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OK. Let me add this.
I did nothing to the Heatsink. The clip system looks difficult to get at and tricky to remove/replace.
I have had the fan off it (4 tiny screws) but have never had the Heatsink off or out of the unit. Knowing the clip system is "spring loaded" to a degree, what I get is slight movement up/down when I push on the edge of the heatsink (like it is spring loaded).
We talked about replacing and thermal paste but I was leary of removing it and not getting it back in correctly.
There appears no way to monitor that temp as there is no cpu sensor on my mb.
So my only avail thermal sensor appears to be the HD and with an added case fan, the side off and a fan blowing into the box, the HD Temp has averaged 34c.
My system is not acting unstable at all. I did install the new power switch and still do have to fiddle with the on off from time to time but I have traced that to the psu plug and believe this will resolve with the new psu (projected install Tuesday)..
Bottom line, I have no idea if the cpu is overheating but I do know that the added RAM, the added cooling and a general cleaning seem to have stopped the unexpected power offs and preceeding beeps initially posted about. The system has not done that since cleaning and reseating the RAM, PCI and APG cards installed.
So I wait for the psu connector so as t install it and the new vid card but in the interim I am having no apparent problems with the system. And I sat here last night and caught up on golf tourney rounds and was full blown 3d rendering all night without any issues.
Any questions??
Steve
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