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Re: [SLE] CPU dies at 55C; time to change CPU, cooler or both?
- From: Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:08:57 -0400
- Message-id: <0IFO00KGHRB5IZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
At 08:12 PM 4/28/2005 +0200, Pieter Hulshoff wrote:
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>Hello all,
>
>As mentioned in the thread about my glorious cooling problems: I seem to
be in
>a posession of a CPU that dies when it reaches 53-55C. Is it time to buy
>myself a new CPU, should I just get a better cooler, or should I change both
>while I'm at it? Any suggestions on a brand/type for the cooler?
>
>Regards,
>
>Pieter
>
/snip/
Before spending a whole lot of money, see if you can't
get some thermal grease, from Thermaloy or someone like
them. Take off the heatsink, coat it with a LIGHT layer
of thermal grease, and reinstall it on the CPU. Make sure
ir fits down tight to the CPU, and is not cockeyed. Try
the system again.
--doug
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