my pc overheated. halpppp

[Ctzrcks]

I was playing some warframe and after about an hour or so my pc overheated. Just turned off and back on itself (from what I hear is a overheating issue).

I've been playing warframe again for awhile and monitored temps and not entirely sure the safe or danger limits other than 90-100C

I'm using the stock wraithspire cooler for my ryzen 5 1600

https://imgur.com/a/5Z96K

[TheAndroidSentByCyberlife]

Remove the cooler, clean off the thermal compound, re-apply thermal compound and reseat cooler.

[LogicalDrm]

GPU is toasty, but if those are your max temps, CPU is fine. Booting like thats sounds more like PSU issue than overheating. First see if same happens when you running stress test or benchmark. Be sure to watch temps while running those. If you get over 80C on CPU, then its possible.

[Ctzrcks]

1 minute ago, Reallifecat said:

Remove the cooler, clean off the thermal compound, re-apply thermal compound and reseat cooler.

I don't have any :C. Is there a specific type I should get or just any do fine?

[IziBartek]

Try replacing the thermal compound on the CPU. Its cheap so nothing to worry about. If your PC is sitting on a carpet try your best to put something under it as it may be sucking dust and making it overheat easily. 

[Armakar]

Is it overclocked?

As for temp limits, your PC shut itself off for a reason. Like us, the CPU doesn't want to die either, if it gets too hot it'll shut itself down before it causes damage.

My **new** kraken X62 failed today and my CPU was 95C. I wasn't even using my PC but it shut itself down to avoid damage, don't worry about it. 

As for advice about the cooling, it seems odd a 1600 is throttling like that unless it's got quite a big overclock. Have you overclocked it or are you using any auto overclock features?

I'd try reseating the cooler with new paste maybe.

[IziBartek]

Arctic Silver Thermal Compound would be great. https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Compound-Performance-Heatsink-Interface/dp/B0045JCFLY

[Armakar]

Just now, Ctzrcks said:

I don't have any :C. Is there a specific type I should get or just any do fine?

Any works really. I use Arctic MX-4. I will say though - I don't think thermal paste will solve this issue, unless your using none at all. 90-100C on any stock cooler is weird, especially since the stock cooler on Ryzen chips is actually pretty good. I'm thinking this is either a problem with the cooler itself, or maybe a problem with the airflow in your case. 

 

Make sure you've got proper pressure in your case, dust the PC and if there's anything blocking airflow get rid of it (cables, removable HDD mounts etc).

[TheAndroidSentByCyberlife]

1 minute ago, Ctzrcks said:

I don't have any :C. Is there a specific type I should get or just any do fine?

Arctic silver 5 is what i've used in the past

[Ctzrcks]

2 minutes ago, Armakar said:

Is it overclocked?

As for temp limits, your PC shut itself off for a reason. Like us, the CPU doesn't want to die either, if it gets too hot it'll shut itself down before it causes damage.

My **new** kraken X62 failed today and my CPU was 95C. I wasn't even using my PC but it shut itself down to avoid damage, don't worry about it. 

As for advice about the cooling, it seems odd a 1600 is throttling like that unless it's got quite a big overclock. Have you overclocked it or are you using any auto overclock features?

I'd try reseating the cooler with new paste maybe.

its at 3492 ghz as my a320 cannot overclock (yea it was a noob motherboard grab)

[Ctzrcks]

4 minutes ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

GPU is toasty, but if those are your max temps, CPU is fine. Booting like thats sounds more like PSU issue than overheating. First see if same happens when you running stress test or benchmark. Be sure to watch temps while running those. If you get over 80C on CPU, then its possible.

Max was 76C on a prime95 test.

[LogicalDrm]

Just now, Ctzrcks said:

Max was 76C on a prime95 test.

Not overheating issue probably. How long did you test?

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Ctzrcks said:

Max was 76C on a prime95 test.

Then it shouldn't be an issue with overheating.

What's your PSU?

[Senzelian]

Considering you attached a picture with hopefully accurate temperature readings I don't think it's a temperature problem.

At this point, it could be really anything - memory errors, PSU problems, a bad power connection...

[Ctzrcks]

Just now, seon123 said:

Then it shouldn't be an issue with overheating.

What's your PSU?

EVGA 500w 

[seon123]

Just now, Ctzrcks said:

EVGA 500w 

Which EVGA 500W?

[Ctzrcks]

I did this like 2 days ago I ran it for about 35min when I went to dominos

[Ctzrcks]

I didn't know there was a difference but it looks exactly like this one.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-500-W1-80-WHITE-500W-3-Year-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR-Black/272893567208?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3D78648992ba3f43c8bfcff6b6d038307e%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D172818092477&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1

[LogicalDrm]

5 minutes ago, Ctzrcks said:

I did this like 2 days ago I ran it for about 35min when I went to dominos

Should be good. I would check on 2nd and 3rd software to be sure. Like Aida64, OCCT and Asus RealBench. But I doubt its temps issue.

 

Another thing, if this was one time thing, not something you have always you are gaming, it might be Windows thing too. Its scary, but usually end up being false alarm.

[Ctzrcks]

1 minute ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Should be good. I would check on 2nd and 3rd software to be sure. Like Aida64, OCCT and Asus RealBench. But I doubt its temps issue.

 

Another thing, if this was one time thing, not something you have always you are gaming, it might be Windows thing too. Its scary, but usually end up being false alarm.

Yea I've played games for a long bootty time and never just did that and I remember watching a tech vid on a budget build and his pc turned off and back on itself and mentioned that would be a overheating issue so I kinda went here cuz I wasn't 100% on that. Also I forgot to mention when It was booting into windows it turned off on again so I just forced shut it off for like 10 min and tried and it was fine. So maybe it is heat? I have no clue r i p. are those software free? if so Ill try em

[LogicalDrm]

1 minute ago, Ctzrcks said:

Yea I've played games for a long bootty time and never just did that and I remember watching a tech vid on a budget build and his pc turned off and back on itself and mentioned that would be a overheating issue so I kinda went here cuz I wasn't 100% on that. Also I forgot to mention when It was booting into windows it turned off on again so I just forced shut it off for like 10 min and tried and it was fine. So maybe it is heat? I have no clue r i p. are those software free? if so Ill try em

Doesn't sound like heat issue. It would be consistent if it was that. More so with booting issues. By that time temps are low. If they would be high, you wouldn't be playing at all. Booting is practically lowest temps you have at any point.

 

Probably not power either. Could be RAM/page file, could be Windows just being dick. Anyway, if it doesn't happen again, don't worry about it.

[Ctzrcks]

1 minute ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Doesn't sound like heat issue. It would be consistent if it was that. More so with booting issues. By that time temps are low. If they would be high, you wouldn't be playing at all. Booting is practically lowest temps you have at any point.

 

Probably not power either. Could be RAM/page file, could be Windows just being dick. Anyway, if it doesn't happen again, don't worry about it.