My girlfriends pc had an error that "previous shutdown was due to thermal temp" and I found out the cpu fan was broke. I just replaced it and turned it on and it take almost 15 min to boot to windows and is dead slow the entire time. I ordered a replacement cpu but should I be concerned about any other parts like ram or the mb?
The fan was just an exhaust for the cpu heatsink so I could only guess the only directly effected part was the cpu.
2006-07-28 12:09:50 · 7 answers · asked by matchew318 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
A CPU can definitely die when the fan fails but overheating CPU may cause other parts to fail also. When you get your new CPU I would try to start from scratch and build the system one component at a time. Start with the basic setup with M/B, RAM, Video, and HD and go from there and install additional hardware.
In most cases, a CPU going down will not effect many components in your system. A power supply going down, on the other hand, is a different story.
2006-07-28 12:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by cantankerous_bunch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably correct but if the new CPU does not fix the problem then I expect the heat buildup was strong enough to affect the RAM, HD, or sensitive circuits on the MB. Cross your fingers
2006-07-28 12:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by JohnnyFlyBy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The CPU was probably fried by the time you got that alarm. Replace the CPU and use "Arctic Silver" thermal grease when you reassemble it. This will also help to keep the CPU cooler.
2006-07-28 17:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that your CPU got overheated one too many times. If you pull out the processor and look by the pins for darkened spots or burn marks and if you have those you will probably need a new processor.
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2016-10-08 10:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No take it in. and or you think you can do it. its really easy taking a cpu apart.. and the fan is very easy to get to. but if your not one of those people who take things apart and dont know how to put em back together.. than yea just take it in.
2006-07-28 12:14:26 · answer #6 · answered by eighty dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-28 20:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