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CPU Over-Temperature Error!


ScoobSTi

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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

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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.

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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!!

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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.

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