CPU Well Overheated

[Nutter281]

Hey guys, I am new to this forum but I have a processor thermal question. I built a computer this past January with Asus motherboard and Intel E6400 processor using the stock HSF setup. Computer runs like a champ. Now, recently I moved and for some reason, now idea why, the HSF fell off of the motherboard in the box that I packed the tower in. Computer always ran cool before and the HSF was tight so I don't know if it was just vibration or what that caused it to fall off. Well I planned to switch to liquid cooling anyways so I just reattached the HSF leaving the original Intel thermal grease intact temperarily until I get ready to buy the liquid cooing setup. I just turned it on today for the first time and ran some things, everything going great, then I left for an hour, came back and PC Probe alarm is going off saying processor at 60 degrees celcius. I immediately turned everything off and pulled out the tower which was quite warm. I am working off of my laptop, but my question is is there any way to know if I have caused internal damage to the processor? Everything was still working when I shut it off but I don't know if the chip has suffered damaging effects and since it is still under warranty should I just send it back?

Thanks so much

 

[apt403]

I doubt it's the chip. Try remounting the stock hsf, using new thermal paste.

 

[Scougs]

I would be very surprised if you did any damage you only got up to 60C.
The old P4s like my Northwood C would easily pass 60C when doing moderate processing on the stock heatshink. They were designed to shut down automatically at 80C to prevent thermal damage.

I don't know how the thermal protection is set up in the Core 2s, but I'm sure they have it. I would worry more about trying to return a CPU that works perfectly fine than about any thermal damage that might have been done to your CPU.

 

[dean7]

You should be fine. Is your CPU OC'd at all?

If your HSF fell off it sounds like you might have messed something up during installation. Did you double-check your manual to make sure you installed it properly? Did you maybe bust your mounting mechanism while installing?

 

[teh_sutton]

My E6300 stock fan didnt start spinning on start up luckily I checked the temps as there was NO alarm NO warning no nothing it read >85C, I was like OMFG!!! :lol: I turned it off then back on and this time the fan spinned, I benchmarked it with super Pi and got the same results as before so I guess no damage done?

 

[dragonsprayer]

true story:

i just built a new design, a lan system - with the new themaltake box. Since this was for sale i left the plastic on the window vents. this is small a lan system with GTS and more so its hot - i fired up 2 cpu stablity tests and watch the temps, steady 55c max and stable. So I went to bed!

The next day, in the morning, the cpu temp was 88c - omg!

well it still works fine - slow thermal melt down - same air goes around and around until it cant cool any more.

bottom line your fine - plus cpu's have thermal overload protection built in