AMD Athlon 64 overheating problem - Mike Myatt

[mrmikemyatt]

Hi, my name is Mike Myatt and I have a problem with my computer It has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, at 2.2GHz, Socket AM2 wich is just turning off with no warning. I think this is because the CPU is overheating. Can I correct this by changing the heatsink ? Now it looks the heatsink is properly attached.
Thanks in advance!
Mike Myatt

 

[Raffaz]

Did you build this yourself? Did you use thermal paste between the heatsink and processor?

 

[Istonian]

Will thermal paste majorly help keep the proc cool? i know it does help.

 

[Raffaz]

Ive seen temps drop by 10C just by using a good thermal compound