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gr8one84 · Member Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chennai

I have P4 3.0 Ghz HT with 1024 MB RAM and 512 MB XFX Geforce card. My system is getting hot easily and gets shutdon automatically sometime. My fan rotates at high speed only always. I clean My heat sinks and Processor fan regularly. But still problem occurs. What do i Do?
MY temp comes to 85 ~ 90 *. IN BIOS.
In my motherboard I have 2 heat sinks one is for the Processor it is with a fan...
in The other, there is only a heat sink, no fan. Should i add a fan for it?
Please let me know...

Guy · GURU Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 171

This reads like a classic overheating problem (meaning I agree with your assessment). Lucky for you, Intel chips will shut down instead of cooking themselves.

Depending on your case and the room environment, you are limited to the following options (inclusive):

1. Upgrade CPU heatsink and fan.
2. Add extra case fans (80mm and/or 120mm).
3. Make sure you have adequate ventilation space around the case.
4. Practice good cable management inside the case. The more empty space in your case, the better airflow.
5. Keep the room cold.

I would not touch the heatsink and fan on your video card, but case fans can help cool it down a bit.

If your north bridge did not come with a fan, then you probably do not need to add one, but it certainly will not hurt to add one. (This is the heatsink you described with no fan.)

Possible case cooling fan options include case fans, hard drive coolers, bay freezers and slot coolers.

Case fans are the easiest to add to your system. (There are separate threads for case fans and cooling.) Most cases have front and rear openings, and some have side openings that can also fit a little plastic cone called a fan funnel, which directs air to your CPU.

Bay freezers are typically two 60mm fans in an enclosure that fits in one of your extra external drive bays. You can direct where the air goes, if you have a usable drive bay.

Slot coolers take up one of your rear I/O slots usually reserved for PCI cards. You can also direct the airflow from these.

Hard drive coolers fit below the electronics of your hard drive; these can be difficult to fit depending on your case.

A good rule of thumb is to have an equal number of fans pulling air into the case and pushing air out. The best flow pattern is usually front to back, with air sucked into the front and expelled out the back of the case.

Questions? HTH!
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gr8one84 · Member Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chennai

Hey Thanks Guru...
I got one Question for u...
There was a white gummy substance between the processor and the Heat sink... Which pealed off when i removed the heat sink to clean... Does it cause and problem?

Paul · Guest

gr8one84 wrote:

Guy · GURU Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 171

And yes, the thermal compound is necessary, especially since you have a heat problem.
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gr8one84 · Member Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chennai

Thanks a lot guys.... Today i will do something about it.....
And keep u updated

Bill · Guest

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:18:34 +0000, gr8one84 wrote:

DaveW · Guest

You CANNOT run the computer without replacing the thermal paste you removed.
The CPU would fry.

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DaveW

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gr8one84 · Member Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chennai

Hey Guy... Got a doubt....
My system is now ok... It still has a temperature for 62 ~ 67*C
and the fan is still noise... is it a problem

Guy · GURU Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 171

I am not sure, but I think 67*C is okay for a P4. They do run hot. I recommend you check the online documentation available from Intel.

Fans can be noisy, especially those with ball bearings. As long as it does not sound like the fan blades are hitting something, you are ok.

If the noise is bothersome, you can buy quiet fans, typically with sleeve bearings.

Good luck!
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