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[FAT MAN]

I built a computer with the following specs
DFI lanparty mother board
2.8 ghz p4 processor
2 x 512 cosiar ram
450 watt power supply
ATI 9600 Pro

It ran great for 3 months then the power supply died. Replaced the power supply with a 400 watt and temp jumped up to 65C from 45C. ran it for about a month like that. tried reapplying the thermo paste on the heatsink. started it went into BIOS and the temp was 94 and it shutdown after about 20 seconds. :eek: reapplied the thermo paste and tried it again and get no post, :mad: all the fans are but no power light on case.
-tried barebones
-tried a 500watt power supply
-tried new processor and heatsink

Could the mother board be damaged from the processor overheating? :confused:

[FAT MAN]

If my previous post didn't make sense I can try to explain it better if it will help.

All I really need to know is if overheating the CPU can damage the motherboard.

[Paleo Pete]

All I really need to know is if overheating the CPU can damage the motherboard.

Yep. Heat can damage everything but the screws holding it together.

Is that Farenheit or Centigrade? 94°F is no problem, I wish this thing ran that cool. 94°C is definitely NOT good news.

Depending upon how much heat is generated and why, the motherboard can be damaged as a result, and if someting happens to short the right contacts it can also damage both. A screw, for instance, could work loose somehow and fall into the right spot, the whole thing would be shorted and could actually cause a fire.

Is your CPU fan running? Are you applying thermal compound correctly, just a thin layer? It should not squeeze out the sides of the heatsink like a PBJ sandwich...Are you sure the heatsink is installed correctly? Are the clips on either side functioning and getting the clamp tight?

I can't think of anything else, if that's 94°C, the only way it should get that hot in 20-30 seconds is with no heatsink at all, so if the heatsink is installed, it has to be cocked over at an angle or not getting clamped down fully.

[FAT MAN]

The temp is is in Centigrade

The fan was running, i applied the thermal compound as thin as i could get, it didn't squeeze out sides.

I had problems getting one of the claps lock, but it seemed tight.

Would the new CPU i tried be alright?