Temps OK?

I will call them in the morning or when the Rig arrives before I plug it all back in as I want to know exactly what was wrong too Email doesn't say

this is the email I got:


Dear Mr Stephen Pressman,

The product FS-101-OE on RMA185500 has been returned to you, this will be sent on a new order with order number 3617472.

Here is the technicians Test Report:

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(SYSTEM REPAIR: Other (Not Listed), Component Failure, overheating)

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(SYSTEM REPAIR: Other (Not Listed), Component Failure, overheating)

My guess is, if that is right and not some static message, that the Fan was possibly replaced or reseated.
Or other fan or heatsink, possibly on the board or case.
Have to wonder what Thermal Paste they use.

Is this water cooled at all? Possible air bubble int he line was removed?

Just guessing.

Just rang the Tech support and was told the heat sink had been damaged and not correctly seated. Resulting in the overheating.

So they have replaced the processor and also put on a new cooling system :)

Now I can't wait until it arrives back in 2 hours time :)

I certainly can't fault them for service and repair time.



Steve

Ok Guys processor and Cooler replaced ran Prime 95 now for a while ambient temp in room is 28C and here are the result still warm I think but not a 100C on all four cores like it was before the repair.


Steve

A lot hotter in the room now about 30C but here are the idle temps, I was thinking of putting it back to stock anyway it is still dam fast even then :)


Steve

Now running @ 2.92Ghz


Steve

Yeah,, that why I say,, over-clocking is not a poor mans hobby.
Cause no matter what you do to a system, an over-clocked system is not going to last nearly as long as a stock clocked system. Regardless of cooling. your still pushing more voltage than the processor can actually handle which is why it is rated the way it is. It will last longer the cooler you keep it, but it won't last as long as it would at it's rated speed.

And in most (the majority) of circumstances, Over-Clocking gives a very minimal performance boost. 3 things to make a modern high end system faster....

A.) Faster CPU
B.) Faster Ram (this can also be minimal boost, depending on the system and what it is being used for)
B.) Faster Hard Drive
C.) Faster Video Card

One thing that doesn't matter much today, but I have actually seen a huge performance boost from, which surprised the hell out of me. Faster Refresh Rated Monitor, believe it or not.