Did I fry my CPU?

Metzzen1 · 04-21-2006, 07:05 AM

so had new cpu cooler sittin around that i bought and never used, well decided to put it on today. got out the old arctic silver, put a bb sized damn on there and put the cpu in. got everything wired back up board back in and i turn on the pc and i smell this weird smell kinda plasticky. so i instantly turn it off. i recheck al my wires, everything is correct. turn it on again, held the cpu fan and case fans still for a second and saw a tiny stream of smoke, like TINY. i instantly turned it off again in fear that i fried the cpu. well i came back a few hours later and pulled the cooler off. looks like i put to much arctic silver and it was makin contact with the metal clip that holds in the cpu (775 socket). would this make my cpu fry?

ontop of all thism my comp wont boot or do anything. i tried clearing the cmos and nothing. not a thing comes up on the screen just black. whats the deal? is it time for a new mobo combo

Filip · 04-21-2006, 07:14 AM

If the Artic Silver 5 dropped on motherboard circuits then most likley it shorted out, I don't think anything happened to the CPU.

Metzzen1 · 04-21-2006, 07:19 AM

well it didnt looked like it got on any circuits, just in one place the edge of the AS was touching the metal frame that holds the cpu down. the AS did not touch the sliicone part of the board or any circuits... makes me wonder what the smoke was.

so are you sayin the motherboard is shot? not the cpu?

Filip · 04-21-2006, 07:22 AM

You can be 100% sure by putting another CPU in there.

Tell me, are the fans spinning (ones that are connected to the mobo)?

Metzzen1 · 04-21-2006, 07:35 AM

yes all fans are spinning, including both front, both rear, cpu and side fan. all running like normal. red light is on like it should be on the board. all power connectors are in properly. hmmmm

Filip · 04-21-2006, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Metzzen1

yes all fans are spinning, including both front, both rear, cpu and side fan. all running like normal. red light is on like it should be on the board. all power connectors are in properly. hmmmm

Then it has got to be the CPU. But can we be sure?

You'll definetly get more replies on this, I gotta go.

vspede · 04-21-2006, 09:00 AM

Did you clean the CPU "Before" putting on the new paste? Was there a sticker on the back of the new cpu fan? Did you take taht off? The burning might have been that or the old paste. Paste hardens, etc. You need to clean the old stuff off with qtips and ethanol. Although I prefer a steady hand, ethanol, and a razor, lol.

Hope it works out for ya

Metzzen1 · 04-21-2006, 04:55 PM

well ill post up the exact procedures i followed. came home and pulled my mobo out(because the new fan has a backer plate on the back). so i pulled off the stock HSF and with the plastic scraping tool supplied by AS with my 2 part adhesive i scraped offthe old paste. i did not use the two part stuff for this application i used the normal arctic silver 5. well then i used goop off on q tips to get all the residue off. i then put a dab of AS on the back of the new HSF and rubbed it all over then wiped it all off with a lint free lens cleaning pad. i then put a bb sized dab on the cpu and stuck the new HSF in place. put the board back in, wired everything up and thayts when the weird smell and smoke. it definatly smelled like soemthing shorted out. so i guess my cpu is toast. well looks like ill be getting a new 3000+ venice to OC

Metzzen1 · 04-21-2006, 04:56 PM

hmm im gonna build a setup sortof like filip but i think im going to have cards in SLI. but im not sure yet.

fade2green514 · 04-21-2006, 05:05 PM

make sure you follow the instructions very carefully, and read the whole thing:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm
#1 not too much compound,
#2 nothing BUT the compound between the heatsink + cpu (meaning no dead skin cells, no touching it with your fingers... put your hand in a plastic bag... also no air bubble, rub with your finger in a plastic bag in circles to fill in gaps)

if it was a pentium 4, then it shouldn't have fried. most pentium 4's are safe at very high temps, meaning its got a sort of "temperature security"

the only way to tell for sure if it fried is to test. try another cpu, and if it still doesn't work, try puttin the cpu in another system.

