Hi, I'm having a few problems with my CPU. It's an AMD Phenom x4 Black Edition. I went out today to purchase new RAM, 4 more gigs ontop of my 4 that I already have. I have this really huge CPU heat sink that's an absolute ***** to put in and take out. Anyway, I had to take it out to install more RAM, I did so and held it carefully while installing the RAM. The cooling gell on the cpu looked fine and when I went to go put the heat sink back on, i had much more difficulty than taking it off. It was horribly designed with screws that need to be applied with at least 40 pounds of force to put in. I may have been too much force on the cpu but I'm not sure. Then after evertything was installed, it noticed the RAM upgrade and everything's fine. But when I went to play a game, I got very slugging frame-rate almost as if it were going from normal speed to slow-motion very quickly and it's almost unbearable. I tested out the cpu using AMD Overdrive and these are the readings I got.
Frequency: ~800MHz
Multiplier: 4
VID: 1
Temperature: ~51 degrees Celsius
I spent a lot of money on the cpu and i'd be extremely upset if it's broken. Please help me find out a way to fix this, I really need help and I dont exactly have a lot of money. If it is broken, please tell me a way to get it repaired without spending a lot of money. Thanks guys.
Frequency: ~800MHz
Multiplier: 4
VID: 1
Temperature: ~51 degrees Celsius
I spent a lot of money on the cpu and i'd be extremely upset if it's broken. Please help me find out a way to fix this, I really need help and I dont exactly have a lot of money. If it is broken, please tell me a way to get it repaired without spending a lot of money. Thanks guys.