What should I do?

[phatstyl]

Here's the situation:

I have an epox mobo with the via kt333 chipset and a XP 2200+ not OC'd.

I'm looking to upgrade either the mobo or the CPU but don't know which to do..

My only thing is that currently my temperature reading is approx. 70*C and I have no idea why. I have talked to people and basicly figured its a problem with the reading from the mobo because I have had no stability problems or anything. I still am a little worried about always having my computer run with a 70 degree CPU. I don't think that moving up to a faster processor would help my temperature problem but I also don't know if it's even a problem!

Any input would be greatly appreciated!
so the question is, should i upgrade the motherboard, or perhaps a new cpu? my friend says upgrade the motherboard, but its not that old, i think a new cpu or more ram would be more worthwhile (512mb now)

 

[John]

Remove the heatsink, clean the cpu and heatsink w/ brake cleaner, apply new thermal grease, reattach, watch your temps drop (hopefully).

 

[JZilla]

Do what John said.

That's not a bad system. I would at least wait until Athlon64 or socket775 P4s are here.

 

[EdipisReks]

Originally posted by: JZilla
Do what John said.

That's not a bad system. I would at least wait until Athlon64 or socket775 P4s are here.

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[phatstyl]

one or two more peoples opinions would be nice, thanks in advance

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: JZilla
Do what John said.

That's not a bad system. I would at least wait until Athlon64 or socket775 P4s are here.

or relax if you're not having any stability problems and the temp doesn't seem to be rising.

 

[JZilla]

How many fans do you have?

 

[Chaotic42]

Just do what John said. At 70C, you'd likely be having stability problems.

Also, don't upgrade now. I'm running 1800+s, and I can run BF42 just fine. There aren't too many more strenuous games out there. Wait for A64 to be out a while.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

I'd use rubbing alchohol (the unscented kind) instead of brake cleaner...but otherwise just wait for the next generation of stuff in 6 months or less.