cpu usage

[Tore Lund]

gareth wrote:
> 
> On Mon 2006-10-23 (18:57), Roland Smith wrote:
>> Forgot the thermal paste between the CPU and the fan?
>> Overclocked the CPU?
> 
> nope ;) i built this machine 3 years ago i think, whenever the 2600+'s
> came out. it's only been giving trouble in the past few months.

I have an XP 2200 in a normal ATX box with no extra fans.  I have to
change thermal paste about once a year.  Even so, I monitor the
temperature closely in the summertime and increase fan speed whenever
necessary.  So there is a chance that your cooler simply needs fresh
thermal paste after 3 years.
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    Tore