Urgent CPU Overheating Problem

[SingaBoiy]

This started earlier. For some reason, my cpu temp. continues to get higher. And when it gets too hot, its shuts down. I turned my OC off so its running stock. Ive tried clearing the CMOS and it still does it.

The fan is spinning at the right speed. It was dusty but I got some compressed air and cleaned it out. Heatsink connects to the cpu just fine. Put some more thermal compound on just to be safe (not too much ;) ). Its not hot in the room. Had a nice breeze earlier.

This doesnt make sense :( Just happened out of no where. I cant even get Windows to load cause it shuts down too fast.

[asmithz]

Hit it, it always works when its out of line.

I can send you that exhust fan when i get my case, i wont need it anymore.

What are you using to read the temp, some programs cant read right. Mine says its running at 80c and i know theres no way its over 48c.

[Virtualbody1234]

Check the orientation of the heatsink. I suspect you have it on backwards.

http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfadden/guides/Heatsink/wrongL.jpg

http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfadden/guides/Heatsink/heatsink1L.jpg

[SingaBoiy]

Nope, no possible way it is on backwards. Got it on how it came factory. I got one of those circular heatsinks.

I havent changed anything. It been on the cpu for a few months now. Unless it magically flipped itself around :rolleyes:

[Duffman]

Try underclocking it and seeing if it over heats, then you can at least tell its something wrong with the hardware.

[SingaBoiy]

Try underclocking it and seeing if it over heats, then you can at least tell its something wrong with the hardware.
Got it going as low as possible.

[Duffman]

And its stable, if so then make sure you have the right v core set, and make sure there aren't anythings set to make the core sync with the memory or some odd setting like that.

[SingaBoiy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/SingaBoiy/DVC00112.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/SingaBoiy/DVC00113.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/SingaBoiy/DVC00114.jpg

Do these look correct? I reset the CMOS so everything in the bios is how it should be. I cleaned off the thermal paste and applied some new stuff. It seemed to stay at 41C but slowely climed up and shut down.

[Virtualbody1234]

What fan is on that? Give us a CPU cooler model or a link to the product. 2550 RPM isn't very fast for a CPU fan.



The temps show 39° in the pics. How high did it go before it shut down?

[Duffman]

Check the BIOS for failsafe options, maybe there set unreasonably low.

[SingaBoiy]

Hmmm.... this time it was only on for a minute or two and it shut down at 37!

WTF is going on? :(

[SingaBoiy]

Ok. Nailed the problem. Its the PSU :( New one will be here in about 3 days