Hey guys,
a very scary moment just happened to me today after i overclocked my 939 3200+ to 2.2 ghz. Now keep in mind i dont consider myself an overclock expert by far, so my goal was to very slightly o/c without raising voltage. I did everything in 3 mhz increments and even loosened ram timings, just to be safe. Got to 2.2, ran 4 benchies, played some fps, and called it a night.
Next day i put the side panel on my case. Obviously this was going to increase temps, but i figure it couldnt be that much. Started up some counterstrike and within a few minutes of playing, i hear my fan just stop working ! (even my roommate noticed, its a vantec tornado) I IMMEDIATELY kept an eye on temps through sandra (which never went over 40) and turned off the comp. Touched the heatsink and it was scorching even after a few seconds of running without the fan.
Basically my question is, has anyone heard of this happening when you o/c ? Or does anyone know what could be wrong ? Sorry if all this sounds overdramatic, but i worked for about a year just to afford some of the stuff in my case. I just want to be problem-free. (btw cool n' quiet is disabled in bios)
a very scary moment just happened to me today after i overclocked my 939 3200+ to 2.2 ghz. Now keep in mind i dont consider myself an overclock expert by far, so my goal was to very slightly o/c without raising voltage. I did everything in 3 mhz increments and even loosened ram timings, just to be safe. Got to 2.2, ran 4 benchies, played some fps, and called it a night.
Next day i put the side panel on my case. Obviously this was going to increase temps, but i figure it couldnt be that much. Started up some counterstrike and within a few minutes of playing, i hear my fan just stop working ! (even my roommate noticed, its a vantec tornado) I IMMEDIATELY kept an eye on temps through sandra (which never went over 40) and turned off the comp. Touched the heatsink and it was scorching even after a few seconds of running without the fan.
Basically my question is, has anyone heard of this happening when you o/c ? Or does anyone know what could be wrong ? Sorry if all this sounds overdramatic, but i worked for about a year just to afford some of the stuff in my case. I just want to be problem-free. (btw cool n' quiet is disabled in bios)
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