Oh My Luck... It Sucks!

[Counter-Strike]

Ok so when I did my 2nd build about a month ago, I used an AMD 3000+ Venice, so I put it in, installed Windows XP, etc..

I go in BIOS and see it is running 33C stock, I am like sweet!

Yadda, I start playing games, it crashes. I figure it's the video card. I get a new one, does the same thing. So now I figure the CPU is overheating. Load temps go to 42C, perfectly fine.

So now I am stumped. I open up the case, feel the HSF, feels fine.

I take the whole HSF off to find that the CPU was stuck under it, it didn't lock in the ZIF socket and was stuck to the bottom of the HSF like glue. After careful prying it came off, where I found the top of the CPU to be burned a little, and the thermal paste everywhere.

What happened I don't know, could be bad sensors, or just a bad CPU.

But I sent it all back and I'm gonna try again -.-

 

[Trotter]

Remind me to not ever let you build me a rig, OK?

 

[Counter-Strike]

XD No my first one in my sig did just great, but my 2nd one I wasn't as lucky

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

weird how can the thermal paste be all over the place is my question? But yes that does suck im in shock that it even workeed for that time being lol.

 

[Flanker]

CPU burned a little.

Thats the part I don't get. If temps were that low, how did the CPU get how enough to burn the Heatspreader?

Remind me to not ever let you build me a rig, OK?

ROFL.

 

[Counter-Strike]

Re: Re: Oh My Luck... It Sucks!

Thats the part I don't get. If temps were that low, how did the CPU get how enough to burn the Heatspreader?

Thats EXACTLY my point, I don't know how it could have, I had a mobo sensor, Everest, and my case gague all with the same temp.

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

THen the CPU must be screwed up, temps are nice i dont see y in the world you would have a problem