Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/ 2008-09-08T07:38:41-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-04-15T12:28:19-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533729 nah it a p4 text/html 2008-04-15T02:33:59-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533705 Doesn't matter if it's a AM2 socketted CPU 70C is still high.<br /> Check if your HS/Fan is properly mounted.<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-04-14T18:31:21-05:00 Supreet Virdi http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533657 Is it an AMD Socket A Processor? text/html 2008-04-14T18:26:43-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533656 hey guys just thought i would let you all know that i just installed a new heatsink/fan and it is working great. my cpu is running at 30C and its going significantly faster than before! text/html 2008-04-10T12:37:55-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533225 eh...i tried new thermal paste last night hoping it would be an easy fix, but it didn't do the trick. It brought the temp down to 65C on startup, but thats still too high. I'm planning on building a new comp in the near future anyway so i think i might just go ahead and get a new heatsink/fan that will be compatible with both systems. text/html 2008-04-10T04:12:16-05:00 Kieran Blenkarne http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533209 I would first get new thermal paste, clean the old paste off with 100% alcohol, re apply new paste, re-seat old heat sink and fan and see what the temperature says, <br /> <br /> And make sure the fan is blowing towards the CPU <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2008-04-10T02:43:17-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533203 yeah...i figured i was gonna have to do that. I just wanted to be sure it wasn't something else text/html 2008-04-10T02:40:20-05:00 k0rny http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533202 maybe get a new cpu fan text/html 2008-04-10T02:37:05-05:00 john albrich http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533201 Without more data, it does look like a thermal coupling failure between the CPU and the heat sink assembly. Whether it's the paste, how it was applied, the age, how the heat-sink is installed, etc. I couldn't say.<br /> <br /> However, latent ESD failures and power supply over-voltage or transients can cause chips to go into a thermal runaway state. The state can be temporary or permanent, and ultimately lead to catastrophic device failure. text/html 2008-04-10T00:23:36-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533192 I didn't try disconnecting all the other components yet because I don't have another psu and I don't have a car on campus to go get one. I booted up my computer today and after about 30 seconds of running this is what it was reading:<br /> <br /> cpu: 70C <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile2.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":(" title=":("><br /> system temp: 25C <br /> cpu fan: 2518RPM<br /> chassis fan: 727RPM <br /> VCore: 1.38V<br /> VDimm: 2.76V<br /> VBAT: 3.18 text/html 2008-04-09T03:00:40-05:00 Kieran Blenkarne http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533116 Well, what are you current power supply's specifications?<br /> <br /> Watts, Rails brand etc<br /> <br /> <br /> When you re-wire it all with the new PSU, just dont wire it into itself <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"><br /> <br /> Have you done this before?<br /> <br /> If not let us know and I can guide you through, or someone here can <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2008-04-09T02:16:48-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533115 ill give that a try tomorrow its too late now. But is there anything i should look for when doing that? text/html 2008-04-09T02:05:47-05:00 Kieran Blenkarne http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533114 I would try another Power Supply.<br /> <br /> Or at least remove all unnecessary hardware. Things like Soudn cards, NIC's, floppys, optical, all HDD's apart form your system drive. <br /> <br /> Also all your fans, just the basics. text/html 2008-04-09T01:33:17-05:00 Mark Jordan http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533110 yeah tried that too and i updated my bios text/html 2008-04-09T01:25:40-05:00 Mothow http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71221/?l=1#533109 It could as also be bad ram.have you clered the CMOS and started over.Some setting might have got borked