have i just fried my new p4 1.8a

[cavill]

please can someone give me some reassurance or tell me what i can do

i have had trouble building my new pc and discovered that my cpu wasnt seated correctly, each time i tried to boot and nothing happened i switched the pc straight off. now that ive got it working i managed to get into the bios.
i was just reading thru the different options that i had and after about 2 mins of the pc being on i went to the "pc health check" and saw that my cpu was running at 75->165 temp, it then froze as i tried to quit the bios, i hadnt changed any of the settings and the bios was set at default so fsb was 8*100

please can any one tell me the good or bad news

 

[MadRat]

P4's can't be cooked according to the review sites that investigated the thermal protection properties of modern processors.

 

[MilkPowderR]

Your CPU is not dead. Have you tried to restart the PC yet? Did you properly install the HSF or did it come with the CPU? I doubt your CPU is dead.

 

[cavill]

thanks for the reply that was the warning temp i saw (feels extremly stupid) but the temp is still 57 which still seems quite hot is this normal

 

[KenAF]

What board is this? Some P4 boards do not report correct temperature results in the bios.

 

[cavill]

its an abit BD7

 

[Ark]

Ignore MB readings, turn PC off and touch CPU, it is probably cold.
It is common problem for P4 MBs

 

[nvektus]

Yep, it's fried! Send it to me

 

[Uclagamer_99]

i highly doubt its fried...the other day i removed my hsf from my cpu and reinstalled it without cleaning and applying a new layer or as3...big no no...and it ran fine, i could actually hear the cpu throttling down and when i checked my temps...they were actual;y lower before nice thermal protection intel!!!

 

[MrDudeMan]

yeah i dont know much about intel...i use amd's, but as far as i know, intel = god when it comes to thermal protection. i am very impressed lately with intel, as everyone else should be. i have 1 thing to say... p4 1.6a! WOW

 

[arga]

Is the fan working correctly? If so, it is difficult that the CPU had fried, even more
considering the built-in thermal protection of Intels. But one thing I ask myself: this
thermal protection depends on the mobo. If the mobo is not working correctly,
maybe the thermal protection doesn´t work? I don´t know the answer.

Anyway, try to touch the heatsink to see if it is hot when running.

Also try to clear the CMOS, who knows,

Arthur

 

[Pauli]

HenHowC - How can you possibly "hear" your CPU "throttling down"? Do you mean the CPU Fan actually slows down?

 

[WarCon]

I hear when my current rig is going from load to no load and vice-versa. But I kinda think I am hearing my Enermax's fan changing speeds. Don't think you can actually hear you processor, if you do hear your processor then ask it the winning lottery numbers...... J/K

 

[arga]

you can hear your CPU proccessing through your loudspeakers, rising the volume
but not the lottery numbers, sadly, hehe

Arthur