2600+ temps its COLD IN HEAR

[Urban_Squrill]

I was at a lan party and my computer started to freak out and say cpu fan failed. So after a lot of messing with stuff a friend comes over and says dude you heatsink is on backwards. I am like oh I dident now there is a way for it. So he switches it and I went from temps of 120-130 idel to freaking 80 idel. IT IS SO COLD for a amd cpu.

[RamonGTP]

You're lucky you didn't fry the CPU.

[Omardeth]

very lucky

[Urban_Squrill]

It has been like that for almost 6 months.

[Omardeth]

be thankfull that amd's can go to really high temps .

i fried my amd 2600+ and motherboard doing that urban.


LOL you are lucky!

[Urban_Squrill]

Ya but at the same lan someone spilled a can of soda on the table and it driped off the table and througth the blow hole in my case and screwed up my 9700.

[VERT]

didnt know you could stick a heat sink on backwards

[Urban_Squrill]

Nither did I.

[barginhunter]

If you look @ an AMD socket A heatsink , it has a step / ledge / ridge ( what ever it's called ) , in it . The A socket also has a ledge / step / ridge @ the top , if not oriented properly , the heatsink will be tilted and only touching part of the cpu core .
Many have installed them backwards over the years , including me , not very hard to do .