[SOLVED] Is my cpu dead?

[lowtierjake]

So I made a grave error with my current cpu. Last week I went to install the new processor I got (Ryzen 7 3700x). Arrived dead, not working, so I sent it back to the manufacturer. I cleaned off the paste on my old cpu (ryzen 5, 2600). In testing to see if the new processor was in fact dead, I reinstalled my old Ryzen 5 with the limited thermal paste on it to see if it would work. It did, so I identified the issue. The only problem is, the following day when I woke up, I seemed to forget about the fact that I removed the thermal paste on it. I have been running games for about 1 week with almost no thermal paste on it.

Well behold today my computer randomly shut down while in the middle of a game. Screen goes black, I get a USB disconnect noise, and I cannot use my computer until it is restarted. I pulled the old CPU out and face palmed pretty hard. It smelled like burning metal and the fan and CPU was super hot. Felt like I was on a linus tech tips episode. This random restart happens pretty much every time I open a game now, and sometimes even when I am just on my computer. I am waiting for my new processor to arrive, but I just wanted to make sure that I indeed actually accidentally fried the thing and it is not some other issue with my computer.

Side note--- All of my CPU and GPU temps are completely normal when I am on my computer. Figuring that it was the lack of thermal paste that killed it.

 

[Jacozeelie]

Yes, it is possable that you killed it. Never use a cpu without thermal paste. Test the cpu in a diffrent mobo, dont forget the past, and see what happens.

 

[jay32267]

So I made a grave error with my current cpu. Last week I went to install the new processor I got (Ryzen 7 3700x). Arrived dead, not working, so I sent it back to the manufacturer. I cleaned off the paste on my old cpu (ryzen 5, 2600). In testing to see if the new processor was in fact dead, I reinstalled my old Ryzen 5 with the limited thermal paste on it to see if it would work. It did, so I identified the issue. The only problem is, the following day when I woke up, I seemed to forget about the fact that I removed the thermal paste on it. I have been running games for about 1 week with almost no thermal paste on it.

Well behold today my computer randomly shut down while in the middle of a game. Screen goes black, I get a USB disconnect noise, and I cannot use my computer until it is restarted. I pulled the old CPU out and face palmed pretty hard. It smelled like burning metal and the fan and CPU was super hot. Felt like I was on a linus tech tips episode. This random restart happens pretty much every time I open a game now, and sometimes even when I am just on my computer. I am waiting for my new processor to arrive, but I just wanted to make sure that I indeed actually accidentally fried the thing and it is not some other issue with my computer.

Side note--- All of my CPU and GPU temps are completely normal when I am on my computer. Figuring that it was the lack of thermal paste that killed it.

Many times people think they've fried their CPU but they haven't...but this is one of those few cases where I think you may have actually fried the CPU.