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12 months ago, I built 2 identical AMD XP2400 based machines - one for
myself and one for a friend.
My machine's processor runs 25C higher that the system temp - whereas my
friend's processor only runs 10C higher than the system temp. This means
that mine runs quite hot during the summer months.
Now that winter has arrived , my machine makes a strange "noise" during the
boot-up process. This sound only happens when the machine is cold and the
sound is definitely coming from the processor/heatsink. I suspect the phase
change material and the contact (or lack thereof) between the processor and
the heatsink.
Since I have never removed a heatsink before -- only installed them - I am
looking for advice . The phasechange material is the standard stuff that
comes with the standard AMD supplied heatsink.
Will removing the heatsink cause any kind of problem/damage to the
processor. Is it likely to be firmly attached to the processor - maybe like
a kind of glue holding the 2 bodies together? Any advice would be much
appreciated. I would really like to fix this problem - both to eliminate the
horrible bootup noise during winter and reduce the operating temp in summer.
I do have some silver paste to use in place of the existing phase change
material if it needs to be replaced
Thanks
Barry
12 months ago, I built 2 identical AMD XP2400 based machines - one for
myself and one for a friend.
My machine's processor runs 25C higher that the system temp - whereas my
friend's processor only runs 10C higher than the system temp. This means
that mine runs quite hot during the summer months.
Now that winter has arrived , my machine makes a strange "noise" during the
boot-up process. This sound only happens when the machine is cold and the
sound is definitely coming from the processor/heatsink. I suspect the phase
change material and the contact (or lack thereof) between the processor and
the heatsink.
Since I have never removed a heatsink before -- only installed them - I am
looking for advice . The phasechange material is the standard stuff that
comes with the standard AMD supplied heatsink.
Will removing the heatsink cause any kind of problem/damage to the
processor. Is it likely to be firmly attached to the processor - maybe like
a kind of glue holding the 2 bodies together? Any advice would be much
appreciated. I would really like to fix this problem - both to eliminate the
horrible bootup noise during winter and reduce the operating temp in summer.
I do have some silver paste to use in place of the existing phase change
material if it needs to be replaced
Thanks
Barry