socket a overheating issues

FOX · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:05:58 Post Subject: socket a overheating issues

i have a bit of an older system i wanna get running the issue is that within 5 minutes of turning it on the cpu temp is at 200 degrees F ....not kidding lol.... thats not running anything either just sitting in bios... im thinking its either the cpu or the heatsync... its a tiny one thats on there like a 60mm or something like that... i changed the fan on it but it didnt matter... its an xp2000+ cpu on a gigabyte board...

the cpu fan is obviously the cheap thing to replace... any suggestions?

edvallie · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:03:52 Post Subject:

I've gotta believe that's a false reading from one of your temp sensors. Are any of the other temps sensors showing really high readings, or just that one?

Is the system crashing when you put some load on it?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:05:25 Post Subject:

Sounds like a bad reading to me, too... Do you have a thermal probe you can verify with?

**Modulok** · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:38:39 Post Subject:

FOX · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:57:07 Post Subject:

yea i touch it and it burns lol.... the fan is pumping out some serious heat and when i put load on it, it powers down completly.

knight0334 · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:40:50 Post Subject:

If thats a Palomino or Thoroughbred A core, it is very possible that it's a cooker.

Taking the overclocker's approach on cooling is the most logical step.

1. better heatsink and fan
2. better thermo paste, and make sure it's properly applied.
3. better case ventilation.

FOX · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:02:09 Post Subject:

im debating if im going to stick any money into this one because i just realised that i have all the components to make a 64bit 3500+ system sitting in my room i just gotta get a mobo so i might do that... anyone wanna buy a xp2000+ cpu? lol.....

edvallie · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:20:26 Post Subject:

Try reapplying the thermal paste on it, maybe you borked the job on it the first time. Are you overclocking it on accident maybe? What speed is it running at?

FOX · Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:29:36 Post Subject:

this is a computer thats been running since that processor was new then it just randomly started to shut down then my dad gave it to me to fix but i made him buy a new system lol.... its not overclocked i checked that first thing last night its at 166mhz or 144 something like that i forget off hand ...ill look at the paste tonight when i get home... hopefully thatll fix it but i doubt it....

anyone have a cheap agp 939 mobo for sale lol