[SOLVED] CPU temps insane after reinstalling cooler

[selfloather23]

I took out and then put back in my CPU cooler today, to just make sure I didn't need to add more thermal paste. After I put it back in and booted up my PC, my CPU temperatures went insane. After a while it cooled down to 60, But whenever I load up ANY game (even those as simple as minecraft) My CPU temp instantly shoots up to 97 degrees celsius. I have no idea what to do since im not exactly a master of hardware, And this situation has been taking an insane toll on my mentally.

I really need a fix for this, please

 

[rgd1101]

I didn't need to add more thermal paste.

so you did NOT redo the thermal paste after you took the cooler off?

 

[drea.drechsler]

I took out and then put back in my CPU cooler today, to just make sure I didn't need to add more thermal paste. After I put it back in and booted up my PC, my CPU temperatures went insane. After a while it cooled down to 60, But whenever I load up ANY game (even those as simple as minecraft) My CPU temp instantly shoots up to 97 degrees celsius. I have no idea what to do since im not exactly a master of hardware, And this situation has been taking an insane toll on my mentally.

I really need a fix for this, please

Thermal paste isn't like oil in your car...you don't 'check the paste and add more if needed'. Removing the cooler dislocated the existing paste so replacing it created voids that prevent heat being transferred out of the CPU.

You need to remove the cooler again and clean off the old paste then apply brand new. Just a pea-size drop in the center should be adequate; then reinstall the cooler. Be sure to tighten it well all around.

Then practice some meditation with calming music to help your mental state.

 

[Pytheus]

As was stated, you don't take off the cooler to check if you have enough paste. Every time the cooler comes off you need to reapply the paste.

 

[P3C]

I took out and then put back in my CPU cooler today, to just make sure I didn't need to add more thermal paste. After I put it back in and booted up my PC, my CPU temperatures went insane. After a while it cooled down to 60, But whenever I load up ANY game (even those as simple as minecraft) My CPU temp instantly shoots up to 97 degrees celsius. I have no idea what to do since im not exactly a master of hardware, And this situation has been taking an insane toll on my mentally.

I really need a fix for this, please

Make sure you have reapplied the thermal paste, if u take out the cooler and put it back in without reapplying, it makes holes where the thermal paste doesnt go, making the cpu shoot up over 95 degrees celcius.

 

[selfloather23]

so you did NOT redo the thermal paste after you took the cooler off?

Do I apply the new paste to both or just the cooler?

 

[txtechlover]

Do I apply the new paste to both or just the cooler?

You need to follow procedures for replacing thermal paste. You will need to clean all the old paste off, and then apply following any of many youtube videos for guidance.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Do I apply the new paste to both or just the cooler?

There are many, many video on installing paste. Over 90% of them have problems with extreme OCD; it really doesn't matter that much so long as you get enough and don't use the (expensive) electrically conductive type.

If you happened to get the electrically conductive type: don't use it. It will have warnings about it being conductive too so you should know.

First thing is to clean both CPU and heatsink bottom. Do not worry about stuff that's around the edges but not on the surfaces that contact. In fact, leave it alone as that's one of the more common ways people damage their hardware.

Use the easy application method: put a pea-sized drop in the center of the CPU, then set the cooler on it and attach. Modern compounds squeeze down to a very thin layer as they're designed to. A bit too much is preferable to too little; the excess that squeezes out is HARMLESS and the cooler will cover it up.

That's it. Not hard, don't overthink it and make it more difficult than necessary. Probably the most important part is to fully tighten the screws without overtightening

 

[selfloather23]

There are many, many video on installing paste. Over 90% of them have problems with extreme OCD; it really doesn't matter that much so long as you get enough and don't use the (expensive) electrically conductive type.

If you happened to get the electrically conductive type: don't use it. It will have warnings about it being conductive too so you should know.

First thing is to clean both CPU and heatsink bottom. Do not worry about stuff that's around the edges but not on the surfaces that contact. In fact, leave it alone as that's one of the more common ways people damage their hardware.

Use the easy application method: put a pea-sized drop in the center of the CPU, then set the cooler on it and attach. Modern compounds squeeze down to a very thin layer as they're designed to. A bit too much is preferable to too little; the excess that squeezes out is HARMLESS and the cooler will cover it up.

