reboot loop need help

[Magnus17]

my newly bought pc keeps rebooting before i can even make to login screen i have spend a few days trying to find out what to do and i’m clueless now.

 

pc specs.

cpu: i7-4790k

motherboard: asrock c266 ws 

gpu: EVGA gtx 1050 ti

ram: 32 gb 

 

i have reset and cleaned both my hdd and ssd completely and reinstalled windows 10 on the ssd but no progress made

 

i an desperate for any help. 

[Magnus17]

Just now, Magnus17 said:

my newly bought pc keeps rebooting before i can even make to login screen i have spend a few days trying to find out what to do and i’m clueless now.

 

pc specs.

cpu: i7-4790k

motherboard: asrock c266 ws 

gpu: EVGA gtx 1050 ti

ram: 32 gb 

 

i have reset and cleaned both my hdd and ssd completely and reinstalled windows 10 on the ssd but no progress made

 

i an desperate for any help. 

my bios are the newest i could find cpu is running on about 70-75 celsius just in bios 

[Hinjima]

18 minutes ago, Magnus17 said:

my bios are the newest i could find cpu is running on about 70-75 celsius just in bios 

So its overheating when you try to load windows basically.. its shutting itself down to protect itself.   You need to cool that CPU better, BIOS temps should be in the mid to low 30s

[BiotechBen]

35 minutes ago, Magnus17 said:

my bios are the newest i could find cpu is running on about 70-75 celsius just in bios 

What cooler do you have on it?

[Magnus17]

23 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

So its overheating when you try to load windows basically.. its shutting itself down to protect itself.   You need to cool that CPU better, BIOS temps should be in the mid to low 30s

before it started reboot looping it ran with 30-40 C with only task manager and speccy open so i wonder why it jumps so high in bios

[Magnus17]

5 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

What cooler do you have on it?

i just got this pc a few days ago but it’s just an intel cooler probably the original 

[Magnus17]

47 minutes ago, Magnus17 said:

my newly bought pc keeps rebooting before i can even make to login screen i have spend a few days trying to find out what to do and i’m clueless now.

 

pc specs.

cpu: i7-4790k

motherboard: asrock c266 ws 

gpu: EVGA gtx 1050 ti

ram: 32 gb 

 

i have reset and cleaned both my hdd and ssd completely and reinstalled windows 10 on the ssd but no progress made

 

i an desperate for any help. 

i should probably add that it worked semi fine except cpu was running up to 80 Celsius maybe even more in csgo 

 

i wanted wifi on it and it happens after i put a asus wifi dongle in 

[An0maly_76]

80C is somewhat acceptable for the i7-2600, but I'm thinking this is a thermal paste issue. I have a 2600 with a 1050 that never breaks 60-65C gaming at 1600p. Was this a new build out of old parts or bought secondhand? If secondhand, previous owner may not have known to refresh thermal paste and sold it.

[Magnus17]

6 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

80C is somewhat acceptable for the i7-2600, but I'm thinking this is a thermal paste issue. I have a 2600 with a 1050 that never breaks 60-65C gaming at 1600p. Was this a new build out of old parts or bought secondhand? If secondhand, previous owner may not have known to refresh thermal paste and sold it.

everything except gpu and storage is secondhand bought build by previous owner.

 

so i should take out and clean cooler and cpu and apply new thermal paste? and see if that works

 

im probably gonna buy a new cooler when i get the money

 

i’m pretty new to pc stuff but i’m getting along and learning stuff everyday thanks for helping.

[Magnus17]

10 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

80C is somewhat acceptable for the i7-2600, but I'm thinking this is a thermal paste issue. I have a 2600 with a 1050 that never breaks 60-65C gaming at 1600p. Was this a new build out of old parts or bought secondhand? If secondhand, previous owner may not have known to refresh thermal paste and sold it.

oh and it’s a i7-4790k i don’t know if there’s a big difference between that and the 2600

[Birblover12]

12 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

bought secondhand?

This. If you bought it second hand, there's a VERY good chance that thermal paste is crustier then that 18-year-old slice of bread behind your fridge. If this is the case, you'll want to replace it. I have a feeling you'll find that the previous owner didn't clean it properly at all and all you need is a pea sized dot of thermal goo and you'll be good to go (after cleaning the previous stuff off with alcohol of course).

[Magnus17]

6 minutes ago, Birblover12 said:

This. If you bought it second hand, there's a VERY good chance that thermal paste is crustier then that 18-year-old slice of bread behind your fridge. If this is the case, you'll want to replace it. I have a feeling you'll find that the previous owner didn't clean it properly at all and all you need is a pea sized dot of thermal goo and you'll be good to go (after cleaning the previous stuff off with alcohol of course).

any thermal paste or does it matter what i use?

just rubbing alcohol right?

