[LukeDerbyshire]

Ok,

I have a Q6600 and i installed CoreTemp after my PC was shutting off.

Tested the ram, wasnt that.

Tested the graphics card, wasnt that.

Look at coretemp and i literrally almost passed out, these are the readings :

Core #0 : 118 Degrees
Core #1 : 118 Degrees
Core #2 : 125 Degrees
Core #3 : 122 Degrees

What would you suggest is the problem and how to solve it, most cost effective would be appreciated.

Cheers


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[itsme]

Originally Posted by LukeDerbyshire

Ok,

I have a Q6600 and i installed CoreTemp after my PC was shutting off.

Tested the ram, wasnt that.

Tested the graphics card, wasnt that.

Look at coretemp and i literrally almost passed out, these are the readings :

Core #0 : 118 Degrees
Core #1 : 118 Degrees
Core #2 : 125 Degrees
Core #3 : 122 Degrees

What would you suggest is the problem and how to solve it, most cost effective would be appreciated.

Cheers


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Are the temps F OR C

[LukeDerbyshire]

C

[Waynos_Face]

Those readings cannot be right, are the temps in fahrenheit or celcius???

125 degrees fahrenheit is about 52 degrees celcius which is right at load for a Q6600, i have one.

If thats in celcius then its an honest to god miracle that it works that high, you need to set the default settings in the BIOS first and see if you get any changes. If not remove the CPU, remove and reapply the thermal paste, a good one like Arctic Silver 5, then if you are using the stock fan, get a better one, a Freezer 7 Pro is a budget option £15 or a theramlrite 120 is a better option £30.

Edit: We posted at the same time, i see its C.

[itsme]

Originally Posted by LukeDerbyshire

C

What cooler/heat sink you using? no wonder it shuts down be carefull or BANG

[Waynos_Face]

Or you can buy a socket 775 Pentium 4 on ebay for £5, stick that in and if it frys then you know its the motherboard, either overvolting or one of the controllers has gone.

I think someone recently had a problem with an AMD chip cooking? Might have been someone who likes cats.

[itsme]

thermalright ultra 120 eXtreme + scythe s-flex 1600
currently @ 3.2ghz 1.30V around 45'C load

[itsme]

Originally Posted by Waynos_Face

Or you can buy a socket 775 Pentium 4 on ebay for £5, stick that in and if it frys then you know its the motherboard, either overvolting or one of the controllers has gone.

I think someone recently had a problem with an AMD chip cooking? Might have been someone who likes cats.

Yep sorted Zalman CNPS8000 AMD AM2 LOADED 40c Cheeky bugger

[LukeDerbyshire]

Set bios to default only about 5 degree drop,

Ill try and get some thermal paste will that help im using standard fan which came with the pc ( sorry im not too good with pc's )

[Waynos_Face]

Okay, turn the PC off, and grab hold of the fan and give it a wiggle, it should move about 1-2mm either way at most and thats only the fittings really.

It will have four push fit connectors at either corner you simply turn the top of the connector anti clockwise to get it to release.

Make sure you do opposite corners, so 1 and 3 together then 2 and 4 together.

If you look at the bottom of the heatsink and fan it will have some grey paste on it, is it still soft to touch or gone hard???