Computer wont stay on!!!

[mello_newf]

you dont need to "refresh" thermal paste, once it is properly applied and your temperatures are in a safe range, leave it alone.

you sometimes need to refresh thermal "grease" because it is much thinner and can break down with time becoming less effective at heat transfer. i would replace thermal "grease" every year if i used it but i never use it because it does break down over time.

paste is thicker and does not "flow", it stays where you put it and doesnt thin out over time like grease does so it is not necessary to reapply it unless you are removing or replacing the CPU heatsink or if you have CPU overheating issues.

all you do is risk damaging your system and causing problems by replacing thermal paste to gain a tiny minutia of cooling difference for a brief time untill the new paste settles in. (this takes about 3 months)

properly applied thermal paste that is of good quality such as arctic silver 5 or something simular will last for 7 to 8 years before the chemical composition of the paste begins to change and it thickens somewhat. this does not mean that it is any less effective as a thermal paste it just means that after it is 5 years old, maybe you can justify saying that changing to fresh paste could be a good idea, but your computer would be headed to the junk pile by then.

you do not need to "put on new thermal paste every six months" as many claim, this is just silly. you can easily cause damage to your CPU and motherboard every time you remove the heatsink so why take unnecessary chances with your system when it is not needed.

i am sorry to hear about your system breaking down but when you get it fixed, avoid changing thermal paste unless you have overheating issues.

I was changing some no name past I had on their to arctic paste and I changed it a few days ago because I was having problems with overheating. Trust me I don't like taking off my HSF it's a bitch to get back on...

Also does anyone know what I should tell tigerdirect (I'm in Canada so no newegg) when or if I try to return the CPU? Will they pay for the shipping back?

 

[tater]

tiger usually does...when you receive the package it comes with this sheet saying dont throw away..lol find it and read over it

 

[DR.Death]

try www.ncix.com or www.greenlyph.com they are both good stores

 

[J-Man]

My computer doesn't POST, I have to hold TAB haha.

 

[Verikon]

Forgive me if this has already been stated and tried, but do you have any PCI cards installed? I once fried my wireless and sound card, and the system would not boot with them installed. Once they were out, the system was peachy-keen.

 

[mello_newf]

I only have my GFX card and it better not be fried.

I just bought a cheep am2 processor I should get it mon or tue so Ill let you all know what happens then.

Thanks for all the help guys.

 

[mello_newf]

ok so I got the 3000+ I bought in the mail today and it's working so I mush have fried my X2 5200+. Man this thing is slow im gonna have to OC it until I get a X2 6000+ because it's having a real hard time with vista.