My PC hates me :(

[Paulson]

proof

Something tells me there's a problem when it's that hot w/out doing anything...

hmmmm stupid retail heatsink/fan combo... oh well, it's got a 3 year warranty!

 

[bmacd]

nice bg

-=bmacd=-

 

[Electric Amish]

My PC hates me

It just doesn't want to be left out.

amish

 

[Paulson]

The background really looks like this

If you wanna see the computer itself then go here

 

[Instagib]

You should probably try a different heatsink and fan.

 

[spazntwich1]

If I had to guess, I'd say your heatsink hates you. Your CPU is obviously working hard, and if it really hates you, it'd be sitting around doing nothing.

 

[Paulson]

Ya, I'm too lazy to get a new hs/fan so...

It's hot here today, but this damn rig is mighty warm... It's all stable so I guess it doesn't matter... I just hope it doesn't fry on me...

 

[vi edit]

Did you peel off the pink strip thingy that adheres the heatsink to the CPU? If you didn't, then you don't have optimal thermal conductivity and your heatsink isn't pulling much heat away from the CPU.

I'd get some more thermal grease and slap it on there.

 

[Phoenix15]

At least your computer doesn't REALLY hate you.

 

[Paulson]

Yes, I peeled off the little sticky thing that was covering the pad (no I didn't peel the pad off )

I don't think at this point it'd be wise to swap heatsinks because I imagine that this one is stuck mighty tight onto the processor lol...

 

[BCYL]

Asus motherboards tend to report higher than average temperatures because of their sensors and algorithms...

My T-Bird 700Mhz w/ Asus A7V reports a similar temperature (60C) without any overclocking... I have been running in 24/7 for more than a year and there's no problems... I dont think you have anything to worry about...

 

[Paulson]

Ya I'm not too worried as it doesn't lock up, sometimes it just scares me as to how hot the damn thing gets...

I laugh when I see people bitching about 45C under full load being hot hehe...

 

[hoihtah]

you need water cooling paulson.



you've got to give love to receive love.

at least when it comes to computers.

 

[Paulson]

lol, water cooling... hell I was worried I was gonna end up breaking something when I put the heatsink on in the first place (they're a bitch to put on)

I think I'll pass... until the thing starts shooting flames outta the ps unit, I'll leave it be

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Paulson
Ya I'm not too worried as it doesn't lock up, sometimes it just scares me as to how hot the damn thing gets...

I laugh when I see people bitching about 45C under full load being hot hehe...

I was worried when I first got this setup as well... I see all those ppl on here saying their temp are low 40C but mine never drops below 50C (even on cold bootup)...

But then I notice none of those ppl are using Asus mobos....

 

[Paulson]

Mine started out around 45C and gradually kept rising to the point where they are now lol...

Now I know it's just not my XP burning up it's own hs/f combo

Thanks...

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
At least your computer doesn't REALLY hate you.

Heh, that = teh funny

 

[Paulson]

Ya that actually was really funny...

Especially from the computer point of view

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
At least your computer doesn't REALLY hate you.

I was hoping that would get mentioned.

 

[Kadarin]

The hottest I've seen my XP 1800+ get is 55 degrees (Asus A7V266-E); and that's on a hot day with not very good ventilation. I'm using an Alpha 8045 with a Sunon fan in a CoolerMaster aluminum case.

Paulson, what heatsink/fan combo are you using, and what case?

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
At least your computer doesn't REALLY hate you.

hehe