Overheating problems

[topgear]

^^ use HWinfo to measure temps and volts - it's much more accurate and post a HWinfo screenshot.

[happy17292]

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[topgear]

if this the idle temp then the cpu temp is quite high considering the winter season -

AUX temp reading reading is not correct most of the time as hw monitoring apps reads it from an unassigned input and it can vary greatly from -20c to above 150c.

tell me waht mobo ( make and model ) and cabinet you have and with how many fans ?

[happy17292]

What about voltage?

[topgear]

^^ the load voltage is OK but if you have enabled speed step/C1E, TM features in bios the clock speed and voltage should throttle down a bit at idle state.

[D|C]

ok my amd phenom II x4 965 runs at 40-42 C idle and on load goes to around 55-60 C
is it alright?!

[noob]

Originally Posted by D|C

ok my amd phenom II x4 965 runs at 40-42 C idle and on load goes to around 55-60 C
is it alright?!

Yes....

[topgear]

@ D|C - 62C is the limit for 965BE cpus - you are using stock cooler , right ? but the temp should be a bit lower in winter season as on upcoming summer season the load temps will easily cross 62c - can you post a cpu-z screen shot and tell what app you are using to measure temps ?

[aloodum]

Originally Posted by topgear

@ D|C - 62C is the limit for 965BE cpus - you are using stock cooler , right ? but the temp should be a bit lower in winter season as on upcoming summer season the load temps will easily cross 62c - can you post a cpu-z screen shot and tell what app you are using to measure temps ?

From my experience i can say AMD stock coolers are more affected by dirt than their intel counter parts even though AMD offers CPU heat pipe cooler for X4 phenoms and above.
The thinner gaps between the surface cause more accumulation dirt in a shorter period of time.

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[tkin]

Originally Posted by rickyponting

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[Souro_Ray]

Ideally, how many degrees should a 955BE CPU be above the ambient temperature? Maybe its a bizarre question, but i'm a tad curious.. Especially since temps during day time now are like 30 degrees and night time hovers about the 20-25 point.. At stock clocks at Vcore of 1.2, my idle temps are 37-38. Nothing to worry about, right?

[Sam]

maximum load should be in 5*degree. above 60, and you can be sure that you are suffering from overheating.

[topgear]

955BE has 62C limit - so it would be good if the load temp is not above 60c.

Mine with 1.41V vcore ( now at stock speed - will experiment on lowering the vcore/cpu speed/performance ) idles at 30C and max load temp is 50c

[Souro_Ray]

30 idle temps? Where do you live??

[thetechfreak]

Originally Posted by Souro_Ray

30 idle temps? Where do you live??

he lives in Kolkata

Well, I have played around 2 hours Call OF Duty- Modern Warfare 3(at full settings)

And my CPU core temp is 21c. No overheating see. Just yesterday I cleaned my heatsink by removing the top fan with a piece of Cotton and today these cold temps

[Souro_Ray]

And this is with stock coolers?

[thetechfreak]

Originally Posted by Souro_Ray

And this is with stock coolers?

Yes

See this

[Souro_Ray]

what do you guys have between your stock coolers, dry ice? And what are the best coolers for getting great idle temps? And thanks for the info topgear and thetechfreak

[thetechfreak]

Nope. My processor is AMD Phenom II x4 840

Its on the stock cooler and it has whatever thermal paste Amd had put on the cooler.
Its almost a year old(4 months left)
Actually my side panel is open and the temps here in Assam are on the lower side now. Also I would like to point out that leaving the side panel out leads to accumalation on dust on the CPU fan and other components which again demands cleaning with dry cloth.

[topgear]

^^ those are really some Cool temps but why there's very little difference between current and max temp.

Originally Posted by Souro_Ray

what do you guys have between your stock coolers, dry ice? And what are the best coolers for getting great idle temps? And thanks for the info topgear and thetechfreak

I've CM Thermal Fusion 400 and CM Hyper 212

[Souro_Ray]

I will be gaming as soon as i get my new monitor, but i'm not much of a hardcore gamer. So my proccy isnt really going to be taxed much. And i am one of those weird people who likes their idle temps nice and low..

[topgear]

^^ then the cpu temps won't go over 60C for sure even with the stock cooler

[niraj trehan]

Hey Frends ,
I am using Dell XPS L501X .... and all of a sudden i m facing heating issues with my laptop.
Using SpeedFan i monitored the temperatures in IDLE phase and Found the temperatures below

GPU _ 70-73 C
HDD _43 C
Core1 68 C
Core 2 68
core 3 68 C

2 -3 times my laptop has got shutdown facing heat issues probably...within an hour or two of using skype ... my laptop heats a lot and i m really stuck up with this problem ...

PLZ help me get a solution to this problem.
I am using a wooden board below my laptop to allow proper air ventilation,
and lemme know if using a laptop cooler Fan solution would help my cause or not !
thanx a lot in advance !

[Sam]

first clean the laptop. if that lowers temperature, then you may go for cooling pad to further lower temp or use it like that. don't simply jump for cooler.

[KDroid]

Specifications:

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz
Asus P5GC-MX/13332.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz

From past some time, my CPU was idling around 40-45 degree Celsius. I did not pay attention to it. Now, It idles around 55-60 degrees. It shoots to 75-80 degrees under load. Even when I turn on my computer, the temperature reading shows 45-50 degrees in the BIOS Setup. I also shifted HSF's settings to perfomancemode from Optimal Mode. I cleaned my cabby a week back. Still no change. I made sure that the HSF was properly fixed.


My HSF is also making a lot of noise. My HSF not working properly? I made sure it is not loose.







Do I need to ReTIM? I have not done it since 3 years.

[Sam]

^^ and i am sure you have broken one of the push pins. check again. else get a new HSF. any locally found HSF will work fine just get a new proper TIM.

[thetechfreak]

@KDroid Even I have damaged one of my fans when I had removed it
It was like it would start once and stop.
Your fan has probably accumalated lots of Dirt in it. Obviously you should re TIM now as your computer is heating up.

[KDroid]

Originally Posted by Sam

^^ and i am sure you have broken one of the push pins. check again. else get a new HSF. any locally found HSF will work fine just get a new proper TIM.

I removed the HSF & checked it. Does not appear to be broken. But while replacing it, I heard a Snap only 3 of the pins. Does it mean it is broken?


Also, suggest me which TIM to buy. Tell me if I can buy it Online from somewhere.

Originally Posted by thetechfreak

@KDroid Even I have damaged one of my fans when I had removed it

It was like it would start once and stop.
Your fan has probably accumalated lots of Dirt in it. Obviously you should re TIM now as your computer is heating up.

At first, even I thought that it is due to dirt. I cleaned it up when I saw such High temps. But problem persists.

[topgear]

just remove the HSF properly and use CM Thermal Fusion 400 Tim ( 500 bucks ) - apply a pea size drop on the cpu heat spreader and remount the HSF properly