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Update: Thanks for all the tips guys! I finally took the bait (couldnt keep my hands off it :D) and tried it once again. I let the CPU heat up for some time (3 movies running at the same time :D) adn then opened it up. This time, it wasnt fused, so ot it out, cleaned up the heatsink and the...

Thanks for all the replies guys. I am thinking that I will let it be as it is right now. The system is working, the fan is noisy but I can live with that. The system has never overheated and shut itself off so I guess that's a good thing. "If it aint broken, dont break it." I am going to...

Got two replies: one says freeze, the other says heat.:confused: Okay, tell me this, is it going to be a problem if I dont do anything and let it be fused as it is right now. The system is working fine, its just that the fan goes into overdrive sometimes. I can live with that if my system is...

in the freezer?? Is that safe? Is it safe to twist the core? I dont wanna have a mishap on my hands :D

Dudes, please help me out on this one. My CPU core is fused to the heatsink ! :eek: I have a P4 (Dell Inspiron 5160) Laptop. I recently bought arctic silver 5 thermal grease to put on my heatsink. My fan was running a lot and the system was getting heated up a little. So today, when I removed...

got the fries too...nice!

got mine! thnx for the hot deal (got it a week back). made it just in time..someone had made off with 8 shuffles when the store opened on Monday and I got the last one (on display! :))