Heat! Heat! Heat!

[wildbilly2k]

Hello,

Here My Specs

1200mhz Amd 266mhz Fsb
Soyo SY-K7 ADA Mother Board
256mb DDR RAM
Leadtek Geforce 2Pro
Soundblaster Live Xgamer 5.1
Creative DVD Rom 12x
Western Digital 7500 Rpm Hard Drive
A floppy drive.

My processor keeps hittin 60 degrees celcius and i set the as the over heat temp and it beebs at me my processor should be runnin at 48degrees and I dont know what to do to cool it down? I have 2 fans one system blower and the heatsink and fan that came with my processor.

Please Help Thankyou!!!

[Placid]

What heatsink are you using?
Are you using default cpu voltage?
Do you have thermal compound on the cpu?

[wildbilly2k]

i have the same fan and heatsink the chip came with and i havnt messed with the core voltage, and i have thermal compund on the cpu. Just put some on today

[Placid]

Unless its 100f in your house the heatsink may not be malink good contact with the cpu or you got too much/little thermal compound on it or the heatsink/fan they sent you is garbage.

[wildbilly2k]

well when i always lift the heat sink off there seems to be no thermal compound on there or he cpu after i put some on last week. Should i wipe it all off and try reapplying it on there?

[Placid]

Wipe a thin layer on the cpu core then set the heatskink on the cpu and lift it off.
Some of the thermal compound should stick to the bottom of the heatsink.
If not then its not making good contact.
If you are using a shim its too thick.

[Cowtown]

It also may be that you have the heatsink on backwards? My buddy got a new Athlon last week and even though I directly showed him how to mount the darn heatsink, he put it on backwards and got some shoddy 65ish degree temps.

Sounds like either that or too much compound.

Shawn

[wildbilly2k]

well i have been puting on heatsink's since i was 7 so i know it isnt on backwards

[BF_TEXMASTER]

Originally posted by wildbilly2k
Hello,

Here My Specs

1200mhz Amd 266mhz Fsb
Soyo SY-K7 ADA Mother Board
256mb DDR RAM
Leadtek Geforce 2Pro
Soundblaster Live Xgamer 5.1
Creative DVD Rom 12x
Western Digital 7500 Rpm Hard Drive
A floppy drive.

My processor keeps hittin 60 degrees celcius and i set the as the over heat temp and it beebs at me my processor should be runnin at 48degrees and I dont know what to do to cool it down? I have 2 fans one system blower and the heatsink and fan that came with my processor.

Please Help Thankyou!!!

You need more blowholes. Outside air coming into the case is KEY. And it must be offset by exhaust holes.

Water cooling is an option but it can be complicated for a first time user. Air cooling is easier and with a little imagination, the sound can be greatly reduced.

http://www.overclockers.com/tips405

http://www.overclockers.com/tips316

[wildbilly2k]

well noise isnt really a problem for me because i dont sleep in the same room as my computer and i have one fan blowin in and another blowin out and a system blower also

[BF_TEXMASTER]

Originally posted by wildbilly2k
well noise isnt really a problem for me because i dont sleep in the same room as my computer and i have one fan blowin in and another blowin out and a system blower also

Then those articles might help you

[scap]

I had the same prob however i was useing crappy compund. Try some artic silver best stuff i ever bought. anyways it brought my temps down 20C from 65 to 45C. crazy stuff!!

[Fink]

I posted on your other thread, but I will repeat...

Pull the side cover off and stick a desk fan next to the open case. That should provide a temp solution to your cooling problems...

Beware of kids, cats and dust bunnies though. An open case seems to attract all three - rapidly....

[wildbilly2k]

yeah i have 2 dogs and they are always shewying on things but i just though of somthinn get a big huge floor fan and put chicken wire on the side of mny case then that would cool it of adnd the dog couldnt even eat my computer

[Fink]

Hehe - the chicken wire should do the trick. I like that! Cool mod anyway...