Abit KT7-RAID Problems....

[Salvo21]

Hi,
Last week I purchased the Abit KT7 with RAID.

My current system configuration is as follows :
Athlon Tbird 1.1 Gig
Abit KT7 Raid motherboard
2 x 128 Meg Micron PC133 RAM (At banks 0,1)
10 Gig Western Digital HDD ATA66 connected in the primary IDE slot
Coolmaster Copper fan (supports up to 1.5gig)
External air blower (from rear of case)
Internal air blower (from front of case)
Twin fan module in 5 1/4 inch drive bay (blowing outwards)
300W teamseven switching power supply
(default bios settings exept for cpu speed set at 100x33 and x11 - default voltage)

My problem is, when the system is idleing, the CPU runs at a steady 38 degrees celcius, but as soon as i play a game or run an app, it shoots up over 60 degrees celcius. (A friend has the identical fan and CPU as mine and it runs at 45-50 degrees celcius maximum.)

Also, my PIII 733, boots up a much quicker then my Athlon 1.1, both installed with the identical HDD and software.

Any Idea's ?
Thanks
Salvo

 

[Skiracer]

60 C is pretty toasty, but shouldn't kill your CPU. One detail that you omitted was your case temps at idle and under load. If case temp stays about the same, then that is not your problem. You may have poor contact between the CPU and the HSF, in which case you could see the problems described. Remove the HSF, thoroughly clean the CPU center die and the heatsink using a lint-free cloth and a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Carefully apply a thin layer of GOOD heatsink compound (arctic silver comes to mind) using someting other than your fingers- the oils on your fingers will contaminate the compound and reduce the conductivity. Carefully install the HSF assembly to the CPU, making sure that you have good contact and downforce. I am not familiar with the coolermaster copper HSF, but my personal experiences with coolermaster HSFs have not been good. Get an Alpha or other top-rated HSF if you can.

As for the slow boot times, I have no idea why the Tbird would be slower- could be the motherboard resources required.