That's it. Not hard, don't overthink it and make it more difficult than necessary. Probably the most important part is to fully tighten the screws without overtightening

There are many, many video on installing paste. Over 90% of them have problems with extreme OCD; it really doesn't matter that much so long as you get enough and don't use the (expensive) electrically conductive type.

If you happened to get the electrically conductive type: don't use it. It will have warnings about it being conductive too so you should know.

First thing is to clean both CPU and heatsink bottom. Do not worry about stuff that's around the edges but not on the surfaces that contact. In fact, leave it alone as that's one of the more common ways people damage their hardware.

Use the easy application method: put a pea-sized drop in the center of the CPU, then set the cooler on it and attach. Modern compounds squeeze down to a very thin layer as they're designed to. A bit too much is preferable to too little; the excess that squeezes out is HARMLESS and the cooler will cover it up.

That's it. Not hard, don't overthink it and make it more difficult than necessary. Probably the most important part is to fully tighten the screws without overtightening

Ive applied new thermal paste, and it seems to have gotten better, staying at around 83 ish when I load up minecraft
I dont think its been resolved though. Have I not applied properly?

 

[Phaaze88]

What are the specs of this system? What kind of cpu cooler are we dealing with here?

 

[drea.drechsler]

Ive applied new thermal paste, and it seems to have gotten better, staying at around 83 ish when I load up minecraft
I dont think its been resolved though. Have I not applied properly?

Impossible to say without more information...full system specs helps: CPU, cooler, motherboard, GPU, case and case fans/arrangement.

 

[selfloather23]

Impossible to say without more information...full system specs helps: CPU, cooler, motherboard, GPU, case and case fans/arrangement.

I7 2600
Stock Cooler
GTX 1650
Rampage Raider case with 4 case fans

Another note: My case fans are off now as they occasionally go on for a few days, stop for a few days, and then go back on again(
(case fans were on when I had the problems, and when I made the post, so that could be the problem)

 

[Phaaze88]

Stock Cooler

Over time, the push pins wear down, and the cooler no longer sits as snugly as it once did over the cpu.
You MIGHT need a new cooler if you've had it for awhile.

Then again, the Intel stock coolers were never exceptional...

 

[txtechlover]

Over time, the push pins wear down, and the cooler no longer sits as snugly as it once did over the cpu.
You MIGHT need a new cooler if you've had it for awhile.

Then again, the Intel stock coolers were never exceptional...

Given that processor is a decade old, it's very likely that the cooler (if original) is no longer ideal.

 

[selfloather23]

Given that processor is a decade old, it's very likely that the cooler (if original) is no longer ideal.

My problem is I cant afford a new cooler

 

[selfloather23]

Ive now tested it with another non graphic intensive game, roblox.
The CPU ends up getting to 90C
but generally it idles at late 50 to mid 60C
and the case fans are off, I dont know how I can turn them on
I cant use my gaming PC for gaming

 

[selfloather23]

I still need a lot of help to fix this

 

[Phaaze88]

There's not a lot to be done without spending some money.
If the cpu cooler is as old as suspected, then it's not making proper contact anymore, and there's no way to fix it; it's a flaw of the push pins as they age.
You're going to have to roll with it until you can afford a new cooler.


Are these fans directly connected to the motherboard, or direct to the psu?

 

[selfloather23]

They are connected to the

There's not a lot to be done without spending some money.
If the cpu cooler is as old as suspected, then it's not making proper contact anymore, and there's no way to fix it; it's a flaw of the push pins as they age.
You're going to have to roll with it until you can afford a new cooler.


Are these fans directly connected to the motherboard, or direct to the psu?

motherboard

 

[Phaaze88]

Connected to mobo? Shucks...
Double check that they are fully seated into the mobo headers.
Try unplugging all but 1 and see if it runs.

 

[Third-Eye]

My problem is I cant afford a new cooler

What is your budget if you need were to replace the cooler?

A new compatible cooler shouldn't be that expensive unless you live in a country with very limited access to PC components. To adequately cool an i7-2600, you don't even need anything special or large like a 120mm tower like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 series. The CM Hyper 212 Evo is usually $30 in the US and ther are $20 options that are almost as good.