My PC decided not to run at 1.2 anymore...

[Pastore]

i have had a 1 Gig tbird over clocked to 1.2 for a little over a year now... tonight i was having a problem where my machine would mysteriously shut down after being on for about 2 minutes... wouldnt even start up with the power button, so i had to hard boot it with the power supply... i got it to boot into cmos and i dropped it down to 1.1 gigs... it seems to be working fine again... is this a normal thing to have to do?

 

[Yvo]

Actually your computer is not dying

Problem seems to me is that your CPU cooler has had its longest time and/or is clogged with dust. Try to clean your cooler and fan until its sparkly clean again and reapply some oil on the fan (located under the sticker).

Also maybe re-apply some good quality thermal paste between the CPU & HSF unit.

Also try cleaning some other case fans or just clean the case so that dust doesn't impact it.

Dust is a huge factor in case cooling and it seems like you were pushing the limits already of your CPU and a small factor of dust could impact/hamper your overclocking.

Also if you don't feel like taking the time to clean your case (especially if you have a huge case) and/or fans then either raise the CPU core voltage by a view 0.025 volts (if your motherboard allows it) or buy a faster & louder CPU fan.

Yvo

 

[Pastore]

ok new update, i cleaned off all the fans... dont have any thermal paste... now when i hard boot it, all that starts up is the power supply fan... i have tried reconnecting all wires from power supply to devices and the mobo and no dice... should i just upgrade to a kt266?

 

[John]

<< dont have any thermal paste... >>



Did you remove the heatsink?

 

[Pastore]

no, i didnt.... i meant i dont have any extra...

 

[Yvo]

what you mean to tell me is that your mobo is fried.

Just check all your cables and don't go upgrading your comp just because its not overclocking to well

Yvo