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Odin845 said:
I reseated the heat sink, but now another problem has risen. I think a small drop of sweat fell on my motherboard, so is there anything I can do? I heard water is bad for computers.

I think I may have put too much arctic silver on the heat sink, can this be my problem and plus I had the skin colored pad on the heat sink, could that heat it up that much?

well, I won't turn on my computer until I hear some input about the sweat, thanks for all the help.
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Wow Odin845, it sounds like you're having some serious problems. That sucks!:mad: The sweat shouldn't completely hose up your hardware. Remove the "skin" on the heatsink you are describing. Whenever you re-apply thermal paste, you should clean the surface of your heatsink/CPU with alcohol pads. If you don't have "pads," use a paper towel and some rubbing alcohol. Make sure the alcohol doesn't come in contact with the bottom of the CPU. That is not the cause of your immediate problems, however. Are you sure you're CPU temps are that high? Even without a heatsink, at idle (in the BIOS), it shouldn't go above 50C (even that's high). Have you been able to put you're OS in the DVD/CD tray and attempt to install? Where are you at RIGHT NOW!? You should post some pictures of the interior of your case, especially your heatsink. Go to Imageshack. It's easy to post pictures on the forum using this service. You can succeed with this build!*

*Unless you've somehow (not the sweat) created permanent hardware failure. If so, we need to isolate the failure, and RMA the cause of the problem.
 
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There's nothing wrong with a drop of sweat, if it was more than a sweat of real water then yea, too much thermal paste doesn't overheat.
 
So there is nothing I can do?

No I haven't installed windows because I saw the temps were so high and it went up to 80 and shut off. So if it shuts off like that is it broken, I thought that was a safety precaution, or did it turn off because it was fried?

So it is safe to turn on the computer with he drop of sweat?
 
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It is a pain putting on the Heatsink. I had some problems too on my first build, if all else mentioned fails

Try cleaning the heatsink and top of cpu of the paste already there, try to get it all. Apply the paste and might want to try to spread it out with a credit card or something. Then just place the CPU in the socket, place the heatsink until it looks allright, press the clips down hard. If the motherboard bends a little it doesnt matter, just dont press it down until it a U :D

Like some people said wiggle it to see if it moves much, it has to make contact and be firm.

Dont worry about a little sweat or screws, I dropped a couple of screws too :P
 
So should I wait a day to turn it on?

So even without the fan the cpu shouldn't go hotter than 50C?
Wha?! Doe sthat mean my CPU is broken or I installed it wrong?
 
If your worrying about sweat, how much was it?

It shouldnt get too hot, although it does get hot, mine got to about 72C with a bad thermal paste.
 
it was like a drop

If I just put in the cpu with no heatsink would the hottest it should get is 50C?

If that is true then my CPU must be broken or I put it in wrong.
 
I edited my previous post. Read it. Post some pictures.. You may need to remove all the hardware and start over. Does your mainboard have a troubleshooting LED onboard. If so, when you power on the board, read the last code you receive. In the mainboard manual, there should be a description of this code.
 
ThatGuy16 said:
NEVER turn it on without the heatsink, it MUST have the heatsink installed
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No, at idle, you do not have to have a fan/heatsink installed. Some CPU's run at full load without anything, from what I've read. Of course you want to have one, however. I was trying to make a point. How could his CPU temps be so high in the BIOS?
 
No someone said that without a heat sink the hottest it should be is 50C.

Since I am getting 80C with a heatsink, that must mean my CPU is broken right? Or I installed it wrong, which is highly probable.
 
Did you try cleaning the Heatsink and the CPU with alcohol pads?

After that cleanup

Apply the paste again, spread it, then place the CPU in its socket

Place the heatsink firmly and press the clips hard (like I said your motherboard might bend a little, dont worry if bends a little)

Check the temps again after that you may be able to RMA it - some CPU's do come out bad
 
Odin845 said:
No someone said that without a heat sink the hottest it should be is 50C.

Since I am getting 80C with a heatsink, that must mean my CPU is broken right? Or I installed it wrong, which is highly probable.
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You don't want to run anything without a heatsink. Have you tried starting it back up after re-applying the paste and seating the heatsink? trust me, its pointless to risk running without a heatsink.
 
mep916 said:
Wow Odin845, it sounds like you're having some serious problems. That sucks!:mad: The sweat shouldn't completely hose up your hardware. Remove the "skin" on the heatsink you are describing. Whenever you re-apply thermal paste, you should clean the surface of your heatsink/CPU with alcohol pads. If you don't have "pads," use a paper towel and some rubbing alcohol. Make sure the alcohol doesn't come in contact with the bottom of the CPU. That is not the cause of your immediate problems, however. Are you sure you're CPU temps are that high? Even without a heatsink, at idle (in the BIOS), it shouldn't go above 50C (even that's high). Have you been able to put you're OS in the DVD/CD tray and attempt to install? Where are you at RIGHT NOW!? You should post some pictures of the interior of your case, especially your heatsink. Go to Imageshack. It's easy to post pictures on the forum using this service. You can succeed with this build!*

*Unless you've somehow (not the sweat) created permanent hardware failure. If so, we need to isolate the failure, and RMA the cause of the problem.
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Please, read the above quote thoroughly Odin845. @ ThatGuy16, I didn't say DO NOT USE HEATSINK. I'm trying to emphasize the fact that his CPU temps should not be that high, in any situation.
 
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Yea!

I tried it again without the side panel and here is what I got after idling for 10 minutes at the system monitor screen.

CPU - 38C
Board - 27C
MCP - 73C

What is MCP, that looks like it is running hot. I guess I just have to use my computer without the side panel.

Also I noticed the fans are only running at about 1300 RPM, before when the CPU was hot it was at like 3000 RPM
 
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Odin845 said:
No someone said that without a heat sink the hottest it should be is 50C.

Since I am getting 80C with a heatsink, that must mean my CPU is broken right? Or I installed it wrong, which is highly probable.
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You should never, EVER, run a CPU without a heatsink. The CPU will heat up and shut off within seconds.

The computer shutting off when the temp hit 80º does not mean your CPU is fried, in fact, quite the opposite. This is a feature of the motherboard to shut off the computer to help prevent damage to your CPU and other parts.

So your CPU reaching 80º does not mean it is broken...from what I gather this is an issue with how you installed the HSF onto the mobo. For very good instruction on how to apply AS5 to a Q6600 and to mount the HSF, see here: http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_quad_wcap.pdf

What you need to do is remove that "skin" pad on the heatsink. You also need to get some rubbing alcohol (preferably high-purity) and really clean the CPU and the bottom of the heatsink until it is clean. Then apply the AS5 and mount the heatsink according to the link above.
 
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