Re: CPU Heatsink problem


"Conor" <conor.turton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <439b9523.262327@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, says...
> > I have just finished putting togther my second build and had
> > difficulty installing the heatsink onto the motherboard. The heat sink
> > is for a pentium 4 640 3.2gig socket LGA 775 processor, i was having
> > difficulty pressing down one of the four brackets that goes into the
> > motherboard and ending up bending a bit of the plastic and damaging
> > the thermal tape on the underside of the heat sink.
> >
> > Some how i managed to install that final bracket into the board the
> > computer boots up now but as i have damaged the tape the processor
> > gets too hot and my motherboard (Abit AL8) has a safety feature in it
> > to prevent the cpu from overheating and shuts down the system after
> > about 30 seconds or so.
> >
> > Does anyone know if i can by some more thermal tape or another intel
> > heatsink is it also possible to apply thermal paste on the intel
> > heatsink?
>

Sounds like more than just the thermal tape if it overheats after
just 30 seconds. If, as you say, one of the plastic retainers has been
damaged
the HS&F wont mate properly to the CPU and there will not be sufficient
heat transfer. Try removing it and straightening out the plastic pin then
reseating
the whole thing, making sure it is firmly locked down on all four posts.

And use some Arctic Silver or similar.

Chris


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