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KendeathwalkerKendeathwalker Registered User regular
edited May 2015 in Help / Advice Forum
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  • TheBanaTheBana Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php

    This is what I use to keep track of my fiery temps.

    What are your PSU cables like? And do you have any case fans?

    I need to sort my cables/case fans out I think that'll solve my issue.

    Also, get some Arctic Silver and try reseating/reapplying paste on the CPU if it is too hot. Don't forget to remove the old paste first, iirc a high% rubbing alcohol and a lint free cloth are your safest bet. Let it air dry for a few minutes before re-pasting/reseating.

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  • KendeathwalkerKendeathwalker Registered User regular
    edited May 2015
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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Do all your fans spin while the computer is on?

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  • TheBanaTheBana Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Those temps do look a bit warm, like Eskimo said, check your CPU/GPU/Case/PSU fans to make sure they're all spinning.

    The case fan stopping/starting sounds a bit suspect, but other than a PSU fault/dodgy connection I'm not sure what would cause it to do that.

    Were you doing anything strenuous when that screenshot was taken? Has the PC been on for a long time?

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  • KendeathwalkerKendeathwalker Registered User regular
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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    does the case look relatively clean? If your heatsink(s) are getting clogged with dust they lose efficiency.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Is your GPU card plugged in correctly? With all the extra plugs it needs?

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  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Any time you get overheating, first thing you should do is take a qtip and a bottle of rubbing alcohol and clean off the blades of all your fans, front and back. If dust builds up on your fan blades it will decrease airflow considerably (an engineer friend of mine once told me 50% air reduction in some situations).

    You'll probably want to clean the dust off of your heat sink, too. That can act as an insulator. If you're blowing the dust out of your case, it probably helps to have a vacuum cleaner on at the same time to suck up all that errant crap.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    power supply, power supply I'm betting

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  • Grey_AreaGrey_Area Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I had things like this happen before - I found that every time the dust build up on my CPU heatsink was the culprit - even just a light coating can cause an over heatig situation. Just my two cents worth.

    But it also sounds like you should get that fan checked out that turns off, and hope that it is that, and not a faulty MB.

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  • BeltaineBeltaine BOO BOO DOO DE DOORegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I have seen some mobos that sound an alarm when a fan drops.

    Could just be that fan is shot. Replace it.

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  • KendeathwalkerKendeathwalker Registered User regular
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  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Peter Principle wrote: »
    Any time you get overheating, first thing you should do is take a qtip and a bottle of rubbing alcohol and clean off the blades of all your fans, front and back.

    I should clarifiy, since on rereading it seems to me that what I wrote might not be clear. By front & back I mean both sides of the individual fan blades. HTH

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  • TheBanaTheBana Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sounds about right actually.

    I literally just rebuilt my pc, running some PSU cables under the mobo and duct taping them to the sides of the tower to keep them out of the way. I also rearranged my case fans.

    From getting silly temps like 70-100C (I know) in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 I now max at 49C...I swear my framerate has become much better because of it too.

    So, if it isn't the lone fan, tidy tidy tidy.

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