Posts by OShadowFoxO

Hey, When you mention the thermal pad on the heatsink, which are you referring to? I'm guessing the blue "pad" thing that sits on the north bridge chip? If so, a little dust on it doesn't seem like it should be a huge issue. There...

Hi, In addition to QHN's advice, I would like to note that it SOUNDS like there is too much thermal compound in place in any event. You really don't need a layer on the heatsink AND on the CPU before you put the two together. A thin...

Hi again, From those pictures, it was definitely the dust buildup is my guess. That was a large amound of dust/hair/whatever to be crammed in the assembly. The thermal compound in those images was a pretty standard setup for stock...

Hi again, Anything is possible, but I can tell you in 15 years of working with computers I've never had thermal paste "go bad." Not without some form of tampering with the heatsink, at least. I've got machines that have sat idle for...

Hi again, The temp can EASILY get that hot that quick if the thermal solution is compromised in any way. The amount of energy flowing through those chips is enormous for such tiny things. There's a reason heatsinks and fans are needed....

That was fast! If I am reading that picture correctly, those temps are HIGH. Way high. The chip is very nearly at its thermal max, you're lucky it hasn't died. Your average running temp shouldn't really be any higher than about 50C,...

Welcome to the forum! It actually does SOUND like an over-heating issue, on the surface. Just because the temps don't seem high, that may be because the fan is running and working over time to keep the temps down. THEORETICALLY if the...

Hey all, Just a quick note on the HP recovery partitions: I also have a DV9000 series (see my sig), and needed to invoke the recovery feature. Unfortunately, it wouldn't work with F11 despite numerous OFFICIAL documents and sources...

Yup, and I have two Crucial M4 128 GB units, one in my DV7 and one in my DV9700. I'll probably pop the new one in my DV7 and put the Crucial in my Phenom II 1090T desktop. >.>

Hey guys, Sorry for the lateness of the reply here, been busy with school and work. Silly IT career! Anyway, the answer is definitely a NO on the T8300. Core 2 Duo T8300 is a Penryn-core Socket P based chip. The C500 is EXCLUSIVELY...