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Overheat problem?

Postby FreedSpeak » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:12 pm

My computer just started powering off
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Re: Overheat problem?

Postby ctjoyce » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:50 pm

Well thats not your processer, its the heatsink, and your gonna fry your chip if that fan isn't turning. So looks like your in the market for a new heatsink.

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Re: Overheat problem?

Postby GeForce » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:12 am

You can check if the CPU is getting too warm by using a temp monitor such as SpeedFan.

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