CPU Hot...need advise!

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ORCA

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Hi Guys and gals!

For the last month or so I've been noticing my computer acting up a bit. Sometime it freezes and when I re-start I get a temp warning and asks for me to hit f1 to continue. Today I ran a temp program this it's what I got:

Chassis fan- 2500rpm
Processor fan 5532-5578rpm
Processor temp- 85.c
Main board temp 39c
Hard disk temp- 39c

If it helps, it's a AMD Athlon 64 2800+ (socket 754)
Never been OC'd.

I suspect the cpu fan, if you agree, how hard it's to replace the fan? Do you have any handy how to's?

I appreciate any and all input, TIA!

Orca
 
Have you popped the case open to see if there is any dust clogging the fan?
 
I did and there is. I tried to clean it a good as I could without taking the fan out, I don't know if once I take it out I have to apply anything to it before re installing??
Thanks for the reply!!!
;)
 
If your temps are still too high, I suggest you take out the cooler to completely clean it. If you have any thermal paste available, it's always good to apply new paste once in a while since the old stuff dries up. If you don't have any around, try to get some. As long as it's not totally cracked you might be okay with remounting the heatsink with the old paste, but don't run it like that for too long.

Also, make sure the fan itself is running. If it doesn't spin even after you've cleaned it out, you'll need to get a replacement.
 
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