im curious if my cpu is toasting itself....
slowly my problems are getting worse, it all started when i was loading any inparticular, i would get hang-ups and/or freezes.
now ive got problems keeping the cpu cool, it maxed out one day @ 67 celcius, i quickly turned it off, has never gotten that hot again. since then whenever i either click on something or load even the internet, it will (sometimes) restart itself or freeze. i even had to underclock this AMD 2600 down to 1250, for it to run under 50 celcius. im wondering if anyone has had these problems, and what has got to be done in order to keep working order.
at first i thought my problems layed with the mobo, since before it got to 67 celcius, i was having problems with loading "just" games.
Take the fan off the heatsink, then clean bothe really well.
While you are there, look at the capacitors around the chip. If the top is not flat, or they are leaking, they are overvolting your chip.
Take the fan off the heatsink, then clean bothe really well.
While you are there, look at the capacitors around the chip. If the top is not flat, or they are leaking, they are overvolting your chip.
Take the fan off the heatsink, then clean bothe really well.
While you are there, look at the capacitors around the chip. If the top is not flat, or they are leaking, they are overvolting your chip.
caps don't determine the voltage of a circiut, only release energy when the circuit voltage drops.
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