Re: System lock up's possibly due to heat
- From: "peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:01:23 -0600
Do a Google for Rightmark CPU Clock Utility
install it and watch the temps of the 2 cores as well as the Utilization of the CPU...as you watch a movie
or stress the CPU with a Stress test utility.......
Chances are something is getting too hot...this will help you find out if its the CPU...
My core 2 duo with an aftermarket Thermalright Cooler and 120mm fan never goes above 55 running stress test for hours.
The room temp also comes into play as the Northbridge could be getting too hot and causing your shutdown...try taking the
side off the case and test....if that works then you definitely need better airflow thru the case.On another unit I pointed a floor fan at the front
air intake and that reduced the temp enough for it to not shut itself down..I also attached another fan inside to suck in more air and blow over the mobo towards the back exhaust fan...it was a crude duct tape job utilising the empty spot under the DVD/CD with that blank cover removed...but it worked to bring the internal case temps down by 5-6 degrees.
hope this helps...
peter
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"Raiden1803" <Raiden1803@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:BC13B898-6521-4C92-A92E-C4D911E14B2F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
aside from sticking a thermometer or something inside the case what's the.
best way to measure the temperature under a load?
Case wise i do have adequate fan's though. My case is a thermal take
tsunami. i put one 90mm Fan on the side, a 120, and another 120 in front of
the HD.
the CPU just has it's standard cooler, along with the heat sink on the Abit
motherboard.
"PvdG42" wrote:
"Raiden1803" <Raiden1803@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2A08CF56-E736-41EC-833D-01D2A5E86F98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> so for some strange reason, lately my system has been locking up a lot
> depending on what im doing. if its not watching tv its gaming, after > 10
> mins
> or so my system would lock up and refuse to respond causing me to > reboot.
> What's strange about this is i've had this install on for about a month
> and
> now it's giving me mass amounts of problems like this. i've ran Real
> Temp (
> http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ )
> and nvidia's ntune . to monitor system temperatures while my system
> idle's
> and before it locks up.
>
> from what im seeing My Video card idles around 54 degree's C and > reaches
> up
> to 60-62 ish during gaming.
>
> According to real temp if i configured this program right. my core
> tempeature idles (during normal windows operations) at around 45-50
> degrees
> c. During gaming i've seen it reach around 65 and at one point 68 > degrees
> C
> before my system stopped respond.
>
> I dunno i think my processor's just finally giving up. i've had it for > a
> year so i dunno, from what i've read 55-60 are normal temperatures > for
> a
> nvidia 8800 GTS so i really doubt its my video card locking up on me.
> Im
> also considering just re installing vista again just for the hell of > it..
> I
> could use some extra advice..
>
> System Specs :
>
> Abit IP35-E Motherboard.
> Intel Pentium Core2Duo 2.66GHz
> 4GB of ram
> Nvidia 8800 GTS (512 MB)
> Creative lab's Sound Blaster X-Fi
>
>
As you say the system locks up under stress, (video, games) it could well be
heat. So, start systematically checking possible issues.
Case airflow? Do you have adequate exhaust fan(s) upper rear to get rid of
hot air? Front intake fan?
Dust/crud? Have you checked fan blades and between the fins of heat sinks,
especially the HSF on your CPU?
Your CPU temperature under load seems high to me, so consider removing, then
reseating your HSF (applying new thermal transfer material properly, of
course).
Also measure your case temperature under load. A well ventilated case should
be within 5 - 10 degrees C of ambient (room) temperature.
You need to find the source of the heat problem by checking all of the
above, then fix it.
If you want further guidance, please give us idle and load temperatures for
both your CPU and your case, and the room temperature. Those figures will
help others give you more specific guidance.
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