Computer Problems

[scott_pd]

Erm thats celcius yea....what could i do to get the temperature down.

EDIT: Had a quick play of a game and the temp rose from 75 degrees to 81.

[Snee]

Have a look in your bios and see what your vcore is set to.

[Virtualbody1234]

Check the CPU cooler. Is the fan working properly?

Clean out any dust from the cooling fins.

Improve the case cooling by adding fans and opening up the intake and exhaust restrictions.

Look into a better CPU cooler if the temps stay high.

[lynx]

The operating voltage of your processor depends on which model it is.

If it is the Thoroughbred processor (model 8) the voltage could be as low as 1.5v, but is more usually 1.6v or even 1.65v.

On the other hand if it is the Palomino chip (model 6) the operating voltage should be 1.75v.

In any case, Everest should be able to tell you the correct values, look under motherboard/cpu/cpu physical info.

[Duffman]

Thats celcius? how is that possible that chip should be burnt by now...

[scott_pd]

Goign by what you people are saying here, this seems to be very unlikely, so i thought id take a picture just to show this isnt some crap a fool has made up.

[clocker]

Try installing Speedfan instead.

Everest misreads my CPU temp (way high) also.

[Virtualbody1234]

Goign by what you people are saying here, this seems to be very unlikely, so i thought id take a picture just to show this isnt some crap a fool has made up.

Ok but what's the status now? Have you checked the CPU cooler yet?

[scott_pd]

Do you mean the fan? I checked out the fan, its dusty, i wasnt sure how to remove it to clean it properly i gave it a little tug but it didnt want to come out and i didnt want to pull to hard incase it ripped out. I also cant really see any screws to unscrew it with, it seems to be very attached to this big metal square block.

[lynx]

The "big metal square block" is the heatsink, you need to clean that too. Make sure the fins on the heatsink aren't blocked with dust. You can actually tell it's got fins, right?

You will probably find that the fan is attached to the heatsink by a screw at each corner, if you really want to remove it, but I wouldn't bother personally.

A can of compressed air is useful for cleaning in this area, and a small artists brush for getting between the fins and cleaning the fan blades. Stop the fan from rotating with a pencil (or the artists brush) if you use compressed air, otherwise you could damage the bearings.