Help!!! I think my CPU is dying!!!

[MrCraphead]

I have a Celeron II 633 OCed to 950 at 1.75 volts. It's a little over a year old, and the temp usually stays between 28 and 33, but all of a sudden my temperatures are hitting around 43 on a full load.

Could it be the fact that I took my HS/F off to test another, then put it back on? But after I put my original HS/F back on, it would idle at the same temp, but full load temp would soar up to the low 40's.

Is my CPU dying?!?

 

[TELeast]

Maybe you didn't place the heatsink flush on the CPU die when you put it back on??

this is all I can think of from your description...

 

[MrCraphead]

well, when I put it back on, and plugged it in, the idleing temp was the same, around 30. Then it'd shoot up around 42's when I do a full load.

 

[Liquidity]

42 isn't abnormal. Perhaps your board is reading 'more' correctly now. Methinks thou hast ein crappy HSF. What kind of heatsink do you have?

 

[MrCraphead]

Alpha PEP66 w/ the Black Delta 38 cfm fan.

 

[compuwiz1]

Renew your thermal paste and get some Arctic silver. That will probably help.

 

[MrCraphead]

actually, I did reapply my thermal paste, and it is Arctic Silver.

It still idles at the same temp, so it must be ok right? I just don't understand why full load goes up so high now.....

 

[MrCraphead]

someone, anyone, help!!!

 

[Big Lar]

I'd try re-seating the HSF on the cpu, to make sure it is exactly square at all four corners.....ie; the distance is Exactly the same.

 

[Lemondrop]

Stupid question Im sure , but where might one find this Artic Silver ?

 

[Spoooon]

2CoolTek
Millisec

 

[Lemondrop]

Cool , thanks spooon . The cooltech place is like 25 minutes drive from my house . Bummer guess I might get a sales tax nail . O well thanks .

 

[RadioactiveCPU]

could be that it's overclocked ASS!

 

[MrCraphead]

??? yeah that was real helpful, thanks. :|

 

[Blayze]

My Celeron 633 is also at 950 1.75v
I am using the retail heatsink and fan for now. and my full load temps with RC5 are actually higher than that, thats why I bumped it back down to 633.

I better get a new heatsink and fan