Computer hot as a mofo

[abu_has_the_power]

Does the heatsink feel cool?

If it's cool then the problem is the heat transfer form the CPU to the heatsink.

If the heatsink feels really hot then you've got more serious problems.

good point! thanks!
i'll shut down later and try it

[tesco]

Does the heatsink feel cool?

If it's cool then the problem is the heat transfer form the CPU to the heatsink.

If the heatsink feels really hot then you've got more serious problems.

good point! thanks!
i'll shut down later and try it

You should probably have teh comp on when you go to feel it, or the heat sink might have cooled off by the time you touch it.

[abu_has_the_power]

ok, i just felt it. it's idling @ 49C right now. i just put my finger on the hs. it does not feel like 49C. 49C should feel almost burning on your skin. my hdd1 is running @ 50C right now. i put my finger on that and it feels considerably hotter.

so i guess this means i gotta take it apart again. sigh

[Virtualbody1234]

You say it doesn't feel like 49C. What does it feel like?

[abu_has_the_power]

it feels 30-40C

[clocker]

Ya I was just wondering what IHS stands for.

IHS= Integrated Heat Spreader.
They are soldered onto Intel chips and not removable.
AMD uses a type of silicon gasketing which can be cut and the spreader popped off.
As my workhorse Winnie 3500 approaches obsolesence (they are currently going for @$125-150 in classifieds) I'm increasingly tempted to perform the radical spreaderectomy on it and see what happens.
This may be the last gen of AMDs with this "floating" IHS mount (rumor has it that they will adopt the permanent Intel method) so my window of opportunity is rapidly closing.

[Virtualbody1234]

You could always remove the IHS from your chip...

They are soldered onto Intel chips and not removable.

Why suggest it to abu then?

[clocker]

Because I'm an idiot.


@Abu....nevermind.

[abu_has_the_power]

i just took a look at it last night. took out the hs. felt it, and it felt just as hot as the cpu (i did this within 5 min of turning my computer off).

i removed the hs, cleaned the paste, reapplied arctic silver, and my temps are still the same. 47C idle and up to 59C load (@ full speed of my tornado, 44C idle and 55C max load)

wtf??

[Virtualbody1234]

Is it possible that the heatsink is installed backwards?

To feel the CPU after you take the cooler off is way too late. It's a small lightweight item that cools quickly and doesn't retain heat.