MSI KT7Pro 2-A: Chips can burn you're finger. Is that normal?

[Uconn411]

I decided to put my Duron 800 back to 800 mhz, because it was no longer able to support 1 Ghz. It worked fine for about a year, and has become very unstable. So, I wanted to unplug some fans to lessen the noise. Unplugged the fans, and it will run for a couple minutes, and seems to go into a "standby" mode, but won't turn on. Mind you, the only thing I did was unplug 2 fans. The CPU has a delta fan on it, with an Alpha heat sink, that has always run cool in the past (38 degrees C under load).

Putting my hand next to the CPU, I noticed a large amount of heat coming from the small chips above the CPU. All 5 of the small chips. I actually burnt my finger on one of them. I don't think this is normal. Can anyone offer advice?
BTW, I changed all the voltages and settings in the Bios back to their default settings. Thanx in advance.....

 

[novalogic88]

1 your cpu fan is dying

2 your heatsink isnt in proper contact with the cpu core

3 check your thermal grease

4 chip is facked because you ran it 200 mhz higher than it was suppose to be for a whole year

5 have a nice day

 

[Athlex]

Not sure about your CPU since it looks like you've reset everything back to "normal." Your best bet there might be to test it with another board to see if it POSTs properly.
The heat you're finding near the socket is probably normal. Those chips are most likely MOFSETs which are part of the voltage regulation circuit. They're pretty tough components and can handle a lot of heat. Many boards (Asus K7M, MSI's K7 Master D, and MSI's 745 board among others) even use heatsinks, but provided you have a fan or two in your case you should be moving enough air to keep it within working range.

 

[Buz2b]

I'll try to be a bit more communicative and helpful than novalogic88 was. First, as the old joke goes, "Doc, when I do this it hurts!" Answer, don't do that! So, first off, don't unplug the fans. Yes, MB's do put out some heat, but shouldn't necessarily burn you; that is a bit much. If you don't care for the noise level, consider using a larger fan that has slower rpm ratings. If that is not possible then maybe just better quality fans might do the trick. Second, it sounds like you must have been having some trouble recently so you need to find out why. Yes, you were overclocking the CPU, but did you do anything recently or change anything recently that could be causing the system to be unstable @ 1000? Have you looked into cleaning out the dust from the inside of the case and possible on the intake areas. Maybe there is a blockage of sorts. Also, you might want to look at your BIOS Settings. You could have something set wrong, such as the CPU voltage that is causing this trouble. Good luck.