Win xp chipset heatsink 2 asus m4n72-e hot heat

[drf]

win xp sp3 pro
2gb of ram
250 gb hd
lcd acer.24 in
My system freezes up, hangs up ,
just started out of the clear blue.

touching the chipset heatsink it gets hot
an just wondering if it went bad on me.
all fans on the computer are turning

 

[treefrog07]

Maybe you need to replace the thermal interface material with Arctic Silver. Available here.