Solved Windows crashes on startup only when powering on system

[pooch]

Well I ran the stress test for a couple of hours and everything seems nice and smooth. There were no errors or problems. Thanks guys!

I just have to remember to do all of this on my own machine when I get it put back together!

For the record, core temp never once got to 65. It stayed around 62-64.

This is good news after all the stress of the last week I hope it stays running good. I am sure that you will get your own PC up and running quickly.

 

[MelancholyRose]

All right, I guess I'll have to order some new paste from Newegg and go buy a bottle of alcohol, too. Possibly some plastic wrap as well to spread it.

I think the pre-applied thermal paste may have been over-applied, too, it looked like a lot when I pulled my own heatsink off of my CPU. It was oozed out around all of the edges, I don't know if it was supposed to do that. So, possibly there may be too much.

I also downloaded some AS5 instructions and had a look over them and saved it for later when I apply the new stuff.

 

[essenbe]

MelancholyRose,ou can also use coffee filters for cleaning it. They work well also. Wax paper works for plastic wrap or most any type of plastic, like a plastic freezer bag.

 

[MelancholyRose]

Oh, cool. Coffee filters, I have plenty of those, haha.

 

[essenbe]

Oh, cool. Coffee filters, I have plenty of those, haha.

They are lint free and that is VERY important. And as you said, quite common. I use them for removing paste and cleaning the CPU and HS.

 

[MelancholyRose]

Sweet, thanks for the heads up

 

[MelancholyRose]

Rubbing alcohol will work to clean the CPUs/heatsinks, right?

 

[essenbe]

Yes. Just get the highest purity you can., and a lot of elbow grease.

 

[essenbe]

Also, don't put the alcohol on the CPU or HSF, Put it on the cloth, and not enough to where it will run. Just a little at a time. It will work with a lot of rubbing. Get it as clean as possible.

 

[MelancholyRose]

Okay, got it. Thank you. I'll remember that.

 

[MelancholyRose]

One other question: do I apply it only to the cap on the CPU or on the bottom of the heatsink, too? Or only the bottom of the heatsink?

 

[Thorsen]

I think applying a single dab of Thermal Paste is the best option:
Apply to the top of CPU and align the Heatsink. Putting the heatsink on will spread the paste effectively.

Its a little hard to see in the vid, but it should be about the same as a pea?

In the vid this is shown at about nine minutes in:

 

[essenbe]

+1 Thorsen. Much easier to show how it's done than to try and tell how. Very good.

 

[Dave76]

+1, Nice video Thorsen.

 

[MelancholyRose]

Thanks, Thorsen, very helpful, I gave you some rep for the assistance

 

[Thorsen]

Thanks for the rep and glad your system is getting back up and running!

 

[essenbe]

I think it is likely he got more than 1 rep for that great video. I hope it helps you get your system back up and running. Just let us know the results.

 

[MelancholyRose]

I put the Arctic Silver on his CPU just like in the video. He dropped as low as 40c, but that's it. How long does it take before I know it's really working? It's still reaching highs of about 45. No, 47, now, and this is idle temps. It keeps jumping up and down.

Is there a time period I have to wait before I know for certain it's working? I know I put the paste on right. I put a pea-sized drop on top of the CPU and put the heatsink down on top of it. The CPU and heatsink were fully cleaned with isopropyl beforehand. So I know I did everything right.

Note: it looks as if it's trying really hard to drop temps but struggling a little.

 

[MelancholyRose]

Maybe it's not so bad, the temps are still trying to drop, he's reaching 41, now and it's trying hard to continue going down.

I also blew some dust out of his heatsink. I lost visibility for several seconds due to a massive dust cloud.

Right now it's just hanging around 41-42c and not getting any lower. Hopefully that doesn't mean I messed up. I know it should be getting closer to like 37c.

When touching the fans blowing air out, they're less warm than before as well, they're blowing a bit cooler.

I might not be getting ideal temps at the moment, but it's definitely running cooler when idle than it did before. Before on idle it was around 48c, so at least it dropped 6-7 degrees. Could drop some more though.

 

[MelancholyRose]

Never mind, I just read these things:

Arctic Silver says 200 hrs for maximum effectiveness.

For Artic Silver 5 as it's says in the website it usually takes around 2 weeks of 8 hour daily operation to make the thermal compound set and performs at best.

Day-um.

Honestly, though, if his CPU has already dropped 6 degree temps right away, before it's actively effective, that must be some good stuff!