04-21-2006, 07:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Metzzen1 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 51	Did I fry my CPU? so had new cpu cooler sittin around that i bought and never used, well decided to put it on today. got out the old arctic silver, put a bb sized damn on there and put the cpu in. got everything wired back up board back in and i turn on the pc and i smell this weird smell kinda plasticky. so i instantly turn it off. i recheck al my wires, everything is correct. turn it on again, held the cpu fan and case fans still for a second and saw a tiny stream of smoke, like TINY. i instantly turned it off again in fear that i fried the cpu. well i came back a few hours later and pulled the cooler off. looks like i put to much arctic silver and it was makin contact with the metal clip that holds in the cpu (775 socket). would this make my cpu fry? ontop of all thism my comp wont boot or do anything. i tried clearing the cmos and nothing. not a thing comes up on the screen just black. whats the deal? is it time for a new mobo combo

04-21-2006, 07:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Metzzen1 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 51	well yes all fans are spinning, including both front, both rear, cpu and side fan. all running like normal. red light is on like it should be on the board. all power connectors are in properly. hmmmm

04-21-2006, 05:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,185	make sure you follow the instructions very carefully, and read the whole thing: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm #1 not too much compound, #2 nothing BUT the compound between the heatsink + cpu (meaning no dead skin cells, no touching it with your fingers... put your hand in a plastic bag... also no air bubble, rub with your finger in a plastic bag in circles to fill in gaps) if it was a pentium 4, then it shouldn't have fried. most pentium 4's are safe at very high temps, meaning its got a sort of "temperature security" the only way to tell for sure if it fried is to test. try another cpu, and if it still doesn't work, try puttin the cpu in another system. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (3000 grit lapped) Thermaltake big typhoon - cpu full load 43C DFI Infinity 975X Crossfire motherboard 7800gt 256mb + NV silencer 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 5-5-5-15 (1.8v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Last edited by fade2green514; 04-21-2006 at 05:09 PM.

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04-21-2006, 07:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	If the Artic Silver 5 dropped on motherboard circuits then most likley it shorted out, I don't think anything happened to the CPU.

04-21-2006, 07:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Metzzen1 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 51	well it didnt looked like it got on any circuits, just in one place the edge of the AS was touching the metal frame that holds the cpu down. the AS did not touch the sliicone part of the board or any circuits... makes me wonder what the smoke was. so are you sayin the motherboard is shot? not the cpu?

04-21-2006, 07:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	You can be 100% sure by putting another CPU in there. Tell me, are the fans spinning (ones that are connected to the mobo)?

04-21-2006, 09:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
vspede Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28	Did you clean the CPU "Before" putting on the new paste? Was there a sticker on the back of the new cpu fan? Did you take taht off? The burning might have been that or the old paste. Paste hardens, etc. You need to clean the old stuff off with qtips and ethanol. Although I prefer a steady hand, ethanol, and a razor, lol. Hope it works out for ya

04-21-2006, 04:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Metzzen1 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 51	well ill post up the exact procedures i followed. came home and pulled my mobo out(because the new fan has a backer plate on the back). so i pulled off the stock HSF and with the plastic scraping tool supplied by AS with my 2 part adhesive i scraped offthe old paste. i did not use the two part stuff for this application i used the normal arctic silver 5. well then i used goop off on q tips to get all the residue off. i then put a dab of AS on the back of the new HSF and rubbed it all over then wiped it all off with a lint free lens cleaning pad. i then put a bb sized dab on the cpu and stuck the new HSF in place. put the board back in, wired everything up and thayts when the weird smell and smoke. it definatly smelled like soemthing shorted out. so i guess my cpu is toast. well looks like ill be getting a new 3000+ venice to OC

04-21-2006, 04:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Metzzen1 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 51	hmm im gonna build a setup sortof like filip but i think im going to have cards in SLI. but im not sure yet.