cf1709 Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 When I play games in this PC, it will suddenly turn off after some minutes of playing. I turned it on and when check the CPU temp. in the BIOS, it would say something ranging from 210-220 deg F. Any thoughts on that temperature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 When is the last time you opened the case and used compressed air to blow the caked dust off the fins of the heat sink? Most likely when you look, she will be solid full of every dust particle that ever went through there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf1709 Posted September 22, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 Uh, actually. It was last year. I'm so busy/lazy that I can't look at it in more frequent intervals. But can dust be really a huge factor to make the CPU temperatures soar so high? I've seen CPU temps online and they would post some sort of less than 100 deg F. At idle times it would go 65 deg C (about 150 F) At busy times it would be 90+ C (190+ F) The PC will shut down usually at 95+ C (200+ F) Hell, I'm so poor I can't even buy a can of compressed air. I'm even thinking of underclocking since I'm really broke. Another question. Is 150 F still high for an idle system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 Yes! It will cause extreme heating problems. You need to blow out the dust! Whats cheaper a $5.00 can of air or a new computer? Under clocking will not cure your problems. If you got time to play games you got time to go get some air!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 Try going down to the local auto service station and see if they will let you use their compressed air. Be careful there is a lot more pressure coming out of their lines. Ask if they can turn down the pressure for you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf1709 Posted September 22, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 I just did some manual cleaning a bit ago. Seems that I am really too lazy to clean this PC that it started to turn its back on me. Well, I just said my apologies to it and cleaned it and here are the results: CPU Temp when Idling: abt. 45 deg C (abt 115 deg F) CPU Temp at Full Load: abt. 65 deg C (abt 150 deg F) They all went down. My question is, are the temperatures okay enough? Or should I seek some more help? Another thing. It may sound like off-topic but it is a problem that arises from fixing the problem above. My Floppy Drive won't work. It's LED is always on and it won't go off. I've tried resetting the cables connected to it and the same thing is still happening. Maybe I'm too rough at handling such delicate object... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 What CPU do you have. When I had that problem with the floppy I had the cable on wrong. I had to flip the cable around and it fix the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 I have a 541 P4 3.2Ghz Prescott and it runs pretty cool. I clean the case once a month or so. I use a ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 Under full load it runs 46C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 i have a case with a side air vent (huge one that sucks dust like none other) and 3 different 120mm fans in my case. so i clean mine alot also. and with stock cooler, my amd athlon 64 3800+ 2.4ghz runs around 33C under load and 25C idle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehard Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 another factor to the Dust problem / heat is that if you leave the Heat sink to fill with dust is that the Compond on the CPU will dry out and become useless so it might be a good idea to renew the compond if you clean it more often then this does not happen Also having looked at the Screen shot the CPU fan is running a bit slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 another factor to the Dust problem / heat is that if you leave the Heat sink to fill with dust is that the Compond on the CPU will dry out and become useless so it might be a good idea to renew the compond if you clean it more often then this does not happen That depends on what thermal paste is used actually, and for most of them it's just a degradation over time. If one's that sensitive to temperature, it must have been an incredibly cheap one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo54 Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 cf1709, this is a good read about cpu temperature http://www.heatsink-guide.com/content.php?content=maxtemp.shtml and on the side are some other helpful guides to help control cpu temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf1709 Posted September 22, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 What CPU do you have. When I had that problem with the floppy I had the cable on wrong. I had to flip the cable around and it fix the problem. I do have a Celeron D 2.8G (Prescott). Just fixed the FDD. Thanks. Everyone, I do have the stock cooling system here and I just have one auxiliary fan on the side of the case. If the maximum allowed temperature for your CPU is 95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted September 22, 2007 CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 Your temps are on the high side for that CPU. What case are you using. I couple extra fan will help with the air flow inside the case which should lower you CPU temps some more. Getting a better heatsink and fan will help to. Changing the thermal compound like Diehard said is a good ideal too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf1709 Posted September 22, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 22, 2007 I forgot the name of this case. I looked anywhere and no good. But I did see that there are two slots for case fans to fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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