i have a quad core 2 processor. ive had it for about 3 years in my computer with no problems. 2 days ago i turned on my computer and nothing happened except the cpu fan went full speed and stayed there. i opened the case and cleaned the heatsink, turned it on and it was fine. however after playing a game that i normaly play i can hear the fan spinning quite fast. now it never did this before and it is effecting the game.
i checked the processor log and it only uses one core of the 4 but uses the full core 25% max.
i think maybe i could have knocked the thermal compound off while cleaning the heatsink but im not sure. does anyone aggree? before i buy more compound?
thanks and sorry for spelling
i checked the processor log and it only uses one core of the 4 but uses the full core 25% max.
i think maybe i could have knocked the thermal compound off while cleaning the heatsink but im not sure. does anyone aggree? before i buy more compound?
thanks and sorry for spelling