Thanks in advance for any help. I was using my computer at lunch today, and when I returned from work it was asleep but wouldn't turn back on(a intermitent problem I've had). For some reason holding down the power button won't reset the comp, so I have to switch off the power supply and turn it back on and it restarts normally. This time it simply wouldn't come back on. I opened the case to check all the connections and everything was firmly in-place. The standby light on the PSU was even on. That's when I noticed something was wrong with the heatpipes on the CPU cooler I installed about 2 months ago. I have never seen the cpu temp rise above 36 Celsius under the most demanding conditions. All the major components are listed below, and with the exception of the hard drive, were all purchased brand new in Oct 2011. I can provide more details if requested. What could be the issue? Have the heat pipes failed?
-Teve
Specs:
AMD FX-6100 processor(not overclocked)
Thermaltake Frio dual 120mm CPU cooler
MSi Radeon 6870 Hawk 1gb graphics
MSi 990FXA-GD65 Mobo
8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz DDR3
Thermaltake 775w "Toughpower" PSU
160gb 5600rpm Western Digital
Overall Case View(notice PSU stanby is on):
Zoom out CPU heat pipes:
Close-up busted heat pipes:
-Teve
Specs:
AMD FX-6100 processor(not overclocked)
Thermaltake Frio dual 120mm CPU cooler
MSi Radeon 6870 Hawk 1gb graphics
MSi 990FXA-GD65 Mobo
8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz DDR3
Thermaltake 775w "Toughpower" PSU
160gb 5600rpm Western Digital
Overall Case View(notice PSU stanby is on):
Zoom out CPU heat pipes:
Close-up busted heat pipes:
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