Problem with heatsink

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While traveling to LAN my heatsink from my CPU fell off, after putting it back when I play a game my FPS is normal then gradually gets worse very quickly, like 40-50 FPS on CounterStrike 1.6. Any ideas on what it could be?
 
I presume you reapplied thermal paste as stated above and have reseated it, ensuring that its clipped in correctly.
 
^sorry to hijack , but can you over do it with paste? how much do you need of that stuff?
 
I don't have any paste to apply, but would it cause problems similar to this? Running speedfan it shows Core0 at 81c when its lagging, after I close CounterStrike it goes back down to 52c and then CPU usage on task manager goes back down to 0-2%
 
Linken said:
I don't have any paste to apply, but would it cause problems similar to this? Running speedfan it shows Core0 at 81c when its lagging, after I close CounterStrike it goes back down to 52c and then CPU usage on task manager goes back down to 0-2%
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Without a thermal compound to seal the gap between the IHS and Heatsink, heat will not be transfered correctly and the CPU will soon overheat and possibly throttle.
 
Linken said:
I don't have any paste to apply, but would it cause problems similar to this? Running speedfan it shows Core0 at 81c when its lagging, after I close CounterStrike it goes back down to 52c and then CPU usage on task manager goes back down to 0-2%
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If you go any where near 80C you should stop what your doing cos thats when CPU's fry. Me and my mate tried to see what temp and on old athlon 64 would get up to without a heatsink before it fried and it was in the 80s.
 
stop fear mongering ive run a core2 at 80 degs for a short while before replacing the HSF.

I wouldnt do it for a long period of time however.
 
Is there anyway to reduce the heat? Like underclocking for example? Like I said there's no paste to apply, and it's too late to get any.
 
Acid_death69 said:
If you go any where near 80C you should stop what your doing cos thats when CPU's fry. Me and my mate tried to see what temp and on old athlon 64 would get up to without a heatsink before it fried and it was in the 80s.
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I have run a C2D @ 80 deg for ages with no probs.....
 
If you visit Intels site you will see the MAX temp is 73C, which you should be able to keep it well bellow.

Obv if his Heatsink feel off in transit to a Lan Party he ain't gonna have TIM in his pocket and all the stuff to clean it up and refit.

Get it remounted properly A.S.A.P IMO.
 
helmutcheese said:
If you visit Intels site you will see the MAX temp is 73C, which you should be able to keep it well bellow.

Obv if his Heatsink feel off in transit to a Lan Party he ain't gonna have TIM in his pocket and all the stuff to clean it up and refit.

Get it remounted properly A.S.A.P IMO.
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I completely agree

Get some TIM cleaner & then apply some arctic silver MX-2.....great stuff
 
I've applied some paste and the temps are still high, maybe the CPU is busted? I booted up the PC with the heatsink off completely, because after setting up at LAN I obviously didn't realize it was off, until I opened it up
 
Temps after booting up idle are 55c on both cores (stock heatsink), and when trying to play a game it will exceed 85c and eventually shut down.
 
think you should avoid playing games mate, CPU's really shouldnt go that far up. Even if you buy a cheap after market heatsink, it's going to be plenty better then the stock one.
 
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