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VishalJM · 04-10-2007, 12:16 AM

Sorry for cross posting - thought it was in the wrong forum after posting and I didn't know how to delete the old thread.

I did apply the AS as per the instructions. 1 thin stripe down the middle. The weird thing was that it was working as soon as i made the build and the T were 44 when idle and 70 when maxed out and the CPU frequency did not drop. The only changes i made were that i re-arranged the tv tuner and GPU card so the GPU was closer to the CPU. Would this make a difference? The other thing was that I was travelling between cities - i kept the unit in a protected box but maybe the heatsink got dislodged.

Anyhow....I'm going to reposition the heatsink and see if that helps.

Will the temps I have now cause immediate damage to my PC if i'm using it (just using PC for email and music at the moment)? Or should i turn the pc and try and repair it before i start using it?

Thanks,
Vishal

04-10-2007, 12:16 AM	#7
VishalJM Member (4 bit) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 12	CPU heating Sorry for cross posting - thought it was in the wrong forum after posting and I didn't know how to delete the old thread. I did apply the AS as per the instructions. 1 thin stripe down the middle. The weird thing was that it was working as soon as i made the build and the T were 44 when idle and 70 when maxed out and the CPU frequency did not drop. The only changes i made were that i re-arranged the tv tuner and GPU card so the GPU was closer to the CPU. Would this make a difference? The other thing was that I was travelling between cities - i kept the unit in a protected box but maybe the heatsink got dislodged. Anyhow....I'm going to reposition the heatsink and see if that helps. Will the temps I have now cause immediate damage to my PC if i'm using it (just using PC for email and music at the moment)? Or should i turn the pc and try and repair it before i start using it? Thanks, Vishal