 

but i’m wondering i’ve seen people with the same cpu at up to 98-100 celsius without going into problems like i did so could that really be why it’s going in reboot loop?

 

sorry if it sounds dumb i just don’t quite understand all these things.

[An0maly_76]

11 minutes ago, Magnus17 said:

any thermal paste or does it matter what i use?

just rubbing alcohol right?

 

but i’m wondering i’ve seen people with the same cpu at up to 98-100 celsius without going into problems like i did so could that really be why it’s going in reboot loop?

 

sorry if it sounds dumb i just don’t quite understand all these things.

Rubbing alcohol may work, but isopropyl alcohol is better for cleaning. And any thermal paste suitable for CPU coolers is okay. And yes, overheating can cause shutdowns to avoid damage, it's usually a BIOS feature. And yes, old thermal paste will cause overheating.

 

I could have sworn I saw i7-2600 in the original post. Was it edited or did I have a brain-fart?

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[Magnus17]

7 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

Rubbing alcohol may work, but isopropyl alcohol is better for cleaning. And any thermal paste suitable for CPU coolers is okay. And yes, overheating can cause shutdowns to avoid damage, it's usually a BIOS feature. And yes, old thermal paste will cause overheating.

 

I could have sworn I saw i7-2600 in the original post. Was it edited or did I have a brain-fart?

then i’ll try that next and at least i’ll have thermal paste for when i get a new cooler 

 

must be brain fart lmao didn’t even know there was a 2600

[An0maly_76]

6 minutes ago, Magnus17 said:

then i’ll try that next and at least i’ll have thermal paste for when i get a new cooler 

 

must be brain fart lmao didn’t even know there was a 2600

Three dots in a triangle center mast on the CPU lid should do the trick. Be careful to wipe any excess as you tighten the cooler brackets down.

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[Magnus17]

8 minutes ago, An0maly_76 said:

Three dots in a triangle center mast on the CPU lid should do the trick. Be careful to wipe any excess as you tighten the cooler brackets down.

will do thanks for the help i appreciate it.

[Magnus17]

2 hours ago, An0maly_76 said:

Three dots in a triangle center mast on the CPU lid should do the trick. Be careful to wipe any excess as you tighten the cooler brackets down.

i guess it does need to be replaced so i will be buying some thermal paste, can i use 93% denatured ethanol, butanon to remove the thermal paste with micro fiber cloth?

[An0maly_76]

10 hours ago, Magnus17 said:

i guess it does need to be replaced so i will be buying some thermal paste, can i use 93% denatured ethanol, butanon to remove the thermal paste with micro fiber cloth?

Haven't used that before, but looks like that stuff was just starting to dry out. May just not have had enough.

 

Honestly, I've wiped off paste that was still gooey with a paper towel or tissue. You only really need solvents to remove stubborn dried bits. If you use it, just be careful not to get it on the board or socket. Dampen the cloth with the stuff before applying the cloth to the surface.

 

May want to set your cooler fan speed to max if possible, but it's probably not necessary. When you go to upgrade your cooler, a Cooler Master i70 is sufficient. I used one on an i7-2600 (also 4 core / 8 thread) and as mentioned previously, it peaks around 60-65C gaming at 1600p with a GTX1050.

Edited March 2, 2023 by An0maly_76
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[Magnus17]

On 3/2/2023 at 6:37 PM, An0maly_76 said:

Haven't used that before, but looks like that stuff was just starting to dry out. May just not have had enough.

 

Honestly, I've wiped off paste that was still gooey with a paper towel or tissue. You only really need solvents to remove stubborn dried bits. If you use it, just be careful not to get it on the board or socket. Dampen the cloth with the stuff before applying the cloth to the surface.

 

May want to set your cooler fan speed to max if possible, but it's probably not necessary. When you go to upgrade your cooler, a Cooler Master i70 is sufficient. I used one on an i7-2600 (also 4 core / 8 thread) and as mentioned previously, it peaks around 60-65C gaming at 1600p with a GTX1050.

well that didnt work quite the opposite it now jumps from 80 to 95 celsius just in bios within a few seconds and the cpu coolers fan stopped spinning but i know they are plugged in correct since they did spin but suddenly stopped

[An0maly_76]

41 minutes ago, Magnus17 said:

well that didnt work quite the opposite it now jumps from 80 to 95 celsius just in bios within a few seconds and the cpu coolers fan stopped spinning but i know they are plugged in correct since they did spin but suddenly stopped

Double check your CPU cooler connection. It is possible to get them one pin off, or in some cases, backwards.