And a significant portion of them simply because of RTFM, loose connections, incorrect connections, wrong polarity, or insufficient power or cooling.Uzique wrote:
i think i frighten myself by browsing a myriad of tech forums and seeing just how many thousands of possible issues can possibly arise in a simple computer build. oh lordy, so many things...
It won't be... remove the heatsink and try again by going in a X pattern, such as 1, 3, 2, 4 - being clockwise from the pins. Keep trying, it took me a while to figure out how to do it right. It also might require a little more than comfortable force sometimes, but don't overdo it...Uzique wrote:
yeah, that much is certain
i can't get the 4th screw-pin on my heatsink to go in... the backplate is matched up exactly, but it just won't go in
spent literally 2 hours on it, to the point of probably doing more harm than good
hope the contact between the heatsink and CPU is good enough with the other 3 :x
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You won't get the proper contact with the heatsink on the CPU, so you're more than likely going to get horrible temperatures. I'd highly recommend removing it and trying again.Uzique wrote:
so it literally won't work if i just leave it with 3? i've completely seated the mobo in my case now and it's a fucking pain in the ass to remove it all again... the pin came out after i had seated it the first time around
An excessive amount of paste (perhaps to the point where it squeezes out once you fit the cooler on) is bad, because it can interfere with heat dissipation, and it can squeeze out onto the motherboard. Just use some rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab or cotton ball to remove the paste. You could try to just reattach it without reapplying paste.Uzique wrote:
could too much thermal paste really cause that much of an issue, though? jesus christ all this stuff gets on my nerves
really lost patience with it about... 3 weeks ago. probably not the best person to put together a new build
but nobody else around with the know-how, so
No, it'll hit the thermal cutout point and just go "ouch ya cunt" and switch off.Uzique wrote:
mhmm. the stock cooler didn't have a backplate so i'm stuck trying to make this nero-s one work.
i'm too over-cautious with wrestling stuff in when im screwing it together...
i've ordered some thermal paste cleaning compound(s) and will most definitely give it a clean start when i prepare to reseat
before that comes, though, i think i'll wire up the new PSU just to see if the thing boots and powers-on.
temporary on-status shouldn't do too much harm to the proc, surely?
You can use rubbing alcohol to remove the thermal paste, no need to purchase a cleaning compound...Uzique wrote:
mhmm. the stock cooler didn't have a backplate so i'm stuck trying to make this nero-s one work.
i'm too over-cautious with wrestling stuff in when im screwing it together...
i've ordered some thermal paste cleaning compound(s) and will most definitely give it a clean start when i prepare to reseat
before that comes, though, i think i'll wire up the new PSU just to see if the thing boots and powers-on.
temporary on-status shouldn't do too much harm to the proc, surely?
As Camm noted, BIOS should handle that. But in any case, test won't prove much anyways.ebug9 wrote:
Any more than a couple seconds could potentially fry the CPU (without a heatsink completely).
A quick run to the gas station / grocery store will do the fix.Uzique wrote:
i live in a student house, rented, with 3 arts students
at which point are we going to have rubbing alcohol
we dont even have an iron
whoever told me to build a pc "for the satisfaction", instead of just handing over another £100... i hate you
I must've been thinking of older motherboards then. I'd still be too chickenshit to try it on a new one.Ilocano wrote:
As Camm noted, BIOS should handle that. But in any case, test won't prove much anyways.ebug9 wrote:
Any more than a couple seconds could potentially fry the CPU (without a heatsink completely).