PhilC2005
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Hi there, havent posted here in a long while.. but i got a problem.
Ive had an AMD64 3200 Socket 939 for a few years now, but it recently started rebooting all the time.
So I checked out the temps and found:
CPU: 38 at idle, seems to tail off towards 50 under load
MB: 30 at idle, seems to stabilise at 35
CHIP: 30 at idle, hits 75 just before reboot under load
This 'CHIP' temp always used to be around 15-17 degrees whenever i checked it in the past... so im wondering whether its the temperature difference between the CPU core and the integrated heat spreader (where the 'CPU' sensor maybe is)... so the CPU might have detached partially from the spreader???
if so, then i guess i should try removing the spreader? could destroy the chip, but ive got nothing to lose...
or does anyone know what this 'CHIP' temp is??
I have a reasonably large CPU cooler, which doesnt seem to warm up as much as in the past.
Ive had an AMD64 3200 Socket 939 for a few years now, but it recently started rebooting all the time.
So I checked out the temps and found:
CPU: 38 at idle, seems to tail off towards 50 under load
MB: 30 at idle, seems to stabilise at 35
CHIP: 30 at idle, hits 75 just before reboot under load
This 'CHIP' temp always used to be around 15-17 degrees whenever i checked it in the past... so im wondering whether its the temperature difference between the CPU core and the integrated heat spreader (where the 'CPU' sensor maybe is)... so the CPU might have detached partially from the spreader???
if so, then i guess i should try removing the spreader? could destroy the chip, but ive got nothing to lose...
or does anyone know what this 'CHIP' temp is??
I have a reasonably large CPU cooler, which doesnt seem to warm up as much as in the past.