Is My Computer Getting To Hot

[james_bond_rulez]

i just installed my 80mm sys fan and my sys temp is still kinda hot, around 48-50 degrees celcius always...

[clocker]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@5 November 2003 - 16:01


if you want to be safe buy a 80mm case fan from E-buyer only for £5, helps a treat

Depending on where you put it and whether is exhausting hot air or bringing in fresh air, of course.
Airflow in cases can be tricky...simply adding another fan randomly may make things worse.

[Virtualbody1234]

Sounds like the cooler is not doing its job. What model of Antec cooler is it? Perhaps the cooler needs to be cleaned or replaced with a more effective one.

[clocker]

Triad,
You might also remove the HS and check the impression of the CPU in the thermal paste.
Make sure you are getting full, even contact between the chip and the heatsink.

[Virtualbody1234]

If the heatsink is so hot then a suspect that the heat transfer between the CPU and heatsink is effective. It's more like the heat is not being effectively removed by the fan.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate+5 November 2003 - 23:01--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DarthInsinuate @ 5 November 2003 - 23:01)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-cjsavvy@5 November 2003 - 21:42
Thats 50-60 degrees C. Not a good temp in my opinion. Sort out your cooling - what heatsink/fan are you using???? Where did you get your pc from?

50-60 is normal running temperature, if it starts running over that at full-load then its a little worry

if you want to be safe buy a 80mm case fan from E-buyer only for £5, helps a treat [/b][/quote]
50-60 is still high dude. i have stock intel heatsink and cooling fan, and i get around 34 deg C idle and 44 deg C load

[RGX]

yes, but you have a P4

[racer II]

I dont know which mobo you have, but try a bios update.
Sometimes its just a wrong reading from the sensors.
And temps around 48-50 degrees are okay for an amd system.
Altough mine runs at 35/36 degrees celcius idle and 40 degrees stressed.

[Kunal]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@5 November 2003 - 23:01
if you want to be safe buy a 80mm case fan from E-buyer only for £5, helps a treat

cheap case fans form ebuyer (£1.13 i think they are atm) are great&#33;

[_John_Lennon_]

Also triad, what processor do you have, and the heatsink and fan is stock you said?

But also, although those temps are about what I have, their still a hair higher than mine, and mine is even overclocked, something is indeed awry.

Do you happen to know what your case temprature is by chance Triad? It doesnt help that much when your case is running say, 35C, for the hot air coming off the heatsink and pushing off of the fan, to be pushed around in already hot air.