CPU heat-sink problems

[Dennis Kibbe]

FoulDragon at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/16/2006 6:36:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> vltreude at deru.com writes:
> 
>> An interesting  idea, perhaps I'll try it.  I probably  wouldn't want to
>> lay the string on the actual CPU die, though, because it would leave a
>> gap in the layer.  So the string would need to be a tiny bit fatter than
>> the height of the  die about the mounting substrate.
> 
> Even paste layers aren't critical-- 99 percent of the paste gets pressed out 
> once it's mounted.  I rarely make it an art.
> 
> Is the fan running properly on the heatsink?  Have you blown it out lately 
> (try a straw!)
> 
> Sometimes the temp sensors are wildly inaccurate (I'm looking at you, Abit)
> 
> Did you degunge the CPU and sink?
> 
> Is this the first time it's built in this case?  Maybe your case airflow 
> sucks.

Good points.

And as Siri mentioned make sure the heat sink is mounted correctly.
Socket A (and older Pentium sockets) has a step on one side and if the
heat sink isn't orientated correctly (180 degrees off) it won't sit
flush with the CPU.

Dennisk