Let me preface by saying the only tools I have is a screw driver, I don't have access to a multimeter to check any of the components on the motherboard.
My computer has been running fine for the past few years, I initially built it back in 2014. I decided to do a quick cleanup on the inside of my case, removing dust etc and reapplying some thermal paste to my cpu. I have a corsair H80i all in one, to cool my i7 4770k, it's not overclocked at all. I normally have 2 fans on the AIO, in push & pull configuration, but I decided to change it to just push air out to see how it would fare. So afterwards, I check if all my connections inside are secure before putting the case back together and turning on my PC. At first everything appears to be fine and dandy, nothing looks or sounds alarming at first glance. I decide to check how the temps are on bootup, with some programs starting up, I was alarmed to see my cpu temp hover around 90C.
I sit and wait for it to go back down, but it only ever goes down to around 83C, thats after everything has finished starting, skype, rainmeter, malwarebytes, plex, emby and some other misc programs. Then I start to hear a low rattle, near the cpu on my motherboard, and then my PC turns off on it's own and starts to reboot itself.
I figure if I put the AIO back in push and pull configuration it should go back to normal, I have not tried this yet. After attempting to see if there'd be any difference from a few tries at rebooting and seeing if it would normalize, I got pretty anxious and decided to write up this help request on here.
Should I just put the AIO back the way I had it? Or is there anything else I could do to help resolve this? If there's any other detail I can provide to help you better assist me, please let me know. I spent a good hour fiddling around and may have omitted some details that I can't remember the order of, but I'll list some stuff that i do remember.
-On first initial boot up, after removing dust and changing Fan Configuration, I got an error from the megatrends boot up screen saying, cpu fan error
-I remedied above problem by switching one of my chasis fans with the fan I had on the AIO
-Realized I plugged in fan into wrong header on the motherboard in first bullet above, made sure to plug in fan in correct fan header on motherboard.
-Can't really think of anything else that might be significant, so I'll leave a list of my components:
*Asus Sabertooth Z87 Motherboard
*Three Noctua 120mm Fans
*i7 4770k base clock
*GTX 770
Update #1, I've removed both panels of my case and booted into the bios to observe my cpu temps. I'm writing this as I observe it, initially it started out at 39C, I'm watching it climb it's at about 70C now, it doesn't seem to be stabilizing at all, it keeps climbing. It was nearing 80C again so I cut the power. I think I'm going to reapply the thermal paste again. Will update after I do this.
Update #1.5, TBH I'm feeling a bit bummed out, just gonna leave my pc alone for tonight, and work on it tomorrow when I have a clearer head and state of mind.
My computer has been running fine for the past few years, I initially built it back in 2014. I decided to do a quick cleanup on the inside of my case, removing dust etc and reapplying some thermal paste to my cpu. I have a corsair H80i all in one, to cool my i7 4770k, it's not overclocked at all. I normally have 2 fans on the AIO, in push & pull configuration, but I decided to change it to just push air out to see how it would fare. So afterwards, I check if all my connections inside are secure before putting the case back together and turning on my PC. At first everything appears to be fine and dandy, nothing looks or sounds alarming at first glance. I decide to check how the temps are on bootup, with some programs starting up, I was alarmed to see my cpu temp hover around 90C.
I sit and wait for it to go back down, but it only ever goes down to around 83C, thats after everything has finished starting, skype, rainmeter, malwarebytes, plex, emby and some other misc programs. Then I start to hear a low rattle, near the cpu on my motherboard, and then my PC turns off on it's own and starts to reboot itself.
I figure if I put the AIO back in push and pull configuration it should go back to normal, I have not tried this yet. After attempting to see if there'd be any difference from a few tries at rebooting and seeing if it would normalize, I got pretty anxious and decided to write up this help request on here.
Should I just put the AIO back the way I had it? Or is there anything else I could do to help resolve this? If there's any other detail I can provide to help you better assist me, please let me know. I spent a good hour fiddling around and may have omitted some details that I can't remember the order of, but I'll list some stuff that i do remember.
-On first initial boot up, after removing dust and changing Fan Configuration, I got an error from the megatrends boot up screen saying, cpu fan error
-I remedied above problem by switching one of my chasis fans with the fan I had on the AIO
-Realized I plugged in fan into wrong header on the motherboard in first bullet above, made sure to plug in fan in correct fan header on motherboard.
-Can't really think of anything else that might be significant, so I'll leave a list of my components:
*Asus Sabertooth Z87 Motherboard
*Three Noctua 120mm Fans
*i7 4770k base clock
*GTX 770
Update #1, I've removed both panels of my case and booted into the bios to observe my cpu temps. I'm writing this as I observe it, initially it started out at 39C, I'm watching it climb it's at about 70C now, it doesn't seem to be stabilizing at all, it keeps climbing. It was nearing 80C again so I cut the power. I think I'm going to reapply the thermal paste again. Will update after I do this.
Update #1.5, TBH I'm feeling a bit bummed out, just gonna leave my pc alone for tonight, and work on it tomorrow when I have a clearer head and state of mind.
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