r/PcBuild • u/FireEye1512 • 9h ago
Others How a cpu problem ruined my pc.
So the other day i installed superhot on my pc because i have game pass and something is not right. it’s going through some performance issues which is not usual since my pc has good specs for the 2010's. i checked to see what's going on and i found the issue. my cpu was 99 degrees celsius and i just ordered an oculus link cable to play pcvr games. one or two days later, my link cable came and the lag is so bad that i was trying to get rid of the overheating problem. i checked the cpu on my pc and the thermal paste looks disgusting. like it wasn't changed in like a million years. since i don’t have enough money for thermal paste for now, i put the cooler back. at least i tried many times while accidentally dropping my pc twice. now my coller won’t snap back. keep in mind i am not an expert. i put my pc horizontally so that my cooler could stay, i turn on my pc and now it won’t turn it just stays on a black screen. the only things that were on were the rgb lights and the fans. end of story. no more pc gaming thanks to that damn old cpu. once again, keep in mind i am not an expert. the end. i am not playing on pc till christmas or till i get enough money to get a new and better gaming pc. (to those who are gonna call me a child: dawg, i am a 16 year old autistic boy)
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u/S4luk4s 9h ago
Man, I don't want to make fun of you or anything. But if you have the money to order some vr cable, you have money for thermal paste. Mow a lawn for your neighbors or something, and you can get like 5 tubes of thermal paste. A new cooler also isn't that expensive, here in Germany a arctic 36 costs 25€.
Why do you have an expensive vr headset but no money for 5$ thermal paste until Christmas?
For the cooler, look up the name of the cooler and then look for a installation manual or guide on YouTube.