Overheating CPU when playing

[Blizzara]

Yesterday I cleaned my PC, I remove all components including the CPU fan but not the heatsink and the main CPU. After that, I opened the PC, I surf the internet and do some work in some software application for I think 3 hours then I tried playing CSGO but after 30 minutes my PC shutdown automatically and I checked that the CPU fan is not spinning. I mis-insert the pins on the board that's why it's not spinning. I fix it then start playing again after some minutes again my PC shutdown but this time my fan is working. I used the MSI Afterburner to see the temp of my CPU while playing then I saw that it reached 109c.

 

Before I cleaned my PC it works perfectly fine. No shutdowns happening. Just this time after I cleaned and mis-insert the fan. How can I solve this?

[Majestic]

Define "mis-insert". Did you bend a pin? Is it in the proper pin-out (CPU_FAN)?

 

Can you verify it's not loose somehow?

[MVPernula]

It sounds like you bumped the heatsink to make it lose contact somehow, remove and reapply thermal paste after cleaning off the old.

[Blizzara]

16 hours ago, Majestic said:

Define "mis-insert". Did you bend a pin? Is it in the proper pin-out (CPU_FAN)?

 

Can you verify it's not loose somehow?

Yes, I insert it on the right pin. 4 pins in the MOBO but I accidentally inserted 3 only.

Just like this. 

   1 2 3 4 - Pins in MOBO

1 2 3 4    - Pins of fan.

[Majestic]

2 hours ago, Blizzara said:

Yes, I insert it on the right pin. 4 pins in the MOBO but I accidentally inserted 3 only.

Just like this. 

   1 2 3 4 - Pins in MOBO

1 2 3 4    - Pins of fan.

You know that is physically impossible right? There is a notch that prevents you from doing that. You must've put it in with some excessive force...

[WkdPaul]

48 minutes ago, Majestic said:

You know that is physically impossible right? There is a notch that prevents you from doing that. You must've put it in with some excessive force...

It's actually not that hard to bypass that tab, I'm talking from experience (of fixing other's mistake)

 

2 hours ago, MVPernula said:

It sounds like you bumped the heatsink to make it lose contact somehow, remove and reapply thermal paste after cleaning off the old.

@Blizzara I would agree and do as he suggested.

[Blizzara]

17 hours ago, Majestic said:

You know that is physically impossible right? There is a notch that prevents you from doing that. You must've put it in with some excessive force...

 

16 hours ago, wkdpaul said:

It's actually not that hard to bypass that tab, I'm talking from experience (of fixing other's mistake)

 

@Blizzara I would agree and do as he suggested.

I try looking at the pins and it looks fine, no bends. How about changing the fan does it help? My last option will be replacing thermal paste although I already clean the dust of heatsink, make sure I place it properly and CPU has still thermal paste

[WkdPaul]

45 minutes ago, Blizzara said:

 

I try looking at the pins and it looks fine, no bends. How about changing the fan does it help? My last option will be replacing thermal paste although I already clean the dust of heatsink, make sure I place it properly and CPU has still thermal paste

If you lifted the heatsink from the CPU, that's probably your problem right there.

 

Remove the heatsink, replace the thermal paste and make sure you re-install the heatsink properly.

Edited January 5, 2017 by wkdpaul
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