i got a computer that was overheated to the max(the processor reached 100 degrees celsius or more) becasue of the processor fan not being secured down properly,, it is a pentium 4 1.7ghz,, now it freezes all the time, i fixed the fan problem even put a fan in the case, still freezes. what could be rewend from being heating up that hot,, thanks

i've tried another harddrive in it that i knew was good but it didn't help,, i know the memory is good to cause i put it in my other computer and ran tests on it,, the only things left are the motherboard and processor,, would the extreme heat damage these parts, thanks for the replies

A moderate overheating will damage the processor. I doubt the motherboard was effected due to the heat from the processor is designed to transfer towards the Heat sink\fan. Unfortunately the only way to find out is replace the processor and try it. I M H O. Sometimes the heat in a chip creates a crack in the wires or solder joint that connect it. When the connection is cold it connects fine and all is well but when it heats up the crack opens the circuit and POOF no data transfer. Just so happens I attach this type wire for a living but it cannot be repaired I work in an expiramental lab where we see the insides you cannot.