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this may be bad yes?
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:05 pmby legoalex2000
i have my computer at school to fix a few things. one of the diagnostics i do is use my computer thermometer and measure certain parts of my computer that im concerned.
i finally found out what my south bridge was (itwas covered by a heat sink) and ast the reader in there. the temp read 59.8
Re: this may be bad yes?
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:49 pmby 4_Series_Scania
[quote]i have my computer at school to fix a few things. one of the diagnostics i do is use my computer thermometer and measure certain parts of my computer that im concerned.
i finally found out what my south bridge was (itwas covered by a heat sink) and ast the reader in there. the temp read 59.8
Re: this may be bad yes?
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:58 pmby legoalex2000
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That is quite high, iirc, my Gigabyte boards south bridge (passive cooled) runs about 40
Re: this may be bad yes?
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:34 pmby kipman725
sounds slightly toasty.
try reaseating the cooler first it may not be attached properly or have a thermal pad, use a good quality thermal paste like artic silver.
Re: this may be bad yes?
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Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:01 pmby simonmd
Read my post about my computer freezing. This was caused by overheating as the the heatsink fins behind the fan were jammed with dust.
Re: this may be bad yes?
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Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:39 pmby beaky
Read my post about my computer freezing. This was caused by overheating as the the heatsink fins behind the fan were jammed with dust.
LOL... see my recent "Cleaned your computer lately?" thread... amazing what one might find inside there... :o