Overheating problems

[tkin]

I have a P4 2.6 GHZ, 1GB DDR(transcend) RAM. I had overheating problem a couple of months ago so I installed another fan(currently have 2) which rectified the problem. But again this nagging problem has cropped up. What do I do now?! Can overheating be caused by RAM malfunction or corruption of BIOS?

May be your CPU Cooler grills are clogged with dust, happened in my old machine, needs serious cleaning.

[sub1zero]

These cooler grills you talk about. How exactly do I identify them? My board is not too dusty. Would a simple brush suffice to clean? Have NO IDEA where to get compressed air etc

[tkin]

These cooler grills you talk about. How exactly do I identify them? My board is not too dusty. Would a simple brush suffice to clean? Have NO IDEA where to get compressed air etc

Your CPU Cooler(Or Heatsink) has two parts, on the top there is a fan and in the bottom there should be a grill like structure. Dust accumulates there in the gaps, try looking closely.

[ace]

Download this software and view the temperature, only it shows the right temp values for your proccy:http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/

If beyond 45c, remove heatsink, clean and re-apply thermal compound and re-attach the heatsink, its not attached properly.

You may need the help of a technician.

@tkin ... thnx


temp are same (51-53)idle...
also i hav done the reseating many times.... no change...
i hav applied thermal compound...
i need advice on a gud cpu cooler... within 2k (max) for my proc q6600.
also my hdd temp is 35...
plz give all options with price in mumbai...

[tkin]

@tkin ... thnx


temp are same (51-53)idle...
also i hav done the reseating many times.... no change...
i hav applied thermal compound...
i need advice on a gud cpu cooler... within 2k (max) for my proc q6600.
also my hdd temp is 35...
plz give all options with price in mumbai...

Look here;http://techshop.in/store/index.php?cPath=320_243_244

Since I don't live in Mumbai I can't help you there, post your queries in this thread;Latest Hardware Prices & Quotes..!!

P.S-Your HDD temp is fine, just the proccy seems a tad high.

[ironfreak]

which is best Thermal paste/compound (whatever...) ???

[keith_j_snyder2]

which is best Thermal paste/compound (whatever...) ???

The one which has diamonds or silver in it!
As far as the pocket allows & pretty reasonably priced, Arctic Silver MX-2!

[janitha]

The one which has diamonds or silver in it!
As far as the pocket allows & pretty reasonably priced, Arctic Silver MX-2!

They are different products by different manufacturers.

AS5 contains silver
http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm
MX-2 is considered better and has no breaking in period, conductivity and capacitance.
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/further_prod2.php?idx=140

[topgear]

I bought coolermaster thermal pate for Rs. 350. Which is running my pentium D 925 cpu @ 3.2 ( oced from 3 ghz to 3.2) ghz only 22C and on load 32 C with stock cooling.

Before applying the paste the proc was running - idle 32C & onload 42-45C.

[janitha]

I bought coolermaster thermal pate for Rs. 350. Which is running my pentium D 925 cpu @ 3.2 ( oced from 3 ghz to 3.2) ghz only 22C and on load 32 C with stock cooling.

Before applying the paste the proc was running - idle 32C & onload 42-45C.

Your ambient temperature should be less than 22C. Otherwise the reading is incorrect.

[topgear]

The reading is not incorrect and yes ofcourse in the winter season the ambient temp is about 16c in here at night & 21c at day ( kolkata ).

Lets see what happens in summer

[janitha]

The reading is not incorrect and yes ofcourse in the winter season the ambient temp is about 16c in here at night & 21c at day ( kolkata ).

Lets see what happens in summer

U are lucky. Here it is already damn hot during daytime!

[topgear]

Ya. Thanks buddy.
But in summer season The ambient temp reach as high as 40-42C

[cooldudie3]

I just posted a thread about my Fujitsu Lifebook S6240's fan dying. Now it's heating up really fast and I am afraid something will fry.
Fan Error on Fujitsu Lifebook S6240

[Gaurav_rip]

Help Me!!!!
I ve a HP dv1135ee Laptop
Its specs r ...
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo(Centrino 2) P8400@2.26Ghz
RAM: 3Gb
GPU: nVidia 9600M GT
It gives a gr8 gamin experience but at a price...
It gets really heated up specially near the ventillations even when kept on a even surface in a fully air conditioned room. I dont ve a soft to measure the machine or GPU temp. so i dunno the exact temp and alll..
Can u plz suggest some sort of laptop cooler or somethin..
I live in Jaipur so if somethin which can be available locally would be gr8
Else also somethin which is really effective but not very heavy on d pocket...

[topgear]

Try coolermaster or Belkin laptop coolers. The price range is between Rs. 1500-2500. They should be localy available.
To measure the temp download everest ( paid ) or pcwizard ( free )

Merry Christmas

[tanmoy_Siliguri]

@ topgear

If u r from Kolkata..then can u give the shop name,address & ph no from which u have bought Coolermaster thermalpaste.


Also any guys from Kolkata know a shop that have Coolermaster thermalpaste ready.

[topgear]

Hi. I'm from there. I bought it from :

M.D Computers 16/1, GC Avenue.
Near Exide Showroom. Opposite Inox a Small Shop

[tanmoy_Siliguri]

@ topgear

I am from Siliguri...next week I have to go Kolkata due to some work..so can u give me the shop's ph number & direction from Sealdah?Also what is the full name of the shop?

