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Please Help!! CPU Temp off the charts!!
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How will I know now if I have a damaged cpu?
Also, I am now thinking of buying a new heatsink & fan tomorrow & fitting that?
Also, I am now thinking of buying a new heatsink & fan tomorrow & fitting that?
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Notorious Lee said:
It probably won't be damaged. It'll be shutting itself off when the temp gets to high to avoid damage.
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Notorious Lee said:
Unless you're overclocking a nw HS/F would be pointless.
It wouldn't hurt getting some AS5 and TIM cleaner to reseat your cooler though.
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But like Servo said I can only imagine it's a faulty heatsink.
Or do you think that the default settings on the motherboard are over the top as mentioned earlier as what should be the correct settings?
Or do you think that the default settings on the motherboard are over the top as mentioned earlier as what should be the correct settings?
It won't turn itself off immediately through dodgy settings. Your heatsink isn't fitted properly, or there's something very wrong with your CPU.
Highly unlikely that the chip is damaged. Get some decent thermal paste, clean the CPU and the heatsink with TIM cleaner or isopropyl alcohol and refit, making sure all four pins are snugly in place.
Highly unlikely that the chip is damaged. Get some decent thermal paste, clean the CPU and the heatsink with TIM cleaner or isopropyl alcohol and refit, making sure all four pins are snugly in place.
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I can only presume it's turning itself off because the cpu is getting too hot.
What I am going to do tomorrow is buy the Arctic freezer pro heatsink & fan & clean off the thermal paste which is already on the cpu & re-apply then fit the new heatsink & fan.
If I still have a problem then my only other option would be to return the cpu under warranty.
Any other recommendations?
What I am going to do tomorrow is buy the Arctic freezer pro heatsink & fan & clean off the thermal paste which is already on the cpu & re-apply then fit the new heatsink & fan.
If I still have a problem then my only other option would be to return the cpu under warranty.
Any other recommendations?
Ive just put together a new PC with a intel Quad CPU, and all I did when seating the heatsink and fan was remove the crap thermal paste already on the heatsink and stick plenty of this on instead http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=27
Its running at around 28c idle and 46c after 1 hour on full load (slight overclock too)
Its running at around 28c idle and 46c after 1 hour on full load (slight overclock too)
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Are you using the original heat sink & fan you get with the quad?
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You see this is why I think I may have a faulty heatsink because just be re-applying a new paste surely won't bring my temps down by 60 degrees?
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No, but you might not have put the HS/F on properly in the first place.
Yes, make sure your hs/f is on the board properly. Check that all 4 of the legs have clipped into place all the way. When mines seated properly you can actually see a bit of a bend in the motherboard from the pressure 
If one of those legs isnt clipped into place properly it wont be seated well enough.
If one of those legs isnt clipped into place properly it wont be seated well enough.
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Just purchased the Freezer 7 Pro heatsink & fan so I will let you know how I get on once installed.
Dingleberry88 said:TAT doesn't work with nForce motherboards. CoreTemp does though.
OP: make sure you manually set the voltages in the BIOS. Leaving them on auto gives you more than you need.
Using TAT here with an nForce 680i EVGA motherboard,no problems that i can see?
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Fair enough, I thought I'd read it only worked with Intel chipsets...
Doesn't work with my board anyway.
Doesn't work with my board anyway.
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Just installed the Freezer Pro & had my pc running in bios now for over 1 hour.
The temps have dropped to: -
54 degrees CPU
54 degrees Motherboard.
Do these figures still seem high considering it's a quad core?
I think they are as I am concerned that once I start using the processor the temps will shoot up.
The temps have dropped to: -
54 degrees CPU
54 degrees Motherboard.
Do these figures still seem high considering it's a quad core?
I think they are as I am concerned that once I start using the processor the temps will shoot up.
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for idle thats still way too hot
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The fans I have installed are one from the Corsair PSU which is pointing down.
a fan at the rear of the case to expell hot air. 1 fan at the front to bring in cool air. Obviously, the cpu heatsink & fan & a fan on the gpu.
On the fan control in the bios the cpu fan control has an option of q-fan.
What is this & should this be selected?
a fan at the rear of the case to expell hot air. 1 fan at the front to bring in cool air. Obviously, the cpu heatsink & fan & a fan on the gpu.
On the fan control in the bios the cpu fan control has an option of q-fan.
What is this & should this be selected?