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  1. Yoshi2907

    Yoshi2907 Member

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    I believe I'm having massive hardware issues, as when I'm playing Conquer Online 2.0 I get major FPS lag like getting 3 fps when I'm around some people and its barley playable. I checked my CPU and system temp in BIOS and got CPU at 86C and System at 57C. I'm not sure if that is good/bad, is there a way I could check it while I have my game running? Any info or advise would be greatly appreciated. My CPU is Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 3.06GHz.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    Your CPU is very hot. Have you checked that your case fans are operational?

    Moved to relevant forum.
     
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    also that the cpu heatsink is clean & the fan is spinning?
     
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    I think I will go buy some air to clean my fans out and should I also get some thermal gel for my CPU?
     
    Yoshi2907, Aug 31, 2008
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  5. jony218

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    Your cpu temperature shouldn't be over 60c, the alarm on my motherboard goes off at that temperature.

    You might have to rig a large case fan to point directly at your cpu fan to cool it some more.

    Also download the below free utility (everest home edition) to check you cpu temperature in real time under windows, instead of in the bios.

    http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    86C is vast, I'm amazed your PC doesn't shut down at that temperature. Sounds like you could not only just do with a dust-out, but also some better case ventilation and possibly a better heatsink.
     
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    I downloaded and installed Everest Home, but I can't figure out how to check the temp without BIOS
     
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    Computer -> Sensor
     
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    Weird this is what I got:

    Temperatures:
    Motherboard 55 °C (131 °F)
    CPU 5 °C (41 °F)
    Aux 83 °C (181 °F)
    GPU 48 °C (118 °F)
    WDC WD800JB-00JJA0 36 °C (97 °F)
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    The CPU temp is a bug, so not sure how bad the other values is. Reboot your system after a gaming session and check the BIOS - it won't be spot on, but it should give us a clue.
     
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    Just did and got it at about 85ºC
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    Time for a good old dust-cleanout and a heatsink refit then. Take off the cooler, clean off the thermal material with rubbing alcohol or window&glass cleaner, then reapply new paste (I recommend buying either Arctic Silver V or OCZ Freeze) as instructed on their website - then put the cooler back.
     
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    What would be better Windex or rubbing alcohol? and should I just use a paper towel?
     
    Yoshi2907, Sep 3, 2008
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    Rubbing Alcohol if you have it. I used a papertowel, you just need to make sure it won't leave bits behind.
     
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    Well I throughly cleaned my computer from all the dust, and I removed the thermal compound from my heat sink and CPU. I will re-apply some as soon as I could get my hands on some. I tried starting up my computer as it is, but now I realized my CPU is getting up to about 102ºC then shutting down and my power supply fan isn't spinning anymore, any solutions?
     
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    You can't turn on the PC with no thermal paste at all!
     
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    So would getting some fix my power supply problem?
     
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    Well no, but turning a PC on with no thermal paste is still a very bad idea. It sounds like your Power supply needs replacing. You could potentially replace the fan yourself but it's a relatively dangerous operation and voids your warranty if you have one. You would be better off replacing the PSU. If it's a prebuilt PC it needs to be the same one as you already have.
     
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    Its a custom built computer I got all the parts from TigerDirect. I found some thermal compound that I had left over, but only had very very little and checked my CPU and its at about 68ºC, Is that good or should I go get some more?
     
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  20. sammorris

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    Leave your PC off, and clean off the paste you just applied. Buy some proper stuff like Arctic Silver V or OCZ Freeze, and apply it exactly as the manufacturer instructs, THEN report back. Oh, and get a new PSU as well. :)
    I'd recommend an Antec Earthwatts 380W - cheapo brand units WILL cost you.
     
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