My PC keeps turning off...please help

[Azakiah]

Glad you're back in action OP, hopefully the lag isnt too bad for you too

[ntall1]

just got back from PC store. here is the problem.

The company i had build this PC is cyberpowerPC and they are skimping assholes. Ive had problems from day 1 with their shoddy work. But here is what they did, they put grey grease on my "gaming PC", who thinks that is gonna work? It was almost completely dry and useless. That shit doesnt even last on regular office PCs for long. I got it taken off and Arctic Silver applied and heat sink is reseated. About to boot game up while monitoring temp, will let you know soon.

If it is a stock heat sink you might still need a new better heat sink.

When I built my last gaming rig I did it on a budget. I knew it was a bad idea to cheat out on the cooling system, and ended up getting a cheap stock heat sink. I had overheating issues every time I tried to play a game. So over the next year I had to buy and replace all the cooling parts in the PC spending even more money than I would have.

A stock heatsink when gaming can have your CPU over 70c. Replace that stock heatsink and you will probalby drop your CPU temps by 15c - 25c.

[JustinLovesIzzy]

after 12 min of fates, i am running at 30C still. my heat sink and water cooling system are actually top notch. nothing in my PC is budget. But the people i had build it are idiots. looks like my problem is solved. thanks for all the help. you guys rock. Couldnt of done it with out you. But whats the deal with the lag today. guess thats what they are fixing in maintenance tonight. Peace

[ntall1]

after 12 min of fates, i am running at 30C still. my heat sink and water cooling system are actually top notch. nothing in my PC is budget. But the people i had build it are idiots. looks like my problem is solved. thanks for all the help. you guys rock. Couldnt of done it with out you. But whats the deal with the lag today. guess thats what they are fixing in maintenance tonight. Peace

Nice.. Well I am glad you figured it all out, and hope you will still enjoy your new PSU... that PSU you got is pretty bad ass.

[Twilite]

just got back from PC store. here is the problem.

The company i had build this PC is cyberpowerPC and they are skimping assholes. Ive had problems from day 1 with their shoddy work. But here is what they did, they put grey grease on my "gaming PC", who thinks that is gonna work? It was almost completely dry and useless. That shit doesnt even last on regular office PCs for long. I got it taken off and Arctic Silver applied and heat sink is reseated. About to boot game up while monitoring temp, will let you know soon.

I've had issues with them, but mostly the MSI parts they use. Otherwise it's a good company. But it's safer to buy the CPU separate and install it yourself.

[MissRoxy]

just got back from PC store. here is the problem.

The company i had build this PC is cyberpowerPC and they are skimping assholes. Ive had problems from day 1 with their shoddy work. But here is what they did, they put grey grease on my "gaming PC", who thinks that is gonna work? It was almost completely dry and useless. That shit doesnt even last on regular office PCs for long. I got it taken off and Arctic Silver applied and heat sink is reseated. About to boot game up while monitoring temp, will let you know soon.

Uh, what? A lot of thermal paste are gray. What do you mean that it's not going to work? It may appear ' dry ', but that's just how it is in cold / room temp. All thermal paste have different consistency.

As for Arctic Silver 5, that thermal paste takes forever to cure! lol. I'm surprised they still use that at the PC store you went to. Don't get me wrong... it is a good paste... but there are a lot of better choices out there since AS5 is pretty outdated.

[MissRoxy]

i think it was just not mounted correctly. on my old pc just one pin was slightly higher then the others and had the same issue. xD

It can be many things: Not mounted correctly, too little thermal paste, too much thermal paste, etc.

The stock heatsink should be fine for his CPU ( since he doesn't overclock ). If he wanted a cheap and better heatsink then I'd recommend hyper 212 plus/evo.

As for thermal paste, I personally use Arctic MX-4 since it has very little to no cure time. ( it's also non conductive ) but there are a lot of good ones such as Noctua NT-H1, Shin Etsu X-23 7738D, PK-1, TX-4, and many more.

after 12 min of fates, i am running at 30C still. my heat sink and water cooling system are actually top notch. nothing in my PC is budget. But the people i had build it are idiots. looks like my problem is solved. thanks for all the help. you guys rock. Couldnt of done it with out you. But whats the deal with the lag today. guess thats what they are fixing in maintenance tonight. Peace

Awesome.

[MithrasInvictus]

How is the fan on your radiator holding up? For that matter, is your liquid pump still working properly. I use a closed-loop liquid system as well, but like everything, the more moving parts, the more chances for failure.
That could be the problem if you are running a closed liquid system and still having issues with CPU heat.

[MissRoxy]

How is the fan on your radiator holding up? For that matter, is your liquid pump still working properly. I use a closed-loop liquid system as well, but like everything, the more moving parts, the more chances for failure.
That could be the problem if you are running a closed liquid system and still having issues with CPU heat.

Hm... yeah it may be a pump issue since he mentioned that his system is watercooled... but shouldn't the PC repair store check that before handing back his PC? :/

[MithrasInvictus]

Oh! I just thought of something. Do you overclock your CPU? If you do, stop it immediately until you have given your thermal paste a few days to cure.