power mac g5 quad cpu runing hot

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power mac g5 quad cpu runing hot

ok my power mac g5 quad the top cpu core 1 and 2 are runing really hot and ween itryed to turn it on this moring the fans all went to max and shut off i then tryed to trun it on again and it just went 'click' and i unpluged ever thing left it alon and came back about a hour later and tuned it on and ween it got to the main desk top the fans were on max and the top cpu cores were about 155f 165f and the outher cpu was runing fine what could this be a computer guy told me this could be that i need new thermal paste pleassss help

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 16, 2012 10:34 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Jul 16, 2012 11:21 PM in response to taylorfromvidor

Have you blown the dust out lately?

Also, you may need to rebuild the LCS, and/or replace the Thermal Paste between the CPUss & heatsink.

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Answer 2

Jul 16, 2012 11:41 PM in response to BDAqua

i cleaned it out today and still the same thing i took off the g5 cover that is in the inside and looked over all the the pump and ever thing eles there looks to be nothing leaking could it just be thermal paste im relly scared right now

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japamac

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Jul 17, 2012 2:55 AM in response to taylorfromvidor

The thermal paste degrades after 3-5 years of use.

Whether anyone wants to or not, the thermal paste in ALL G5 machines needs replaced.

LCS systems, even without leaks, can have reduced performance due to sludge buildup or loss of volume due to evaporation and escape of those liquid vapors.

Serious consideration should be made towards rebuilding the LCS for longevity of the computer.

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Answer 4

Jul 17, 2012 2:58 PM in response to japamac

so would i be better off just buying a imac g5 cause i dont have the money for a new computer

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BDAqua

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Jul 17, 2012 10:28 PM in response to taylorfromvidor

iMac G5s have whole other sets of problems... would not advise to do so.

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Jul 17, 2012 11:21 PM in response to BDAqua

so would it just be better to at less buy a intel mac

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BDAqua

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Jul 18, 2012 12:14 AM in response to taylorfromvidor

For the future it would be, yes, unless you have a lot of money tied up in PPC only Apps like I do.

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japamac

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Jul 18, 2012 3:37 AM in response to taylorfromvidor

Even an Intel Mac Mini would be good. The Intel Minis have been faster than the G5 for a while now.

There are deals on used iMacs and Minis if you look around.

Make sure to get a machine that will run Mountain Lion if you want a longer future.

Otherwise, Intel Macs that stop at Snow Leopard (an excellent OS) are really getting cheap.

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Jul 18, 2012 11:46 PM in response to japamac

thank yall so much i got the g5 in a computer shop geting thermal paste on it and if dont work im going to part it out and sell it what imac,s and mac mini,s do i need to stay away from like i know the white imacs had alot of motherboard fails so if you could just tell me what imac,s to not buy that would help alot and thank yall for all of yalls help

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BDAqua

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Jul 19, 2012 11:20 AM in response to taylorfromvidor

On Minis, I'd only buy the current mid one with a real Video card.

On iMacs, besides the one(s) you mentioned, I'd be afraid to buy a 27" one myself, I'd recommend maybe a 24" one, but they're limited to 6 GB of RAM, I'd like one that could have 16 GB of RAM to be able to handle all of today's bloat.

I personally would not want an iMac with any nVidia graphics or an ATI X1600 either.

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