CPU Problem?

[EnergyLOL]

So, I decided to do some cable management in my PC. The first time I turned it on after the management I forgot to put the CPU Cooler into the motherboard. It was only on for a few seconds seconds until I realized it wasn't plugged in, so I don't think it ruined my CPU. Then, I plugged it in, and turned on my PC. Now, it boots into windows and about 5 minutes after it being on, it freezes and turns off. I tried every solution I could think of. Any idea as to why this is happening?

[EnergyLOL]

So I just left my PC on idle and it turned off after about 10 minutes.

[Conelton]

Check your temperatures. It might be shutting down as a safety measure because it's getting too hot.

[EnergyLOL]

Check your temperatures. It might be shutting down as a safety measure because it's getting too hot.

Thought it was that, but I checked and my CPU was at 30C at startup and so was my GPU.

[BCMods]

They're idle temps and mean nothing. Keep checking those temperatures until the PC crashes.

[mgsstar]

They're idle temps and mean nothing. Keep checking those temperatures until the PC crashes.

+1 on that Use realtemp or hwmonitor to monitor your temperatures

[EnergyLOL]

It stays at 30C till it crashes..

Btw, I think I have made some progress....

So, I took off the h100 to see if there was any damage. It looks like the thermalpaste just got burned off, So I put more on. Then it still crashed so I took out the battery and the graphics card. Now the battery is in and I'm running off of integrated graphics and so far, no problems.

So I'm gonna try to add the card back, and If it doesn't work. I might switch to my old 6950.

[EnergyLOL]

Okay so it only freezes when my 660ti Is in the PC. I tried to uninstall it and reinstall but it still crashes with the card in. The card is only a few months old and was working right before I did the cable management.

[EnergyLOL]

Anyone know? I've been searching it up and I can't find anything.

[Helltech]

You could have damaged it with static electricity.