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Did I break my PC?

Did I break my PC?

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davibot
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05-25-2023, 01:05 PM
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In short, I've owned this PC for just over a year now. A few weeks back I became really keen on overclocking, so I tried it out. After many hours of tweaking and adjusting clocks through Afterburner, I reached a point where crashes started happening, which is acceptable, so I reset everything. But I didn't see much improvement in FPS—just more heat. So I went back to the default settings. Now I'm experiencing a lack of FPS in games. Before overclocking, I consistently achieved 280-300+ FPS in CSGO. Now it's barely 250 FPS. I've also noticed my GPU is hotter when idle compared to before. Previously, it was around 45-50°C at idle, but after resetting the overclock, it now stays at a solid 60-65°C. My concern is whether I damaged my CPU and GPU by pushing them too hard.
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davibot
05-25-2023, 01:05 PM #1

In short, I've owned this PC for just over a year now. A few weeks back I became really keen on overclocking, so I tried it out. After many hours of tweaking and adjusting clocks through Afterburner, I reached a point where crashes started happening, which is acceptable, so I reset everything. But I didn't see much improvement in FPS—just more heat. So I went back to the default settings. Now I'm experiencing a lack of FPS in games. Before overclocking, I consistently achieved 280-300+ FPS in CSGO. Now it's barely 250 FPS. I've also noticed my GPU is hotter when idle compared to before. Previously, it was around 45-50°C at idle, but after resetting the overclock, it now stays at a solid 60-65°C. My concern is whether I damaged my CPU and GPU by pushing them too hard.

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05-25-2023, 01:35 PM
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SkyNetRising:
Longer heat exposure could have led to the thermal paste between the cooler and GPU drying out, reducing heat transfer efficiency. This would necessitate replacing the paste. However, this isn't the main issue. The user had overclocked it for several weeks. Despite common sayings, TIM doesn't typically fail in such scenarios. It's more likely the person turned off turbo boost or adjusted a BIOS setting. This is especially relevant since CSGO performance relies heavily on single-core stability.
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thadiahunta
05-25-2023, 01:35 PM #2

SkyNetRising:
Longer heat exposure could have led to the thermal paste between the cooler and GPU drying out, reducing heat transfer efficiency. This would necessitate replacing the paste. However, this isn't the main issue. The user had overclocked it for several weeks. Despite common sayings, TIM doesn't typically fail in such scenarios. It's more likely the person turned off turbo boost or adjusted a BIOS setting. This is especially relevant since CSGO performance relies heavily on single-core stability.

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05-26-2023, 03:09 PM
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Long-term high temperatures could have led to the drying out of thermal paste between the cooler and GPU. This would impair the heat transfer efficiency between the GPU and cooler. Replacing the thermal paste would be necessary.
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iKegreenS_
05-26-2023, 03:09 PM #3

Long-term high temperatures could have led to the drying out of thermal paste between the cooler and GPU. This would impair the heat transfer efficiency between the GPU and cooler. Replacing the thermal paste would be necessary.

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05-30-2023, 06:31 AM
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Long-term high temperatures could have led to the drying out of thermal paste between the cooler and GPU, which would reduce heat transfer efficiency. Replacing the paste might be necessary. I question if this is the actual issue.
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xAdriLCT
05-30-2023, 06:31 AM #4

Long-term high temperatures could have led to the drying out of thermal paste between the cooler and GPU, which would reduce heat transfer efficiency. Replacing the paste might be necessary. I question if this is the actual issue.

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thomasp100
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05-30-2023, 12:05 PM
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What else?
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thomasp100
05-30-2023, 12:05 PM #5

What else?

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06-01-2023, 09:11 AM
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SkyNetRising:
Longer heat exposure could have led to the thermal paste between the cooler and GPU drying out, reducing heat transfer efficiency. This would necessitate replacing the paste. However, this isn't the main issue. The user had overclocked it for several weeks. Despite common sayings, TIM doesn't typically fail in such scenarios. It's more likely the person turned off turbo boost or adjusted a BIOS setting. This is especially relevant since CSGO performance relies heavily on single-core stability.
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MadMats100
06-01-2023, 09:11 AM #6

SkyNetRising:
Longer heat exposure could have led to the thermal paste between the cooler and GPU drying out, reducing heat transfer efficiency. This would necessitate replacing the paste. However, this isn't the main issue. The user had overclocked it for several weeks. Despite common sayings, TIM doesn't typically fail in such scenarios. It's more likely the person turned off turbo boost or adjusted a BIOS setting. This is especially relevant since CSGO performance relies heavily on single-core stability.

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