high CPU Temps

[jdini76]

Hey,

I am having some overheating issues. Currently my case runs around 110F and CPU is around 140F. this makes my system very unstable and I am getting a lot of freeze ups. Are there any t-shooting tips out there to see what it is that is making my system run so hot. I currenlt run with the case wide open I even have an external fan running on it and it isn't helping at all. I do nopt have central air, so the ambient temp of the room is dependant on the outside weather. It is located in a finished basement.

Thanks,

AMD 64 3400+ (not overclocked.)
MSI - VIA K8T NEO-FIS2R Motherboard
1.5 gb Mushkin ram
ASUS Radeon 9800pro
450w Allied PS
Built in June 2004

p.s. I can supply more info if needed.

 

[Zepper]

Temps in PCs and other technical fields are normally denoted in degrees C. 140F is 60C which is a bit on the warm side for CPUs but not too bad. And 110 is about 43 which is also warm but OK. Reseat your RAM modules and make sure nothing is blocking airflow around them. Make sure the surfaces of the heatsink and cpu are flat and that the TIM is applied properly or just clean the stuff off and do it over. Make sure the fins aren't plugged with dust, etc. Fairly sure it is something other than temps causing your problem. Bottom feeder PSU probably isn't helping. The one that my sig links to is much better than that. And make sure your case has a good front to rear air flow pattern.

.bh.

 

[jdini76]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Temps in PCs and other technical fields are normally denoted in degrees C. 140F is 60C which is a bit on the warm side for CPUs but not too bad. And 110 is about 43 which is also warm but OK. Reseat your RAM modules and make sure nothing is blocking airflow around them. Make sure the surfaces of the heatsink and cpu are flat and that the TIM is applied properly or just clean the stuff off and do it over. Make sure the fins aren't plugged with dust, etc. Fairly sure it is something other than temps causing your problem. Bottom feeder PSU probably isn't helping. The one that my sig links to is much better than that. And make sure your case has a good front to rear air flow pattern.

.bh.

Thanks for the reply. Couple questions...

What do you mean by "bottom feeder PSU?" do you mean "bottom Feeder" as in low quality? or does it have to do with a certain way it functions.

Also what does TIM mean?

 

[Zepper]

Bottom Feeder means low quality - at least fourth string or lower. TIM is Thermal Interface Material aka heat sink grease. Need to spend less time over in the weak-minded sections of the forums so you'll know the terminology...

.bh.

 

[Quiksilver]

Also make sure your case fans/heatsink fan's aren't clogged with dust and are operating properly. Other than that zepper covered it all.

...and yeah allied psu's are crap. VIA chipsets aren't the greatest either tbh.

 

[Zepper]

Hey, I resemble that remark. I've used Via most of the time with my AMD chips. Very reliable.

.bh.

 

[Quiksilver]

Then your lucky I guess . Most of the information I digg up on VIA and their chipsets is compatibility issues and hard drive trouble. Occasionally I find some having trouble with ATI cards not being recognized.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: QuiksilverX1
Also make sure your case fans/heatsink fan's aren't clogged with dust and are operating properly. Other than that zepper covered it all.

...and yeah allied psu's are crap. VIA chipsets aren't the greatest either tbh.

Disagreed...VIA chipset is good I don't have any problems at all.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: QuiksilverX1
Then your lucky I guess . Most of the information I digg up on VIA and their chipsets is compatibility issues and hard drive trouble. Occasionally I find some having trouble with ATI cards not being recognized.

VIA does recongized ATI X850 and X1950 cards