Heatsink for a PIII ....... Suggestions please?

[Spooner]

Hey guys,

I've been getting some nasty bluescreens and freezes lately. My CPU's (PIII 733EB) running at about 55 degrees, so I'm guessing I need a new heatsink.

Any suggestions on a reliable, quiet brand?

Thanks ~

 

[RaiderJ]

55 degrees is warm, but if that is the max temp you are running at, I don't think that's the problem. The Slot I P3 cooler that I have, I bought from Tennmax. It has worked quite well as an upgrade from the standard Intel HSF. I'm not sure if it's quite or not, my room is fairly noisy anyway.

 

[Spooner]

Wait... you don't think it's heat? What else could be giving me all these bluescreens / freezes?

It seems to only happen when running games or animation.

Hmmmm

 

[TheOverlord]

i doubt its your hs/f tho it wouldnt hirt to get a better one since they can be had for bout 20-30 bucks...

probably just your OS is corrupted and needs a reinstall...what are you running? 98, 2k, ME (shudders), XP?

 

[Spooner]

I'm currently running 98SE, I've been slow to decide which i should upgrade to... 2k or XP.


You don't think running at 55 celsius would cause blue screens? I'm getting the same vxd error whenever it does bluescreen.

 

[Spooner]

badum bump bump ^^

 

[Wingznut]

Nah, 55C is not hot enough to lock up a P3.

If you do decide to load a new OS, go with XP.

 

[Spooner]

I just remembered that I also often get system crashes when running Direct X tests.

What's the dilly with that?