Hi guys, been having a little problem.
Firstly, I have a dual athlon MP system for about 4.5 years. I was playing some BF2 and the cpu locked up on me twice. After that happened I decided that the computer needed a clean, something that I have done numerous times. I removed and cleaned both processors, cleaned the case etc. I put everything together and start up the machine. After a little while the computer will not post and the lights on my hard drive sleds start to flicker. I remove all the components and then realize that there is a slight burnt smell. It would seem that one on of the chips, the heatsink was on the chip, but not centred on the chip 100%. I can understand that the older athlon chips were not designed with good thermal dissipation and thus, the chip burnt.
I then removed the burnt chip and decided that I would try to run the computer with the other chip. I placed all the components in and I know that the heatsink was situated properly. When the computer was turned on, everything was going good. the computer posted and was starting to load up windows. All of a sudden the screen goes blank and i start smell that burnt smell again. I immediately turn off the machine and check the chip. sure enough it had burnt.
Can cpu sockets burn chips? Would a burnt chip in one socket affect the power distribution in another? I have a tyan tiger 2460 and its a great board. however, I do not know what wrecked the second chip.
Would it be a cracked/scratched core? After pulling off and putting back on the heatsink (on those older models its a hassle to remove and so sometimes my pliers slipped off the clamp) i saw that there were some chips of the core on the chip. nothing out of the ordinary tho.
One point i must make though is that I did not place any thermal compound after remove the heatsink from the chip. the amd chips do not come with thermal compound so my habit has been to just place the heatsink back on the chip as it was. (originally it had thermal grease on it from the cpu builder that i purchased the system from).
thanks for you help.
Firstly, I have a dual athlon MP system for about 4.5 years. I was playing some BF2 and the cpu locked up on me twice. After that happened I decided that the computer needed a clean, something that I have done numerous times. I removed and cleaned both processors, cleaned the case etc. I put everything together and start up the machine. After a little while the computer will not post and the lights on my hard drive sleds start to flicker. I remove all the components and then realize that there is a slight burnt smell. It would seem that one on of the chips, the heatsink was on the chip, but not centred on the chip 100%. I can understand that the older athlon chips were not designed with good thermal dissipation and thus, the chip burnt.
I then removed the burnt chip and decided that I would try to run the computer with the other chip. I placed all the components in and I know that the heatsink was situated properly. When the computer was turned on, everything was going good. the computer posted and was starting to load up windows. All of a sudden the screen goes blank and i start smell that burnt smell again. I immediately turn off the machine and check the chip. sure enough it had burnt.
Can cpu sockets burn chips? Would a burnt chip in one socket affect the power distribution in another? I have a tyan tiger 2460 and its a great board. however, I do not know what wrecked the second chip.
Would it be a cracked/scratched core? After pulling off and putting back on the heatsink (on those older models its a hassle to remove and so sometimes my pliers slipped off the clamp) i saw that there were some chips of the core on the chip. nothing out of the ordinary tho.
One point i must make though is that I did not place any thermal compound after remove the heatsink from the chip. the amd chips do not come with thermal compound so my habit has been to just place the heatsink back on the chip as it was. (originally it had thermal grease on it from the cpu builder that i purchased the system from).
thanks for you help.