"Thomas Mueller" <mueller6...@twc.com> wrote: >I may need to buy parts for a new computer because of malfunctions on >current motherboard and CPU (Intel Sandy Bridge dating to May 2011).
[snip] >I tried replacing the thermal paste and installing a new case fan to >replace one that had quit, but CPU temperature still shows and stays at >97 C. > >Now I have a replacement Arctic Cooler heatsink and fan on order to >replace the original Intel heatsink and fan whose connectors were >damaged in taking out and struggling to get back in. I just replaced the original AMD heatsink on my main build machine with an Arctic one and it is working really well. Maybe just try the new cooler first. I even had to turn off a BIOS alarm for low fan speed as the fan is off most of the time. # envstat Current CritMax WarnMax WarnMin CritMin Unit [aibs0] CPU FAN Speed: 0 7200 600 RPM CHASSIS FAN Speed: 0 7200 600 RPM CPU Temperature: 38.000 95.000 60.000 degC MB Temperature: 34.000 75.000 45.000 degC Vcore Voltage: 0.924 1.600 0.850 V +3.3 Voltage: 3.324 3.630 2.970 V +5 Voltage: 5.010 5.500 4.500 V +12 Voltage: 11.878 13.800 10.200 V [amdtemp0] cpu0 temperature: 20.000 degC