drunkenfool
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My dad has been having a few problems with his pc so i came to have a look. The CPU was running at 88 degrees C, so theres obviously a problem! Could poor ventilation cause this? Theres no room between the CPU can guard and the PSU, so I think maybe a bigger case and an exhaust fan would help. Ive got the processor running at about 1/3 speed so the temperatures are okay now, but are there any programs that would let me monitor it without having to go into the BIOS? Any help much appreciated!
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dave17
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how do u find out the temp of it?
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drunkenfool
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its in the setitngs in the BIOS on almost all new motherboards.
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rocafella
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Drunkenfool, im trying to find the software that i used to use to tell me my pcs temps. I'll keep you posted if i find it
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drunkenfool
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managed to find the software, so now i can see how hot it is, all i got to do now is fix it!
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Super_si
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thats not abnormal tbh. That isnt the problem.
But specify if its AMD or Intel. In this weather its nothing abnormal
Si
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vibrio
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except you
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Richie
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2800+ under full load is not supposed to go anywhere near 80c. They can handle it, just not supposed to go this high.
A 2500+ new machine runs at about 28c idle and about 49-50c full load.
Just did all this when i did my Comp TIA stuff.
[Edited on 18-08-2004 by Richie]
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dave17
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wheres the software?
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--Dave--
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motherboard monitor 5 mate.
google it
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--Dave--
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mine runs at 50C load. this i regard to be pretty hot for a 2500 but its stable so i dont mind.
Running at 2.4ghz as well so all is good.
You may need a better CPU fan, it might be dusty, the heatsink might not be seated on the CPU properly. loads of things it could be mate.
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Richie
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well he did say he bought the fan from curries
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drunkenfool
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Didnt have time to piss about sorting it out cos he works from home and cant do any work at all without a PC - ended up buying a 3.2ghz, 512MB, 80GB box off ebay for £320, and when ive got time im gonna test the old hardware, see what works and split it up.
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Dan B
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My 2600+ runs at 45C under heavy load, with the motherboard-temp at 30-35C, even with the graphics-card quite majorly overclocked...
Then again, I do have 8 fans inside the case, and it sounds like it's trying to take off!
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James_DT
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MBM5 overreads quite a bit on my computer, so I use a program called CPU Cool that monitors the temp a bit more accurately.
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by James_DT
MBM5 overreads quite a bit on my computer, so I use a program called CPU Cool that monitors the temp a bit more accurately.
have you got a link mate?
just that my bios reads about 10 degrees more than MBM5 and im confussed to which reads right
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James_DT
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http://www.cpufsb.de/index.html
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by James_DT
http://www.cpufsb.de/index.html
cheers mate
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