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Query concerning Heatsink
Hi all,
I'm having to replace my heatsink bracket as the clip (which fastens the heatsink) broke. Weird as I'm unsure why but it pinged off. I've ordered a new one though.
In the meantime I want to pick the collective mids on here. I've a Foxconn A7VMX-K motherboard with an AMD Phenom x3 8600 processor. The heatsink is a generic Cooler Master one.
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and perhaps I'm guilty of it. I've stumbled across articles on thermal grease and thermal pads and I'm a bit concerned. The metal pad upon which the heatsink sits resembles flattened and dried chewing gum, albiet very thin (it's not gummy and thick but there isn't what I'd describe as 'grease' either).
I don't want to refit the heatsink only to miss something I should have done. Is this state of affairs natural.
Also - in the lead up to the big 'ping' mid way through a couple of games the pc would occasionally have a black screen, or one with thin vertical lines (like a pinstripe). Would this be related to an overheating processor in any way?
as ever grateful for any advice.