LG775 looking for a new cpu

zondervan

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Hiya , my cpu in my computer is burning it self out and keeps shutting off and crashing due to overheating (my guess)

its a LG775 btw

it start up around 60-70 degrees and crashes around 80 degrees

ive replaced the thermal paste , bought a new cooler, and cleaned the computer

none of those worked

so im looking for a new cpu and was wondering whats the best one out there for a LG775 socket ?
 

shadamus

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If your goal is to have a fast system, jaguarskx nailed it -- you can't realistically get close to the performance of an i5 Sandy Bridge setup, for about the price of maxing out your s775.

If, however, you just want to fix your rig on the cheap with a CPU that isn't committing suicide by overheating, you can just pickup something lower in the food-chain (say a dual-core Wolfdale) for under $100 -- just make sure your mobo/bios version support the chip you buy.

Keep in mind that your CPU may be overheating due to a Mobo issue, so you may just be buying yourself a spare cpu and end up replacing your mobo anyway... You may want to borrow another s775 CPU from someone and verify that it can run at reasonable temps before you drop cash on a new CPU. If it's a bad mobo, you can replace a s775 mobo for cheap, or upgrade via jaguarskx's suggestion...

Good luck.
 

shadamus

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I just recalled that a friend of mine had this exact problem. In his case, it turned out that he'd recently flashed his bios, and the new version defaulted thermal shutdown to something needlessly low, like 70C... So, you may want to check your bios and make sure it's not choking your machine well before your CPU's real threshold.