Thanks for replying, but I can assure you the CPU isn't overheating. The CPU is running just a few degrees above room temperature, and its heatsink is cool to the touch. The heatsink has been secured in position for more than two years, so I know there's a proper thermal connection.
Also, I can leave it running for any amount of time in BIOS without it shutting off.
I'm at a loss here - I might just go kill $20 on a 1GB DDR2 stick and see if the problem lies with my memory or not. I just think it's too big a coincidence for all four sticks to fail simultaneously.
Alright, I'll investigate the heatsink/fan and make sure everything's in order. I have some Arctic Silver lying around. Any idea why the temperature in the BIOS would be so far off, then? I mean, isn't the temp sensor basically right on the socket?
I just think it's worth the 5 minutes to check ya know
I'm not so sure it's off but when you start loading windows your going to see a lot of heat as the cpu draws its power where in bios it's still waiting for orders so its kind of just there doing basic numbers so it can be misleading to see your temps in bios
i hit low 30 in bios and in load i see 53.
you see 49 in bios and if we just for the sake of argument did the same numbers
we're looking at, at least 60
70-75 is unstable territory for some older machines
so you could be cutting it close
My temps in Bios are actually 32-33 for the CPU, but I see what you mean now. I'm laying my PC open right now, I'll get back to ya soon.