My thermal probe

[JDizzle]

I put the thermal probe from my Superflower Fanmaster on my CPU and wanted to know if this will hurt anything. The wire is on a few transistors and othe things that are on the surface of the CPU. Anyone have any experience?

And if anyone is interested here's what my computer looks like so far.

 

[emboss]

Those big things are capacitors, not transisitors As long as the probe is not interfering with the HSF, it should be fine. Ie: don't put it on top of the die or where the combined height of probe + whatever it's on is higher than the die.

 

[JDizzle]

I'm going to leave the probe right there on the edge of the die. Thanks for the information and the correction.

 

[Mr_Obvious]

I dunno, I fried an XP2200 in about 2 seconds like that, and no, it wasn't on top the die, or bridges, or holding the heatsink up. Question is, do you feel lucky?

 

[JDizzle]

If it wasn't on the die or the bridges then what happend?

 

[Mr_Obvious]

Beats the heck outa me, I just know I am not going to try it again. I use that probe on the vid card.

 

[jonspd]

IMO I would run the probe along the side of the core. To make the probe have more contact with the core itself.