Hardware Issue

Lurker · 29-06-2012, 17:45:07

Any ideas what would make my CPU temperature run crazy hot, like 88 degrees celsius, when not under any load? Fans are all working, dust blown out, etc.

Can a heat sink be bad or is it likely just a faulty processor?

Thank you very much in advance for your thoughtful guidance.

Venom · 29-06-2012, 19:17:24

Unlikely that a heat sink would go bad. Unless it's like, physically broken or something with missing pieces and all. Typically that's a fan/airflow issue. You said the fans are blowing, but are they moving a good amount of air? You sure there's no load on the processor? There's not some hidden process or virus or something using the hell out of your CPU?

Lurker · 29-06-2012, 19:51:24

That's what I figured. I think I fixed it -- the heat sink wasn't affixed firmly to the processor so I took it off and re-installed it with new thermal paste. It is cooler now.

Whatever those things are called that you attach the the heatsink to the MB with suck. Plus my hands are too damn big for that kind of work.

Thanks.

paiktis · 30-06-2012, 14:15:29

Out of curiosity, what brand of thermal paste did you use?

Lurker · 30-06-2012, 15:05:06

Something I got at Radio Shack -- Ceramique, made by Arctic Silver.

mr_G · 08-03-2015, 23:16:12

interesting

MattHiggs · 18-03-2015, 10:13:05

Climate change.

jsorense · 18-03-2015, 19:49:09

paleoclimates

29-06-2012, 17:45:07	#1
Lurker CG Economist & Canadian of the Year Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: On the shores of Little Redfish Lake	Hardware Issue Any ideas what would make my CPU temperature run crazy hot, like 88 degrees celsius, when not under any load? Fans are all working, dust blown out, etc. Can a heat sink be bad or is it likely just a faulty processor? Thank you very much in advance for your thoughtful guidance. __________________ You can't get off if you don't get on.

29-06-2012, 19:17:24	#2
Venom Look out behind you! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rudolph's stable	Unlikely that a heat sink would go bad. Unless it's like, physically broken or something with missing pieces and all. Typically that's a fan/airflow issue. You said the fans are blowing, but are they moving a good amount of air? You sure there's no load on the processor? There's not some hidden process or virus or something using the hell out of your CPU? __________________ TO MY BALLS!!!!! or TO LazyView!!!!

29-06-2012, 19:51:24	#3
Lurker CG Economist & Canadian of the Year Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: On the shores of Little Redfish Lake	That's what I figured. I think I fixed it -- the heat sink wasn't affixed firmly to the processor so I took it off and re-installed it with new thermal paste. It is cooler now. Whatever those things are called that you attach the the heatsink to the MB with suck. Plus my hands are too damn big for that kind of work. Thanks. __________________ You can't get off if you don't get on.

30-06-2012, 15:05:06	#5
Lurker CG Economist & Canadian of the Year Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: On the shores of Little Redfish Lake	Something I got at Radio Shack -- Ceramique, made by Arctic Silver. __________________ You can't get off if you don't get on.

18-03-2015, 19:49:09	#8
jsorense Kinked Rockist Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In the '60s.	paleoclimates __________________ "I wonder what became of all the Rockers and the Mods. I hope they are making it and they've all got stead jobs, Oh but rock and roll still lives on, Yeah, rock and roll still lives on. "

30-06-2012, 14:15:29	#4
paiktis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006	Out of curiosity, what brand of thermal paste did you use?

08-03-2015, 23:16:12	#6
mr_G bob's favourite kid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: zeggiknie	interesting

18-03-2015, 10:13:05	#7
MattHiggs Higgelhoff Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Worsley	Climate change.

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