zalman question

[stain.]

I THINK I might have done something bad.. When I was putting my mobo back in my case, My hand hit my CPU HSF, and it rotated a bit. I moved it back, but think I did something that's bad.. It says I'm running IDLE at 50 C. Which almost makes sense because it's 80F in here.. hmm....

Any thoughts?

 

[mavalpha]

If you rotated it, it's likely that you broke the seal between the CPU and the heatsink. I'd suggest applying some new thermal paste.

 

[Arcygenical]

Yeah, reseat the HSF and see if it helps...

Cured AS5 will crack if it's rotated or twisted.