<snip> > > > > To reply to myself, a coworker is going to bring in some thermal paste > > (hopefully tomorrow) for me to try. He did tell me though that based > > on the fact that all the fans are good, the paste seemed pretty good, > > and more importantly that the CPU and disk go crazy when the system > > does freeze, he doesn't think that it's heat related. I should point > > out (and probably should have before), that every time I've gotten my > > PC to freeze has been while I'm using it, not when it's just sitting > > there, and it specifically happens immediately after either mouse or > > keyboard input - it seems to happen more often with the mouse, but I > > think just typing has triggered it as well. But it's from simple > > stuff like clicking or using the scroll wheel. Maybe even just moving > > the mouse. And then the system freezes, but the CPU monitor in the > > panel sometimes keeps going and shows 100% CPU use, and the disk light > > is going nuts. Sometimes though, the screen doesn't update and I > > don't see that. > > > > I'll keep looking into heat & power issues (especially since I need to > > fix the paste now regardless), but I was wondering if anyone had any > > thoughts on that? > > Don't go over board on the paste. Only a very small amount smeared on the chip > and not the silicon is needed, too much can give you problems. <snip> Arctic Silver is the product I used (highly recommended) - http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm. They also provide instructions - http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm. I am very please with the results. No, I'm not affiliated, etc. -- Casey Stamper http://www.stampersite.com/wordpress
