CPU Over-Temperature Error!

[ScoobSTi]

Ever since summer began, I started to game a bit more on my PC. School's out so I have more time to play. However, now, whenever I play certain games, the framerate drops massively and some of my fans go crazy. Eventually during a game, my computer will crash. If I reboot, I will get an error from the BIOS saying "CPU Over-Temperature! Press F1 to resume". This has never happened to me before, and my CPU is only a year old. Does anyone know why this might be happening?

 

So far, this error occurs after Bad Company 2 multiplayer crashes. Single player works fine and doesn't crash. Framerates drop a lot in some games, even TDU2. :eek:

 

Specs:

- Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz

- nVidia 9800 GT 512 MB

- 4GB RAM DDR2

- Asus P6T mobo

[Fear Deer]

Well your CPU cooler might be getting you ready for the goodbye..

but it could be something else too

[ScoobSTi]

Hmm, it may be that. It's the stock heatsink, and also I applied the thermal paste, which may be why the CPU temp is going bad. :lol:

[Camel]

Reseat the CPU cooler. Clean the paste off the CPU and cooler and apply more paste onto the CPU, make sure it covers the entire area of the chip with a thin layer.

 

May also be worth looking into getting a better cooler for it.

[Fear Deer]

lol still have the stock heatskin of mah cpu layin around since i built the pc...

Never bothered with it really, i overclocked it a bit, plus ,even if i didnt wanna overclock, the temps are much lower with an aftermarket cooler.

I've the cooler master V6 GT

cons of it:

Size, need my case's side panel open

Noise, too noisy, specially with side panel open

price

 

pros:

great cooling!!

[ScoobSTi]

Alright, thanks for the help guys! I'll try applying new paste first and if that doesn't work, I'll look into a new heatsink.

[ScoobSTi]

I've found a crapload of dust covering the cooler. Basically the fan was like a snowplow, just smoothening out the dust and not doing anything else. Fortunately I've managed to clean it out. Unfortunately, during some games, the computer will crash and I will still hear a buzzing noise from the speakers. :confused:

 

I'm going to try to reapply the paste on the weekend, if I can.

 

Btw, this is what my stock heatsink looks like.

[Sponge]

Make sure all the dust is out of that sink. Also (as i'm sure you already know) too much thermal paste has the opposite effect.

 

a dwarfed pea size is enough :) Hope all goes well.

[Fear Deer]

Sorry for the bump, but how did it turn out?