As the subject says, I scratched the back of my mobo near the cpu. It looks as though it's only scratched the grey paint/enamel. However I can see a three little dots of copper (due to the way it's scratched). I've read that clear nail polish will help if it's not severed. Is this true? I won't have all the necessary parts to boot up until Wednesday. Would it be safe for me to even try booting up for the first time with that scratch? I can include pictures if needed.
Scratched back of motherboard near CPU
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Yeah, it appears you removed the lacquer seal over the board in those spots exposing the copper. But it doesn't look like there's any electrical damage. Personally, I'd wait until I had it tested before trying to "fix" it. When the rest of the components come in, breadboard the rig and see if you have any issues. I seriously doubt you will.
So plugged everything in, it all turned on just fine, it's reading everything just fine. Only thing that I'm not too sure about is my cpu temp is right around 50 degrees Celsius. To me that seems a bit high but could it be thats because I'm using the stock cooler? Also, I don't have an OS yet so I don't believe I can run any programs to see the temps under load yet. (I'm new to the whole pc thing lol)
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If that is the temp in BIOS, it will be warmer than when in Win. But 50C is warm even in BIOS. I presume it is an Intel from the picture of the back of the board you posted. Check that all 4 push-pin posts are properly expanded by the little black pin when you look behind the board. And that they are all fully thru the board. If one of them is slightly less thru the board than the others, the cooler is not making firm contact with the CPU. That will raise temps. If you find that is the case...
Don't remove the cooler*. While holding down on the cooler firmly, simply unlock the bad post (CCW), pull it up, reset it CW), then press the thumb tab back down until you hear/feel it click. Check behind the board.
*If you actually remove the cooler, you'll have to clean off the TIM and replace it with new.
Don't remove the cooler*. While holding down on the cooler firmly, simply unlock the bad post (CCW), pull it up, reset it CW), then press the thumb tab back down until you hear/feel it click. Check behind the board.
*If you actually remove the cooler, you'll have to clean off the TIM and replace it with new.
Now I'm a bit confused. On the msi bios, there are two different places where you can see the cpu temp. On of them said 41 degrees, while the other said 50. Also, it could be the thermal paste need to be reapplied, when I was first putting the cpu fan on the pins weren't lining up and I took the fan completely off. I will try reapplying the thermal paste, but any ideas on why there are two different temperatures that are completely different?
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It doesn't go into enough detail in the manual to understand if there's a reason for that. But they might be reading different sensors. Cores, package, socket... still, it's odd.
I wouldn't make a judgement call until you get the OS installed, all the updates installed, and can use a dependable temp monitoring app like Real Temp. That one has always been good for me with Intel builds.
I wouldn't make a judgement call until you get the OS installed, all the updates installed, and can use a dependable temp monitoring app like Real Temp. That one has always been good for me with Intel builds.
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It doesn't matter. I was just curious.
I went back to Win7 after trying Win10 for awhile, and was just wondering is all. My own personal opinion is that Win10 is still a bit buggy if all the posts I read here have merit. But, I'll probably go back to Win10 again before the free upgrade expires.
Alright so here's the update I promised. Ended up getting windows 10, according to afterburner my CPU is running 27 on idle and the highest its gone so far while gaming (I mainly only play CSGO, LoL, and insurgency) was 34. So it seems as though those little scratched didn't mess anything up after all 🙂
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