Hi all, I recently registered here to solve a few problems i've been unable to figure out on my own. Here's the first, and most serious - my core. It's a quad-core i7 2600, and has been consistantly running on very high temperatures right from boot. (usually around 90-100c, or around 200f) Sometimes I even get a 'CPU temperature' error message in BIOS, but it prompts me to go into startup. I do not believe the core has been overclocked, as I didn't touch those settings in BIOS.
I built this machine myself about two months ago, I don't think anything was wrong. The heatsink came with pre-applied thermal paste on the bottom and is firmly secured, so I doubt it is that.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Over the last few weeks i've been wracking my brain over these issues and coming up blank.
I built this machine myself about two months ago, I don't think anything was wrong. The heatsink came with pre-applied thermal paste on the bottom and is firmly secured, so I doubt it is that.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Over the last few weeks i've been wracking my brain over these issues and coming up blank.