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| Thread ID: 99948 | 2009-05-20 20:43:00 | Does AMD CPU have Thermal Protection | learning (5137) | Press F1 |
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| 775512 | 2009-05-20 20:43:00 | I know back in the days if the heatsink was taken off or not applied, the AMD CPU would die within seconds of turining on the system Is it still true for todays AMD CPUs - Phenom II Or do they have built in protection to turn itself off or soemthing |
learning (5137) | ||
| 775513 | 2009-05-20 20:47:00 | You still need Thermal Paste no matter what the CPU | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 775514 | 2009-05-20 21:23:00 | Of course it would fry. CPUs don't have overheat protection - the motherboard does, well at least quality ones do. I still wouldn't take the HSF off though. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 775515 | 2009-05-20 22:31:00 | If the mobo has auto shut off feature then the system should shut down. Otherwise the CPU will fry within seconds without the HSF |
Blam (54) | ||
| 775516 | 2009-05-20 22:36:00 | Yeah don't even try that, it's begging for trouble. Check in the BIOS - if theres temp shutdown options there, make sure they are enabled. But never ever take the HS or even HSF off a CPU. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 775517 | 2009-05-21 04:53:00 | lol thanks no i am not palnning on any stunts. I m just building a new system and was thinking what if my heatsink doesnt sit properly on CPU, will it die within Sec or will system shut off within seconds of reading hi temp. Its a GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P but anyways now i now i just need to make sure the heatsink is sitting well and adhered with the thermal paste. |
learning (5137) | ||
| 775518 | 2009-05-21 04:56:00 | On a different note i want to run a burn in Test for my new PC. Is there any good ones out there that are free. The one from passmark seems not to be free |
learning (5137) | ||
| 775519 | 2009-05-21 05:09:00 | I almost tested this theory while having a brain fade a year ago: I had a Sempron 2800+ which i removed the fan from the heatsink to test another to check it was still going. When i replaced the original i forgot to plug it back in.:horrified but i didnt realise until i turned it back on, logged in to windows and walked away to make a coffee. When i came back it had rebooted, wtf... and was starting to boot to xp again. Then it rebooted in front of me and was alarming a noise i have never heard. So i opened the case and could feel the heat from the heatsink and smell straight away. DOH Double DOH I reattached the cable and it is still running today. The alarm did its job well. |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 775520 | 2009-05-21 07:38:00 | On a different note i want to run a burn in Test for my new PC. Is there any good ones out there that are free. The one from passmark seems not to be free Wanuitech had one...but I forgot the name:p |
Blam (54) | ||
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