A Ajdeathgiver Baseband Member Messages 24 Feb 21, 2007 #1 Guys what sort of problems would arrise from haveing a heat sink sat askew on a cpu i dont meen majorly askew like half on half off i meen just not sitting totally right thanx
Guys what sort of problems would arrise from haveing a heat sink sat askew on a cpu i dont meen majorly askew like half on half off i meen just not sitting totally right thanx
H hercules_upw Daemon Poster Messages 694 Feb 21, 2007 #2 If there's a gap between the heatsink and the CPU, the CPU will surely get hot and crash the computer. It is possible to damage the CPU at this point. If the heatsink is not "perfectly centered" on the CPU, but is on top of the CPU and fastened down, there should be no issues.
If there's a gap between the heatsink and the CPU, the CPU will surely get hot and crash the computer. It is possible to damage the CPU at this point. If the heatsink is not "perfectly centered" on the CPU, but is on top of the CPU and fastened down, there should be no issues.
OP OP A Ajdeathgiver Baseband Member Messages 24 Feb 21, 2007 #3 Thanx for that thats exactly what i needed to hear