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Originally posted by Lasereth
MrSelfDestruct is right about touching it. If the heatsink is hot enough to burn you, then the sensor is correct. If it's lukewarm or slightly hotter, then chances are it's not. I believe 60 degrees celsius is enough to hurt if you touch it.
Just for another look at it, the C core Pentium 4's that run at 3.06 GHz are known for being hotter than even Athlon XP CPU's. That front side bus is causing a shitlode of heat. I don't think it should run THAT hot, however. I ordered a Gigabyte KT-600 motherboard from NewEgg and it said my Barton was running at 65 degrees celsius idle. I put my brother's CPU thermometer on it; guess what: 35 degrees celsius. I sent it back ASAP. In other words, it could very well be a false reading from your mobo sensor. Anything above 60 celsius will make games and programs freeze up if they are processor intensive. Whatever you do, you need to get the problem fixed. Good luck!
-Lasereth
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I've tried stress testing it, with games like JKII (with everything running full bore) and the machine hasn't collapsed on me yet. I'm beginning to think that the mobo sensor may be off, but I've taken it to a friend of mine who specializes in such things just in case. I appreciate the advice and will keep you all posted as to how it goes! Thanks again , everyone!
Veritas en Lux!
Jimmy The Hutt