PC not starting after Applying thermal paste

[Mussels]

Hey guys thanks for your support I should have checked if it was conductive I just got reply from the shop apparently some ic on board and a ram slot is broken, I don't even remember touching any ram slots lol, thank God it's not big damage else it would have been a awful job finding a new board for 2600

they're around $100-$150 Au on ebay (so, less in USD) - get something P or Z zeries (P67, P75, Z68, Z77) and you'll be happy - those chips still perform really well

 

[Edwards 446]

they're around $100-$150 Au on ebay (so, less in USD) - get something P or Z zeries (P67, P75, Z68, Z77) and you'll be happy - those chips still perform really well

Thanks for suggestions I have looked at all of the options avilable to me not one of them is meaningful or reliable investment I am really confused any one knows if stock 2600 will be bottleneck for a 1080 ti class gpu, I was debating upgrading to volta xx70 part in 2018 now am not even sure what to do

 

[eidairaman1]

I don't recall if baseclock can be pushed.

Honestly I'd say it be easier to just upgrade to a 6500K or Ryzen R3. Unless you intend on waiting on coffee lake/Ryzen Plus

 

[Mussels]

Thanks for suggestions I have looked at all of the options avilable to me not one of them is meaningful or reliable investment I am really confused any one knows if stock 2600 will be bottleneck for a 1080 ti class gpu, I was debating upgrading to volta xx70 part in 2018 now am not even sure what to do

it will hold it back a little bit, but you'll still get most of the performance out of it.

if you can afford an all new, faster system.... just do it. If not, get the mobo for the 2600.

 

[PopcornMachine]

Probably doesn't help now, but your cpu/board reporting 98C might indicate the mobo was having issues before you decided to do anything. I don't think old paste would cause the cpu to get that hot.

The problems you had might have happened anyway, even if hadn't put a little extra paste on it. Maybe was just time to upgrade.

 

[Edwards 446]

Probably doesn't help now, but your cpu/board reporting 98C might indicate the mobo was having issues before you decided to do anything. I don't think old paste would cause the cpu to get that hot.

The problems you had might have happened anyway, even if hadn't put a little extra paste on it. Maybe was just time to upgrade.

It was not the paste at all it was the way I put heatsink back I believe, there was no problem regarding the short ckt as the engineer told me also I am thinking of an upgrade regarding the mobo and gpu the gpu is important one as I get 65 fps in bf4 ultra 1080p setting yet I get 12 fps in Witcher3 and 20 in gta5 this is unplayable because of gpu has only 2 gb ram a 1050ti outclasses my gpu at the moment but with the new ram issue of only having 4 gb now I either need a new mobo to get both ram sticks working or get a single 8 gb stick then watch for volta upgrade in 18

But what I am Not certain of is if 2600 will be a bottleneck for 1080p gaming in future just as my 680 has ?

Also the good news is am now getting 79c in CPU so I guess something is good now lol

 

[Mussels]

But what I am Not certain of is if 2600 will be a bottleneck for 1080p gaming in future just as my 680 has ?

no, it wont. a 2600 can still do very close to 4Ghz (all mine did 3.9Ghz on P67/Z68 boards) and they fed my GTX 1080 just fine at 1080p and 4k


you might not get the absolute super duper best maximum FPS, but achieving 1080p 60FPS will be easy.

 

[PopcornMachine]

But what I am Not certain of is if 2600 will be a bottleneck for 1080p gaming in future just as my 680 has ?

Also the good news is am now getting 79c in CPU so I guess something is good now lol

Glad things are looking up. that's great. I also think you are fine sticking with the 2600.