So, a few weeks ago, my processor all of a sudden jumped temps. Big time.
Relavent Specs:
AM2 X2 3800+ Windsor (95watt)
Asus M2N-E
4X HDs, all Seagates
Sapphire X850XT (OCed, with Arctic Cooling Silencer 5 which during this incident I replaced with a Zalman VF700 Alcu b/c the Silencer 5 started making a funny noise).
I used to idle at 32C and load at 55C (using AMD's stock cooler). My OC was light and at stock volts so that's not much of a concern.
Then, one day after turning on my computer (I usually leave it on, but I turned it off for a day), my idle temps jumped to 39C and my load temps were 60C. I thought that it was because it was getting hotter outside but funnily, my graphics card was at the same idle temps it's always been at.
I was concerned.
So I thought that maybe I need a new heatsink and so I get a Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro. And it didn't help. My idle temps were still 39C but my load temps did fall to about 47C.
(*This is also when I install my Zalman VGA cooler to replace my Silencer 5.)
So today I remounted my processor (I always use Arctic Silver 5 of course) and lo and behold, my idle temps now jumped to 48C!! My load temps jumped to 58C.
Not only that, but I noticed these strange marks on my processor. One is this coarse edge around the whole processor (which I think is normal but can't remmeber). The other are these two little dark spots...
Here are some pics, I couldn't get any good pics since I didn't have a decent camera.
Both problems: https://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/fyreboltx/cpu1.jpg
Highlight of problem 1: https://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/fyreboltx/cpu3.jpg
Highlight of problem 2: https://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/fyreboltx/cpu2.jpg
Any ideas about WTF is going on?
Relavent Specs:
AM2 X2 3800+ Windsor (95watt)
Asus M2N-E
4X HDs, all Seagates
Sapphire X850XT (OCed, with Arctic Cooling Silencer 5 which during this incident I replaced with a Zalman VF700 Alcu b/c the Silencer 5 started making a funny noise).
I used to idle at 32C and load at 55C (using AMD's stock cooler). My OC was light and at stock volts so that's not much of a concern.
Then, one day after turning on my computer (I usually leave it on, but I turned it off for a day), my idle temps jumped to 39C and my load temps were 60C. I thought that it was because it was getting hotter outside but funnily, my graphics card was at the same idle temps it's always been at.
I was concerned.
So I thought that maybe I need a new heatsink and so I get a Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro. And it didn't help. My idle temps were still 39C but my load temps did fall to about 47C.
(*This is also when I install my Zalman VGA cooler to replace my Silencer 5.)
So today I remounted my processor (I always use Arctic Silver 5 of course) and lo and behold, my idle temps now jumped to 48C!! My load temps jumped to 58C.
Not only that, but I noticed these strange marks on my processor. One is this coarse edge around the whole processor (which I think is normal but can't remmeber). The other are these two little dark spots...
Here are some pics, I couldn't get any good pics since I didn't have a decent camera.
Both problems: https://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/fyreboltx/cpu1.jpg
Highlight of problem 1: https://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/fyreboltx/cpu3.jpg
Highlight of problem 2: https://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/fyreboltx/cpu2.jpg
Any ideas about WTF is going on?