heatsync problem

[TheFnpope06]

hello all,
just this afternoon my computer shutoff by its self...so i naturally tried to turn it on and once it reached the boot screen it would shut off...then i opened the case to check for loose wires...i found that the heatsync brackets were broken and the whole heatsync block and fan were loose...i replaced the heat sync bracket and the heat sync itself, but there is a gap between the processor and the block will this affect the processor...cause overheating...the old heatsync sat directly ontop of the processor..
thanx

 

[StrangleHold]

What kind of processor

 

[vortmax]

if the heatsink isn't touching the CPU, then yes this is very bad. DO NOT TURN YOUR COMPUTER ON. If it was running with the heatsink broken and not making contact, then you could have already friend the chip and welded it to the mobo

 

[TheFnpope06]

What kind of processor

P4 2.4 gig

 

[Praetor]

but there is a gap between the processor and the block will this affect the processor...cause overheating

Yes this will be very bad. What CPU, mobo and heatsink are you using?

P4 2.4 gig

Im going to assume you mean a socket478 part but regardless, get a proper heatsink