Did I fry my cpu?

[jjet67]

Hi.

I have XP 1600+ (Palomino, I believe) that has been overclocked to 1750Mhz and has been working fine for two years. Recently I moved this computer from my office to home. The temp was around 56C and I found yesterday that the cpu usage after running 30 minutes dropped to 0-5% for a program that is supposed to run this computer 100%. Even worse, it won't even post after then or it became locked up after 5 minutes. :brokenheart:
I don't have any experience to fry a cpu before. The voltage was at default (1.75) for Epox 8kha+.
So is this an usual symptom of fried cpu?


There are two options I can think of.
1. Get better heatsink such as Thermalright SLK series or something like that (I'm using Thermaltake volcano 5).
2. Get a new CPU (I'm thinking of replacing with Barton 2500+ and get mobile 2500+ for ASUS board).

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

JJET

 

[Soulkeeper]

i don't think it is fryed
your heatsink prob just got a big dust build up
i know someone else that is running a similar overclock as you for about the same amount of time, and every now in then he has to clean out the case/heatsink with an air compressor because the dust build up is so bad

of course a new cpu would be fun too

 

[Shaocaholica]

Why don't you inspect the HSF? Since you've probably never cleaned it out for a long time, you should strip down your HSF and clean it. I recommend soap and water for the block, its cheaper than trying with canned air. Also make sure the cpu topside is clean before applying new goop.

 

[jjet67]

Is that so?
Thanks for your suggestions. I ordered slk947U and panaflo fan anyway since the temp is pretty high even during the winter and it makes me scary for the summer.
I'll definitely try your suggestions.
THanks.

JJET