[channabasanna]

Hi All,

Last Night i removed one of the old 80mm fans which i had attached to my Elite 332 Cabinet, this fan was directly blowing (intake) to the Graphics Card, from few days it etarted making a hell lot of noise when my pc is running. After removing the Fan i could see the idle graphics card temperature be 50C, after Playing Prince of Persia i saw its temperature as 62C, when the fan was there idle temp used to be 43-45 and after playing Games it used to be 55-56. Is this temperature of Graphics Card fine after removing the fan.

[topgear]

@ topgear

I am from Siliguri...next week I have to go Kolkata due to some work..so can u give me the shop's ph number & direction from Sealdah?Also what is the full name of the shop?

M.D. Computer
16/1 Ganesh Chandra Avenue,
Kolkata - 700013 (Near Exide Showroom)
Ph: 2234-6274
2253-7133
9830243212
Contact persons: Mr.Pankaj & Pradeep

From Sealdah - Hire a taxi. Tell Him you want to go to C.R. Avenue - Yogayog Bhavan or Airlines Building. Get Down There & Follow The instructions on the Image. Hope this helps.

http://www.harepix.com/images/687739411.jpg

Hi All,

Last Night i removed one of the old 80mm fans which i had attached to my Elite 332 Cabinet, this fan was directly blowing (intake) to the Graphics Card, from few days it etarted making a hell lot of noise when my pc is running. After removing the Fan i could see the idle graphics card temperature be 50C, after Playing Prince of Persia i saw its temperature as 62C, when the fan was there idle temp used to be 43-45 and after playing Games it used to be 55-56. Is this temperature of Graphics Card fine after removing the fan.

The temparature is just fine & is in the safe limit.

Though it's better if the temp stays even lower. Why don't you a attach a new fan.

[tkin]

Hi All,

Last Night i removed one of the old 80mm fans which i had attached to my Elite 332 Cabinet, this fan was directly blowing (intake) to the Graphics Card, from few days it etarted making a hell lot of noise when my pc is running. After removing the Fan i could see the idle graphics card temperature be 50C, after Playing Prince of Persia i saw its temperature as 62C, when the fan was there idle temp used to be 43-45 and after playing Games it used to be 55-56. Is this temperature of Graphics Card fine after removing the fan.

Its well within safety limit, but lower is better, a 80mm fan costs 40/-, get a new one.

[channabasanna]

Its well within safety limit, but lower is better, a 80mm fan costs 40/-, get a new one.

The one is removed is a old one which had cost me Rs50/- I have a other 80mm fan which i had removed from my old Mercury Kobian cabinet, will try using that. Do we get any Vibration dampener to attach to the fan, so that to avoid the vibrations, i will connect it to the grill which is present to the side of the cabinet, i mean the grill below the chimney of the side panel.

[tkin]

The one is removed is a old one which had cost me Rs50/- I have a other 80mm fan which i had removed from my old Mercury Kobian cabinet, will try using that. Do we get any Vibration dampener to attach to the fan, so that to avoid the vibrations, i will connect it to the grill which is present to the side of the cabinet, i mean the grill below the chimney of the side panel.

I don't think something like that exists, if the fan vibrates too much you can buy a new one or try attatching rubber washers.

[channabasanna]

While going through eBay i found one of this, http://cgi.ebay.in/Vantec-Fan-Vibrat...|39:1|240:1318 . I need to know is this available in most of the stores. If so i dont wanna spend 250 Rs for just that rubber kit.

[TheLetterD]

Hey how hot can A ZOTAC 9500GT,4850HD GO?

[ayuboy]

Hey I am suffering from Serous Overheat Issues. on my Storage PC
My PC P4[515]-90nm 2.93Ghz
My Core Temp reaches 70C at normal workload OMG
Where as My other Component have Temp of 35C~40C like HDD and GPU.
I don't Use this PC to work , just use it for storage. But the fan Noise is irritating.
and After reaching 70C There is am major slowdown in performance.
Where as my other PC with C2D has a Core temp of 40C max- I play games and do all the stuff in this PC and even after 4 Days of Continuous work the Temp never Reaches above 45C.
Does this Indicate any problem with My storage PC?
Do I need to Change the Fans? cause they seem to work fine at 4k+RPM
I have a 80mm Fan at the Exhaust and a large CPU fan which Runs at very high RPm[Forgot Speed].
Please Suggest What do i do.

Thanks

[janitha]

Hey I am suffering from Serous Overheat Issues. on my Storage PC
My PC P4[515]-90nm 2.93Ghz
My Core Temp reaches 70C at normal workload OMG
Where as My other Component have Temp of 35C~40C like HDD and GPU.
I don't Use this PC to work , just use it for storage. But the fan Noise is irritating.
and After reaching 70C There is am major slowdown in performance.
Where as my other PC with C2D has a Core temp of 40C max- I play games and do all the stuff in this PC and even after 4 Days of Continuous work the Temp never Reaches above 45C.
Does this Indicate any problem with My storage PC?
Do I need to Change the Fans? cause they seem to work fine at 4k+RPM
I have a 80mm Fan at the Exhaust and a large CPU fan which Runs at very high RPm[Forgot Speed].
Please Suggest What do i do.

Thanks

How do you measure the temperatures?
Remove HSF, clean its contact surface and also processor surface with Isopropyl Alcohol. Apply grain size of MX-2 or AS5 thermal paste on the centre of processor and properly reinstall HSF. Ensure that the cabinet is well ventilated with at least one inlet and two more outlet fans.

[ayuboy]

I measure my core Temp and RPM of my Fans from Speedfan Software
Thanks, I'll Try that.

[ayuboy]

Yes I fixed everything and now it works fine.
No more noise and CPU temp is 42C normal load and 50C high load.