Power With a Mind of Its Own

[istari101]

I recently built a 64 3200+ DFI Lan Party UT based rig, and everything has been smooth sailing except for one issue: I'll leave my computer alone and on for a few hours (or overnight), and when I get back to it it has turned itself off. The temps are fine, so I can't figure out why it's doing this. It is fine when in use though, only when left alone for prolonged periods of time will it do it. It has only done this two or three times, but if anyone has any info or trouble shooting suggestions I would really appreciate help.

 

[shoRunner]

maybe you have hibernate or standby on in your power saving features.

 

[istari101]

Nope, checked and they are off. Also, sorry for the misinformation, but it seems sometimes my proc does run hot. I'm using the nTune to track voltage and temps from within Windows, and it my temps will sometimes rise to the high seventies under a high workload. This can't be a good thing. I ordered this equipment form Monarchcomputer.com, and they applied the thermal grease and heatsink for me, but perhaps I should disassemble it and do it myself. Heat may be the problem, but please let me know if something else seems amiss.

Also: The BIOS says I'm running at 1.35V for the core, but the nTune says it's 1.53V and red flags it. Any thoughts?

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, So now you know how inaccurate software (including BIOS) voltage, temp readings can be. Jim

 

[istari101]

Sigh. I just took it apart. The grease job done by Monarch was horrible, so I cleaned, reapplied, and now it's 20+ C cooler and stable. I realize that even BIOS thermals are only estimates, but they still give you something to work with, and that is ultimately better than nothing. It's all fixed though. Thanks for the help everyone.