Computer Wont Start

[Ulyssies]

Well my dad got me lots of Thermal paste from his work for when i was building my computer i got GTX 780, Intel Core i7 4930K, ASUS Rampage IV with 16gb of corsair Dominiator platinum and i was told to put thermal paste on the cpu pin, and pci express ports, including ram to make it run really cool and it wont bot up at all now what do i do just wipe it all off.

 

[imkvn]

I don't know, but clean it really well with 95% isopropyl and q-tips. The cpu pins are going to be really hard to clean. Good luck, most of the thermal paste has grounded aluminum in it and can cause shorts. Just clean it up real good and RMA as a last resort.

 

[xroe]

You are not supposed to put it on the pins of the CPU. That may have permanently damaged both your CPU and motherboard. If possible Clean it all off then reapply it to the top plate of the CPU. Also, in case I am just misinterpreting you, make sure all connections are properly connected and that the switch on your PSU is flipped with the | down.

 

[Emerald]

who ever gave you that info should clean up the mess and pay for any damaged parts.

By putting the past on the PINs of the CPU, you might have blown the CPU.

 

[Ulyssies]

Well my dad was wrong i guess we will see what happens there goes like $1500 bucks down the drain.

 

[Ulyssies]

He got the infomation from a site called 4chan he says.

 

[Emerald]

maybe he should have gone to a tech site like Tom's Hardware to get his info

 

[xroe]

Yes I wouldn't trust most of what you read on 4chan, it is frequently regarded as one of the cesspools of the internet. Still though, try to clean it and if it comes down to it have it RMA'd. Although why did your father look on 4chan for computing advice if he works somewhere that deals with computers or atleast certain components for computers.

 

[Ulyssies]

Thanks everyone this was all a joke just so i could see if toms hardware was just another tech site of 12 year old kids thinking they know how to put in a disk drive.

 

[xroe]

Thanks everyone this was all a joke just so i could see if toms hardware was just another tech site of 12 year old kids thinking they know how to put in a disk drive.

Kinda figured when you implied your dad worked at a computer shop but still looked for instructions on how to build a computer.

 

[Ulyssies]

Hahah yeah ik how to build a computer but if i need any help with anything, ive come to the right website.

 

[bigwoofer]

Tomshardware is old skool, the real deal