So I have a case with a desktop (not mine) where the cpu just doesn't want to cool down.
When I was called for help I was told that the system was rebooting unexpectedly.
I suspected cpu high temps and my suspicions confirmed as I entered bios in hardware monitor.
The cpu temp was 80 degrees Celsius.
Same reading I was getting on speedfan and coretemp in windows. And that was in idle. I ran prime95 for 1 min and the temps went well above 100.
So I replied thermal paste (AS5) - no significant result.
I tried hegrease extreme - not better.
I checked if the cooler was sitting properly and it seemed ok.
I even bought a new cooler just to be sure (Arctic alpine plus with pre applied Mx4) - temps actually went up.
I reduced the frequency multiplier to drop the cpu speed form 2.4 Ghz to 1.8 - Still temps were not bellow 80 degrees at idle.
I suspected faulty chip temp sensor. So I opened the case to actually feel the cooler temp and I realized I was not able to touch the cooler for more than 2-3 secs. It was HOT and that was not a lie. That was also a good indication that the heat sink was in contact with the cpu.
I looked around some bios settings and I could not find anything suspicious.
So am I dealing with a faulty cpu here or is there anything else wrong? Can actually a cpu get damaged in such a way that it won't cool down? Cause otherwise it was working good.
Cpu is
http://ark.intel.com/products/27250/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E6600-4M-Cache-2_40-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB
Sorry but I don't have other parts info.
When I was called for help I was told that the system was rebooting unexpectedly.
I suspected cpu high temps and my suspicions confirmed as I entered bios in hardware monitor.
The cpu temp was 80 degrees Celsius.
Same reading I was getting on speedfan and coretemp in windows. And that was in idle. I ran prime95 for 1 min and the temps went well above 100.
So I replied thermal paste (AS5) - no significant result.
I tried hegrease extreme - not better.
I checked if the cooler was sitting properly and it seemed ok.
I even bought a new cooler just to be sure (Arctic alpine plus with pre applied Mx4) - temps actually went up.
I reduced the frequency multiplier to drop the cpu speed form 2.4 Ghz to 1.8 - Still temps were not bellow 80 degrees at idle.
I suspected faulty chip temp sensor. So I opened the case to actually feel the cooler temp and I realized I was not able to touch the cooler for more than 2-3 secs. It was HOT and that was not a lie. That was also a good indication that the heat sink was in contact with the cpu.
I looked around some bios settings and I could not find anything suspicious.
So am I dealing with a faulty cpu here or is there anything else wrong? Can actually a cpu get damaged in such a way that it won't cool down? Cause otherwise it was working good.
Cpu is
http://ark.intel.com/products/27250/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E6600-4M-Cache-2_40-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB
Sorry but I don't have other parts info.
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