can my cooling paste go bad on my chip?

[Gary]

I had my duron 600@987(something) but it really started to overheat. granted it is like 100F outside but at boot up it is already at 47C!!!! With durons getting so hot can it weakin the affect of the therm. paste on the CPU? should i just try a new coat of it?

ps i have an Alpha heatsink that has always kept it cool before... just wondering if a lot of heat can wreak the therm paste? Thanks for the help all.

[[Oc]acaridans]

ive never heard of hs compound going bad....id say its due to the temp outside,i know my temp get high when it over 80f out. think of it this way how easy is it to cool a 100f cpu with 100f air?....but you could always try applying a new layer to see what happens

[Vovan]

Yes it can.
You have put a lot of quantitly of the tp (thermalpaste) here.
to correct the situation remove the fan, take a match and remove tp that doesn't really touch the core itself. Do so for the chip.
and , just before you but it on, clean you radiator and fan. Dust is a GREAT overheater!
Mein without dust worked at 31 idle, and 47 work, after 3 months - 38 idle 55 work!!!

[Megahurtz]

Gary, as I'm sure you are aware, your processor is at its most vulnerable when you violate the interface between the heatsink base and the CPU die.

It is possible that the interface material, if of a non-suitable nature has 'leaked out' from between the two surfaces.

How is your case cooling?

I tend to agree with acaridans that this rise in temperature is due in large part to the rise in ambient temperature. Does this mean that I'm certain? Absolutely not. Thinking about the rise in CPU temperatures, do you notice a correlation between the rise in ambient temperatures and youe rise in CPU temperature?

If your case cooling is in order, and you want to reapply some thermal interface compound between your CPU and heatsink base, remember that only a very thin layer is required. Too much, and the material begins to act as an insulator. Follow the instructions of your quality thermal paste carefully.

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