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05-10-2009, 08:38 AM

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I read this GPU should be able to handle high 80's no problem and the CPU kicks off in the high 70's. Well, as soon as I started doing something intense the CPU jumped to 75 degrees. With the case shut and the fans blowing in, what seems to be, the wrong direction that would probably get it up a few more degrees don't you think?

Always make sure that the air flows from front to back.

You'll want fans sucking in from the front, and blowing out thru the back. I wouldn't worry about gpu temp that much. They can take a lot usually. Its the CPU you need to worry about.

What kind of thermal paste did you use, and did you follow the directions properly? Applying that stuff is no joke. If you don't follow what's spec'd out, you could have big overheating probs.
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05-10-2009, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by bronco67

Always make sure that the air flows from front to back.

You'll want fans sucking in from the front, and blowing out thru the back. I wouldn't worry about gpu temp that much. They can take a lot usually. Its the CPU you need to worry about.

What kind of thermal paste did you use, and did you follow the directions properly? Applying that stuff is no joke. If you don't follow what's spec'd out, you could have big overheating probs.

Not sure what paste I used but I have never used it on a CPU that wasn't new. What do I do now that I have to remove it and reapply it? Wipe the old stuff off and add new?
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05-10-2009, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Kard63

I'm using speedfan and right now it says the GPU is 73C, the CPU is 60C, and all the hard drives are between 46 and 53.

Unlike when it shut down this is with the case side completely open and I have not done any heavy processing since I turned it back on. They might have been higher.

I bet your computer is overheated
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05-10-2009, 09:41 AM

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Not sure what paste I used but I have never used it on a CPU that wasn't new. What do I do now that I have to remove it and reapply it? Wipe the old stuff off and add new?

Thermal paste type really does make a difference. They're not all created equal. Get Arctic Silver or OCZ Freeze(the best).

Use a coffee filter and rubbing alcohol to clean the old gunk off. With Arctic Silver, you put a thin line across the heat spreader on the CPU(google it).

OCZ freeze takes a squirt about the size of a grain of rice.

Don't spread it. You'll create pits and air pockets when it dries. Let the pressure of the fit between the cooler and cpu spread it. Your temps will get cooler as it breaks in over a period of a couple of weeks.

Be sure to go to the paste's website to look at any docs they have on application. It's really important you pay attention to what you're doing. Hope that helps.
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05-10-2009, 09:46 AM

Add up all your consumption and compare it to what your power supply is providing.

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05-10-2009, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by Kard63

When I first turned i on and hadn't started browsing the web yet the CPU was 4 degrees lower.

I think I might have found the problem... I have the Zalman 9700 CPU cooler pictured here:
http://www.jail.se/pictures/2007/new...alman_9700.jpg. In the back of the case near the top there is a fan blowing hot air out. The Zalman pretty much lines up with it to blow it all out... I mounted the Zalman backwards. The fan built into the case to blow hot air out probably isn't having an easy time with another fan right in front of it blowing the opposite direction (back into the case). Thoughts?

My thought would be that you should turn the CPU fan the right way.

BTW, "browsing the net" isn't going to work your CPU much anyway, compared to something like video encoding where the code is multiple core capable.

When I had a Zalman 9500 cooler and a Q6600 the idle temps were in the low 40s.
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05-10-2009, 02:54 PM

went with a cheap power supply huh?

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05-10-2009, 03:22 PM

Is it possible something occasionally shorts out?

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05-10-2009, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by OG LennyT

went with a cheap power supply huh?

Not interested in reading much of anything in the thread huh?
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05-10-2009, 05:07 PM

What brand/model is the power supply?
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05-10-2009, 06:55 PM

Thanks to emil, buyandsell, sagi AFF, smokey, woj, u-bob, RobertD, rowan, justin, and of course bronco67. I turned the fan around the correct way and used Arctic Silver 5 for my thermal paste. It lowered my CPU temperature to 41-43 while doing things that pushed it to 79-81 before. I know turning the fan around helped some because it even lowered the temp of the GPU 8 degrees but Arctic Silver must be the shiznit for a 38C degree drop. Thats about 70F. Only time will tell if that was my problem but I'm feeling pretty confident.
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05-10-2009, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by Kard63

Thanks to emil, buyandsell, sagi AFF, smokey, woj, u-bob, RobertD, rowan, justin, and of course bronco67. I turned the fan around the correct way and used Arctic Silver 5 for my thermal paste. It lowered my CPU temperature to 41-43 while doing things that pushed it to 79-81 before. I know turning the fan around helped some because it even lowered the temp of the GPU 8 degrees but Arctic Silver must be the shiznit for a 38C degree drop. Thats about 70F. Only time will tell if that was my problem but I'm feeling pretty confident.

it should get even better over time. It needs to settle in to really perform.
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