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HenRon
Joined: 20 Aug 2009
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 Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: Ailing Processors |
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What are the symptoms of processor failure?
Thank you very much for your knowledge.
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Wizzard1
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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Location: Boston MA USA
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Severe overheating, even with functional cooling (when the cooling had previously worked just fine, and there's no dust etc etc).
Run a processor test, go find the Ultimate Boot CD, and run it's processor tests after burning it to a CD. |
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JAC
Joined: 24 Jul 2005
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Never had a CPU ever fail on me. Ever. That includes overclocking. Problems have always been ELSEWHERE.
In no particular order....
- Cheap hardware - yeah, that cheap cloned crap. It's cheap for a reason.
- Power supply
- Fans - gunked up with fluff causing overheating
- HD
- Memory
- Mobo
- Operator, yes the dummy at the keyboard with access to a broadband internet connection clicking on Porn links and downloading and installing SHIT buggy software all day. |
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Wizzard1
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I've had 3 failed CPUs-
1 mobile, overheated like CRAZY for no reason. Load temps SKYROCKETED, even after reapplication of thermal interface and proper seating of heatsink. Replaced with another processor, worked fine.
2 desktop- 1 Pentium 6xx (forget exactly) would not POST. Intel RMA replaced. 1 QX9650, would not POST after months of being overvolted, overclocked, and with a loose HSF  Intel RMA replaced. |
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