whats up with my cpu?

[mr_buggerlugs]

I'm running a Coolermaster CP5-6J31C on a XP1800+ @ 1550mhz on a
A7v266E board. I have 2 front and 2 rear 80mm evercool case fans also
on the go.

However when I'm playing games or re-encoding a dvd I can visibly
watch my cpu temp rise from 50c idle to upto 65c before my pc reboots.

In my bios options i can set it to 1159mhz or 1550mhz (100 or 133
fsb), setting it to 1159 my cpu temp sits at 40c all day long only
rising to 42c max under load.

Surely with a case temp no higher than 23c my cpu shouldn't be getting
this hot? especially with my case being like a wind tunnel and a huge
chunk of alluminium on a mere XP1800+?

Anyone got any idea's? I initially thought it was my psu causing
reboots but on closer look it appears to be a heat issue.

 

[Centurion]

I'm running a Coolermaster CP5-6J31C on a XP1800+ @ 1550mhz on a
A7v266E board. I have 2 front and 2 rear 80mm evercool case fans also
on the go.

However when I'm playing games or re-encoding a dvd I can visibly
watch my cpu temp rise from 50c idle to upto 65c before my pc reboots.

In my bios options i can set it to 1159mhz or 1550mhz (100 or 133
fsb), setting it to 1159 my cpu temp sits at 40c all day long only
rising to 42c max under load.

Surely with a case temp no higher than 23c my cpu shouldn't be getting
this hot? especially with my case being like a wind tunnel and a huge
chunk of alluminium on a mere XP1800+?

Anyone got any idea's? I initially thought it was my psu causing
reboots but on closer look it appears to be a heat issue.

Make sure the CPU cooler is properly seated and you have the right amount of
thermal paste etc. If you're using a thermal pad, ditch it and invest in
some "artic silver" or even peanut butter (it's gotta do a better job than
those pads!).

Other than that, invest in a newer, faster CPU and don't overclock it

--James
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Reisner's Rule of Conceptual Inertia:
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[Tim]

Ditto to the above.
I had similar problems - when printing to an Epson printer only. I suspected
the maths logic core had no gunk on it so re-applied a fine layer of AS and
whamo, problem solved.
- Tim

 

[Me]

Check that your heatsink is fitted correctly.
To do that you'll have to take it of and re-apply thermal compound and
re-fit it.

 

[Creeping Stone]

...I suspected the maths logic core...

-outside of secret subterranean labs, I think we mostly refer to those
bits as the CPU these days ;p

 

[Tim]

Nope, I meant the part of the CPU with the FPU in it.
It would only overheat printing, so my theory was that part of the CPU
surface somehow had poor contact ==> overheating.

- Tim

...I suspected the maths logic core...

-outside of secret subterranean labs, I think we mostly refer to those
bits as the CPU these days ;p

 

[Creeping Stone]

Nope, I meant the part of the CPU with the FPU in it.
It would only overheat printing, so my theory was that part of the CPU
surface somehow had poor contact ==> overheating.

Aha, I had me wonderin about that after too

- Tim

...I suspected the maths logic core...

-outside of secret subterranean labs, I think we mostly refer to those
bits as the CPU these days ;p
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