Can a CPU melt but still functions in the long run
Today is very rotten day, fried power supply and replacement got its cable
stuck inside CPU fan, as a result from that temperature shot up to 115+
and emergency shutdown, now this very machine runs now but l wonder if the
edge of it melted onto the board and if it still would run fine few months
down the road? The machine is Athlon 64 X2, heat management as
far as l can tell is off, l did smell barbeque from it when it emergency
powers off.
I've seen computers overheat before like that and they ran
fine. Its definitely not a good thing to do but it should be fine. The
overheating smell is probably the fans motor burning out. Keep an eye on
it if you smell it again.
115+, C or F??? If Celsius, your CPU is dead. It should have
shut down at about 75 C. If it is doing anything at all, it is just
limping to it is grave. Replace it.
If Fahrenheit, continue to use it. If it hiccups, burps or acts weird any
any other way, replace it.
Next time, take it to a Pro, they're worth every penny!!!
The Machine will still run fine, it did the emergency shutdown
to prevent damage to motherboard.
Try & gently remove the stuck cable. If not I suggest replacing ur
heatsink fan, they're not usualy expensive, about £10-£15. If its a
vital cable, not one that has a twin such as a molex connector, then I
sugges you could cut it away from the fan, (if you cannot remove it cos
the cables melted) & connect the two new ends together with one of those block connectors, or twist them & put some insulation tape on the join. That should solve it & ur motherboard should work. For goodness sake make sure heat management is on.
your heat gel is probably fried underneath the heat sink, check
that first if it is then there may be permenant damage
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