The Official Cooling Thread!

the case i got (mge titanium) has 3 temp probes....good question....i'll hook one of the probes on it...and let you know

 

repoman .....according to AMD....if you change their stock HSF...the 3 yr warranty is voided...the consensus is...from what i've read is their HSF is fine....does the job.....but...............

 

my computer runs at 41-46c at idle at gets up to 60c when playing games and thats with all fans running full speed


intel P4 3.2 GHZ
intel 915GAV
Cooler Master HYPER48
MSI Nvidia GeForce 6600GT
1 x Kingston 256MB PC3200 + 1 x Kingston 512MB PC3200
SB Audigy 2
A-POWER 480w
Lite-On DVD-ROM
I/O Magic DVD-RW
WD 160GB SATA

is this a problem?

 

bartlome is that a lga 775 skt p4??

man that cooler look that can do better than that.
have you try it with artic silver 5 thermal grease

 

bklyn1028

I just happended to have used that same spec (board, CPU, vid card, and AMD 3500+) that you use. If the fan on the chipset is working fine then you shouldn't need to change it, although the stock chipset fan fails regularly on that board (you can call Asus and they'll send a replacement for free). I was able to overclock the AMD to 2.72 Ghz stable which can speed things up. That should correct some of your speed problems. The quality of your memory was not mentioned but that too can affect vid game performance. You might also want to drop some of the high quality settings such as anistrophic and anti aliasing along with a a resolution drop.

 

I have a brand new system (AMD x2 3800+) all in sig, and my CPU keeps overheating. It was running at around 70C just right aftr startup, I turned cool n quiet on, and it didn't help at all. I took the side of my case of and put a floor fan beside my case, and it still did not help. I'm buying this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835193002
and artic silver 5. Will this be substantial enough to cool down my processor? Also, my fans in my computer: One 120mm inlet fan below PSU, one 80mm inlet fan on the side (like 4 inches away from my HSF), one 80mm vent fan on top, PSU fan vent of course. Does the HSF on the AMD blow out away from the HS?? If my side vent had been blowing at it, would that have caused a problem causing my CPU to overheat??? I'm lost and too scared to work on my computer because it shuts off on me after short, non demanding use.

 

byron02

Artic silver or any good thermal paste will help, but not if you're having serious heating problems. I look at thermal paste as "hedging my bet." I think that you might want to look at your room temps, check to see if your Case is well ventilated, check to make sure that your heatsink/fan is seated properly and then worry about thermal paste.

 

You mean my HSF might not be seated correctly. Well that would make alot of sense. I always hate installing those things. I figured if it was locked on, and the latch was where it should be then it was on right. I'll check it out and let you know if that did it.

 

OMG that was it. Thank you thank you thank you Sophocles. Only one side was locked down. CPU running at 35 right now (quite an improvement from mid 70's at startup. Now I just have my video card right. I made a post in the main forum, here...
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/327422

Last time I booted up and saw your message about the HSF, it booted up fine. Full res, full 32-bit color. Now, it's back to 640x480 at 4 bit.
Geeze. Well at least I can work on it without my PC shutting down.

 

I'm going to be building a computer with these components:

AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Asus A8n32-Sli deluxe
VisionTek XTASY Radeon X850 XT 256mb PCIE
OCZ Titanium (2x1gb)
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V250F0 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
2xCD drives
DVD drive

I will be overclocking the cpu and gpu so I expect to have a significant amount of heat. What should I get to keep it properly cooled?

thanks

edit: I will be using only one gpu at first, but hopefully will have another in 6 months.

 

byron02

Isn't great when plan comes together? LOL

 

eparker89

Could you post the rest of the stuff that you're going to be using? Do you intend to use SLI?

 

Here is the full system.

AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Asus A8n32-Sli deluxe
VisionTek XTASY Radeon X850 XT 256mb PCIE ( I am not getting two to start with, but will buy another when I have more money)
OCZ Titanium (2x1gb)
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V250F0 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
2xCD drives
DVD drive

I will be overclocking the cpu and gpu so I expect to have a significant amount of heat. What should I get to keep it properly cooled?

thanks

 

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Hey bigo, long time no see.

When are you going to buy the stuff?

 

nevermind people no one wants to help

 

Just thought id mention bit off topic for the current convo however.

Im running an Amd-San diego core 3700+ at 2.8Ghz at under load just below 45 degrees. Thats a good overclock and even better cooling. I have an Evo 33 Akasa and it really rocks. Especially the fan dial which comes with it.

Just thought id put in a small little review. If your thinking of getting it or want more just pm me!

 

yeah i can run myne a 2.68 stable.. but y take the chance??
i have an aftermarket cooler.. but my dad puts a **** load of Antec Silver on it..
it is an thermaltake silent cooler.. copper bottom.. and 4 heat pipes..

 

hey can u add extra fans to your computer
?????

 

Back to first writer here

I have the same problem with Frozen throne, and i actually think its my Powersupply that is the problem :O/


Can i have an update on how you are working with the problem?

in advance - thx