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Computer Overheating. [message #189178] Thu, 09 February 2006 14:00 Go to next message
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Listen to this one.

Playing renegade, hear a funny siren sound coming from the tower.
Boom, shuts off. I dont know what I did, so i turn it on, funny siren sound a gain. Im like, wtf.

So I pop her open, take a look and see that the main CPU fan is dusty, i take her apart, give her a nice cleaning, pop her where she should be and watch this time ot the startup.

It seems the fan goes at like 700 RPM when it should be usually doing 3500 (when we first bought it) They think its the "coolant chip" but im not convinced. No viruses, brand new, 3000$ computer i dont see why it would do this to me.

IT the fan, definately. When i kick it (wrong thing to do but i was mad) It will boot up to abour 2500 RPM for about 2 minutes, then die to 300-400 RPM
Any ideas? I downloaded Mother Board Moniter 5 and it works great, it shows my the temp of my CPU at crashes.

It reaches 100 Degrees C
Yes, Celcius by what it says.

I wanna fix this, but i dont want to take it 15 miles to get it reapaired, any ideas?


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189277 is a reply to message #189178] Thu, 09 February 2006 22:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yeah. Get a new CPU fan.
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189285 is a reply to message #189277] Thu, 09 February 2006 22:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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icedog90 wrote on Fri, 10 February 2006 00:01

Yeah. Get a new CPU fan.


How much roughly will this cost, and will I need to dwnld anything to make it work properly?
What would make it stop working like this?


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189289 is a reply to message #189178] Thu, 09 February 2006 23:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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lol... you don't need to install any software to use a CPU fan.

Your CPU fan is just trash, and a new one could easily be $10. Don't even bother fixing it.
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189293 is a reply to message #189289] Thu, 09 February 2006 23:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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icedog90 wrote on Fri, 10 February 2006 01:03

lol... you don't need to install any software to use a CPU fan.

Your CPU fan is just trash, and a new one could easily be $10. Don't even bother fixing it.


Ty, ill try this tomorrow. Hell, i might get one for free if im lucky Thanks man. You help alot.


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189350 is a reply to message #189178] Fri, 10 February 2006 09:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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From what you said about the temperature your CPU's life probably has been shortened. When it heats up that much its like putting the processor under extreme overclock conditions. Get the new fan, and get the most efficient one you can, you don't want to buy a new processor.

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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189354 is a reply to message #189350] Fri, 10 February 2006 10:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dude, you just scared me. Dont Get It

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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189392 is a reply to message #189178] Fri, 10 February 2006 13:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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By the time it fries you'll be a new computer anyway. I've messed mine up many times by accident and it's still stable.
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189463 is a reply to message #189178] Fri, 10 February 2006 23:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What CPU do you have, exactly?
Some processors, like Prescot-core processors, run around 80c on average.


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Nineball wrote on Sat, 11 February 2006 01:01

What CPU do you have, exactly?
Some processors, like Prescot-core processors, run around 80c on average.



Where do i check thaT?


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189467 is a reply to message #189178] Sat, 11 February 2006 01:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Start > Run > dxdiag
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189491 is a reply to message #189467] Sat, 11 February 2006 08:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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icedog90 wrote on Sat, 11 February 2006 03:29

Start > Run > dxdiag


HEres all my specs

Time of this report: 2/11/2006, 10:28:21
Machine name: Smile
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
System Model: D915GAV_
BIOS: BIOS Date: 01/28/05 08:09:47 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 378MB used, 867MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189552 is a reply to message #189178] Sat, 11 February 2006 18:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That is a Socket 775, which means that it is a Prescott-core P4.
That kind of temperature is normal for a Prescott, nothing big to worry about, although I would really reccomend getting Arctic Silver 5 and a better heatsink.


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #189600 is a reply to message #189178] Sun, 12 February 2006 08:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Check your wiring too. If your wires aren't uniform they could make it so the heat can't escape the case as well, forming a heat pocket. I just had that problem.

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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #192141 is a reply to message #189178] Tue, 07 March 2006 18:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Return to the manufacturer. You don't sound like a person who knows how to set a heatsink with Arctic Silver. 100C is way to hot for any CPU, even a P4. Im surprised the MOBO didn't burn up aswell. Anyway, did you remove the fan from the heatsink, or did you take the heatsink from the chip? What the hell is a "coolant chip" anyway? If you removed the heatsink from the cpu, you need to clean both with acetone, use coffee filters for rags, and use AS on install. If it's under warranty you should return to the manufacturer.

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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #192266 is a reply to message #189178] Thu, 09 March 2006 05:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Buy a heatsink that is rated for a 3.4 GHz processor. that should do the trick Wink (about 3.4 GHz or whatever...)



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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #207762 is a reply to message #189178] Wed, 12 July 2006 15:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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*Bump* lol, YOU PAYED 3000$ for that hunk of crap! lol. my computer could out perform that and it cost 10 times less. you get riped off big time. lol
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #207779 is a reply to message #189178] Wed, 12 July 2006 16:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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people make that mistake all the time. I got tired of giving lectures on how to buy a computer for everyone a long time ago.
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #207785 is a reply to message #189178] Wed, 12 July 2006 17:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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lol, the person he bought that from make something like 2500$ for that lol
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #209970 is a reply to message #189178] Thu, 27 July 2006 06:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i must agree with help, YOU GOT SHAFTED.

My computer has $200 and it runs BF2 on high at 25fps (not bad for a 6200OC)
I get 120fps in renegade and thats not to bad for a Sempron and not that the AMD Athlon 3800+ X2 Dual Core CPU's are about $150 now im upgradeing realy soon.


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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #210082 is a reply to message #189178] Thu, 27 July 2006 15:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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the amd duel core proccessors are really good, but a good bit of advice from me is:

DON'T GET THAT INTELL DUEL CORE SHIT that processor is sooooooooo, slow!
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #210103 is a reply to message #189178] Thu, 27 July 2006 20:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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actually, the Intel Core 2 Duo is freaking god-like. It's the Pentium D you don't want.
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #210144 is a reply to message #189178] Fri, 28 July 2006 05:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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it maby fast to you, but amd users will probably think it is slow. amd processors have allways been one step ahead of intell.
some people think that the speed of the processor EG 2.7 GHz is how fast it will be but that is wrong.

from what i understand about how they work, processors have something called registers and the more registers a processor has the faster it will be.

a register performs commands that the operating system gives it.
amd have an advanced command system on their registers, intell have only a simple set of commands.

also from what i have heard, intell processors have 16 registers, amd have 32.

that is why amd processors are known to get hot. it is also why amd processors are so much faster than intell processors.

to me, intell processors are not too bad. but i have noticed that they are very bad a mulititasking. but running one or two programs is ok.
Re: Computer Overheating. [message #210228 is a reply to message #189178] Fri, 28 July 2006 16:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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How Microprocessors Work

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Re: Computer Overheating. [message #210236 is a reply to message #189178] Fri, 28 July 2006 17:51 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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i was more or less right Wink the speed does change on other factors like cache, clock speed etc.

i don't know much about the workings of the processor even reading that website. the problem is that people want to describe it but they make it too general, eg:

Quote:


A microprocessor executes a collection of machine instructions



what instructions? how many instuctrions?

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