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0siris85 · 05-12-2008, 07:21 PM

57 to 24 is a really dramatic temp decrease...you must have had the heatsink seated improperly.

I hate to say it but it sounds as though you may have damaged your processor. My old chip got a small rust spot on it from a water cooling accident. It would not stay on for more than about 5 minutes, and would reset every minute or so after it warmed up. I found the processor to be the culprit by under-clocking the machine to 1.8Ghz (2.4ghz stock) at which point the machine ran stable.

You could try to do the same and see if the machine stabilizes, or just RMA the processor (hopefully you still can) and see if that changes anything.

This is a one man's opinion...I'd suggest you wait for others (TSF hardware techs in particular) to give their input.

05-12-2008, 07:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
0siris85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 126 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: New built PC resetting 57 to 24 is a really dramatic temp decrease...you must have had the heatsink seated improperly. I hate to say it but it sounds as though you may have damaged your processor. My old chip got a small rust spot on it from a water cooling accident. It would not stay on for more than about 5 minutes, and would reset every minute or so after it warmed up. I found the processor to be the culprit by under-clocking the machine to 1.8Ghz (2.4ghz stock) at which point the machine ran stable. You could try to do the same and see if the machine stabilizes, or just RMA the processor (hopefully you still can) and see if that changes anything. This is a one man's opinion...I'd suggest you wait for others (TSF hardware techs in particular) to give their input.