Fried E8400??

[Brutus04]

:disgust:

I just upgraded from E2180 OC to an E8400. One of my Freezer Pro pins whacked out so I am using a stock fan.

Speedfan shows 98 and a scary flame for CPU temp.
CoreTemp shows a steady 43 on both cores.
RealTemp shows a steady 33 and reports that the sensors may be stuck.

I have disabled my ambulance alarm in the BIOS; my BIOS reorts a steady 98.

I have an "A" stepper??

Should I send this back or keep fiddling??

Thanks all!

 

[dbcooper1]

What board are you running it on?

 

[Brutus04]

DBCooper,

Abit IP35
4GB of Kingston N5 PC2-6400...BTW, I just updated to latest BIOS (18).

 

[sgrinavi]

My Abit board whacked out the same way with my q9550. Even after BIOS update... Try REALTEMP

 

[dbcooper1]

My Abit P35E did the same thing with my E8500. I disable the alarm and Realtemp reports average temps and I've been running it like that for abaout a month. Even have it running at 4Ghz with no problems. Might want to order one of these to salvage your Freezer Pro: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/lgbowiscsp.html

 

[DrVos]

Same thing happened with me, the Ip35-e couldn't read my e8400 temps properly.

 

[Brutus04]

Thanks DB!
Appreciate the link...gonna get one.

 

[Brutus04]

Thanks All!
Back to my E2180 w/stock HSF...running a cool 28 under pressure.

Currently only at 2.6

Thanks again.

V/r, Brutus

 

[dbcooper1]

They got me those backing/mounting plates in 3 days via USPS; I ordered 6 of them and shipping/handling was around $6. It's a clean kit and comes with everything you need. It takes longer to remove the existing pins from your heatsink than it does to install the new mounting plate and screws. I'm quite happy with mine and it's much more solid. Good luck!