Recent content by nelsonbt

Thanks again. I honestly hadn’t considered that route before. But that’s my plan now.

Thanks! I’m response to the integrated heat spreader coming loose, would that be physically noticeable while handling? When I accidentally wrecked the last motherboard socket, I handled the cpu and it was rock solid. That said, I bought this CPU in January 2023 and it came with a three-year...

Thanks for your reply. I wish it was the plastic sticker on the CPU or the cooler. I just checked again and there is no issue with that. How I'm measuring CPU temp is within the BIOS, and in Ryzen Master, both of which show around 95 degrees. Since I posted this, PC just went to 101 and conked...

I'd really appreciate some help with this. Issues: CPU running around 95C at idle, at all times. Ranges generally between 94 and 96 degrees. Bios says CPU is throttled to 0.4ghz. Computer runs slow at all times now. Userbenchmark puts PC at 9th percentile compared to similar configurations...