a backplate so its *easyer* and cheaper i guess ? 

[Whiro]

24 minutes ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

They dont need a backplate so its *easyer* and cheaper i guess ? 

That must be only reason