Why does the CPU overheat if pushpins are not fully down?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Solution
Jacob McIntosh
It's because the heatsync is not all the way on the CPU, so one part of the CPU is being cooled, and the other is not. ALWAYS make sure ALL the pushpins are ALL the way down, or you could ruin your machine. VERY quickly.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Jacob McIntosh

Jacob McIntosh

Honorable
Aug 24, 2013
2,073
0
12,460
It's because the heatsync is not all the way on the CPU, so one part of the CPU is being cooled, and the other is not. ALWAYS make sure ALL the pushpins are ALL the way down, or you could ruin your machine. VERY quickly.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
F

FishesDelicious

Honorable
Jan 26, 2014
8
0
10,510


Good thing I caught this early lol. Thanks
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom