Question [help please]Had to re-apply thermal paste but now pc starts and turns off after few seconds

[milos.burmazovic]

Hey all,
so today i realised i had to re-apply my thermal paste on my cpu but now the pc wont boot properly.
In more detail, I saw my temps were over 60 C while doing nothing on my pc and went out bought thermal paste, came back took everything apart. I also have to add i removed my cpu to clean it properly because i couldnt get to every area... I put everything back and try to boot, it starts normaly runs with some fan noise for a few seconds and then shuts down, and boots again.
TLDR - replaced thermal paste pc now cant boot properly.
What i already checked for:
-Bent pins
-if power was going to cpu and cpu_fan
-if psu is working
-vga cables
-took the gpu out and tried it like that

Specs
CPU>intel 2 duo e8500
MOBO>gigabyte ga-ep35c-ds3r
GPU>gtx 660 direct cu 2
RAM>6gb ddr2 (2x1gb 2x2gb)
OS>Win7 ultimate

Thanks in advance
~Milos

 

[SamirD]

You will need to check the socket as well as the processor very carefully--something has changed--not only when the temps increased, but also because it is not booting anymore.

I would also try removing your memory and re-seating it if you haven't already. That can cause this issue as well.

 

[milos.burmazovic]

You will need to check the socket as well as the processor very carefully--something has changed--not only when the temps increased, but also because it is not booting anymore.

I would also try removing your memory and re-seating it if you haven't already. That can cause this issue as well.

Thank you so much SamirD,
all I had to do was rearrange the ram sticks and that was it, you saved me!
Again much thanks and I hope you have a nice day!