Core 2 Duo Owners Beware

[Anogar]

I've been using the stock heatsink on my E6600 for over 1.5 weeks - with the Gigabyte DS3, and getting good results, always under 40C or right around there.

After spending all day working on my computer, I went to check my CPU temp, just to see what it was at... 72C!!! I immediately shut down the machine and checked the BIOS settings, thinking maybe that Gigabyte's Easytune was having issues, but the BIOS confirmed the ridiculously high temperatures.

I then shut down and did a physical check of the HSF - only to find that it had UNSEATED on one of the corners, preventing it from making the proper contact with the CPU. I popped that corner back into place, and my temps are back fine now...

Something to be aware of!

edit: 20 minutes later, it's now idling at 25C.

 

[aggressor]

Are you sure the little knobs on top are in their correct position and that when you installed the heatsink you heard 4 clicks as the pins were pushed through?
That heatsink sticks on pretty well if everything is set up correctly.

 

[Anogar]

I'm fairly positive that it was properly seated initially. I had 4 clicks, and the temperatures had been very reasonable. I have no idea how it became unseated, but it must have happened when I moved my office.

 

[harpoon84]

Don't you have an overheat warning with the Gigabyte temp monitoring software?

With AsusProbe, I set the overheat warning to sound at 54C, the lowest setting, and all is good.

 

[eelw]

Yes, beware of an ID-10-T error.

 

[SuperSix]

I vote that you didn't install it properly in the first place. Once installed correctly, it's almost impossible the pics would simply "pop" off.

Nice scare tactic thread title though!

 

[getbush]

So, you threw your computer around and the heatsink got thrown out of whack. Please change thread title to attention anyone who owns a computer and may have, or is planning to move it.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: getbush
So, you threw your computer around and the heatsink got thrown out of whack. Please change thread title to attention anyone who owns a computer and may have, or is planning to move it.

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