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Is PC overheating? Blue Screens and Reboots...

GoodEnough

GoodEnough

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Went on vacation, came back after 10 days. PC was off.
Now, starts crashing after running a few mins.

Common culprits are what?
CPU? MB? CPU Fan? PS? PS Fan?

Anything weird in here?
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You have big jump in cpu load see it that repeats itself.

Try looking at task manager to see what is running that jumped that pc load to 84.6%

and gpu load to 100%
 
I have a regular room fan blowing into the open case, and the PC works fine.
As soon as I shut off the room fan, the PC crashed within a minute.

I do see some dust.....around the CPU fins.

CPU fan doesn't seem to be spinning very fast.
Is it normal for a CPU fan to not spin as fast?
For $10, I might as well replace it, right?
 
In that screenshot, you highest CPU temp is 42 degrees C, so assuming that the program is reading correctly, your CPU temps are fine, since the CPU did hit a pretty good load during the time the program was running, at least for a second or two.

One thing I will point out is that some AMD CPUs do not give temps the way some programs expect it to be reported. See here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/289544-28-athlon-temperature-sensor
and here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2336126&highlight=

So, you might want to look and see what the BIOS says your CPU temperature is (since the chip will be running full speed) and see if they are anywhere close to what your program is reporting.

Assuming the temps are not the problem, I would recommend a program like WhoCrashed to see if Windows wrote a dump file during the blue screens, and can give you an idea as to what the problem is.
 
I blew out the dust from the heat sink using my air compressor.
I also blew the fan out, as well.
Weren't terrible, but they are both totally clean now.

Think I should just order a new fan?
Mine is spinning, but I don't know if its slower than usual....
 
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Fans are at about 850-1000rpm...when not in "burst hyperdrive" mode
(like when you open a ton of new windows, etc)

Is that about right?
 
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Why are there 3 temp readings?
My 3 temps are: 130F, 105F, 165F (55C, 41C, 74C)
I have now turned off the room fan, and the PC has not crashed in 10 mins!!
Temp readings have been steady for the 10 mins.

I think cleaning and blowing the fan may have freed it up?
 
GoodEnough said:
Why are there 3 temp readings?
My 3 temps are: 130F, 105F, 165F (55C, 41C, 74C)
I have now turned off the room fan, and the PC has not crashed in 10 mins!!
Temp readings have been steady for the 10 mins.

I think cleaning and blowing the fan may have freed it up?
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Great. but you might want to get a after market cooler for your cpu
 
PC is working and not crashing,
but my fan is spinning up to 4000rpm hyper-drive very frequently.

Can you suggest an aftermarket cooler for my Dell Inspiron 570?
Plug and play? I assume they are a step up from OEM Dell?
 
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GoodEnough said:
PC is working and not crashing,
but my fan is spinning up to 4000rpm hyper-drive very frequently.

Can you suggest an aftermarket cooler for my Dell Inspiron 570?
Plug and play? I assume they are a step up from OEM Dell?
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For a cooler there are tons of options, especially if you are willing to take the motherboard out. The cooler in my sig, for example, is compatible with AM3.
 
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LTC8K6's first link is the stock mounting bracket, which is on your motherboard now.

The second link is the heatsink/fan together. In the current market, you rarely see the heatsink without the fan.
 
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Ok, right, but I was thinking of upgrading the entire thing: Heatsink AND fan.
Not just the fan (which uses the AM3)
The links posted are combination units.

To recap, this does not seem to have the correct heatsink mounting screws. (775)
I can not use this, correct?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064

This one does.
http://www.directron.com/ic2102pwm.html

To replace the entire unit, I need the 2nd link, not the first, right?
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No, the second one will not fit your board at all.

You do not need to change the base on your board. The TX3 will clip right on to it. You just need to use the AMD hardware with the TX3. It comes with AMD and Intel hardware.

http://assets.coolermaster.com/glob...af67fb16e9e75919ecdda6ac3594be_1361408583.jpg

TX3 with AMD hardware to clip onto your base:

http://assets.coolermaster.com/glob...7c6025956cdd34258c227cb80c885c_1361408581.jpg

TX3 with Intel hardware that will not work for you:

http://assets.coolermaster.com/glob...e33d2c9c7b080d41d9a6112d6e5ef8_1361408582.jpg
 
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Holy shit, I am now totally and utterly confused... I was so hoping to order something today, and get this crap cleared from my desktop.

First, you're saying THIS ONE will NOT fit on my MB?
The photo has 4 screws and it even says Intel 775. What exactly does it need to say to fit my MB?

You said the TX3 will "clip right onto it".
Again, nothing clips on my MB.
I have 4 screws that screw into the MB, to secure the heatsink/fan.

Did you mix up the next 2 links? They seem backwards.
You said this WILL fit my MB? Where are the 4 screws?
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You said this will NOT fit? But, it looks just like my OEM heatsink with 4 screws.
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Athlon II X4 635 is most definitely not using Intel's Socket 775. That is the CPU in your original post to start this thread.

It is using AMD's Socket AM3. It does not use screws at all. It uses clips.

The TX3 comes with both sets of hardware, so it will fit your board, either way.

The AM3 base is held to the board by four screws. The base is not normally removed.

The heatsink/fan assy is held to the base by clips.

Normally, that is all you do. Unclip the old heatsink/fan assy, and clip the new one on.

Note that the AM3 base in this video is orange, but it is the same as the black base I showed earlier. This is how you attach and remove an AM3 heatsink/fan assy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzZQgJDyzGI
 
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