CPU Heat Issue...

[Moosebish2]

So with Darkfall coming "soon" I figured that I should make sure my computer is in best working order but right now i'm having the issue of heat...

This is a SS of my computer fully at rest and it's temp:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f46/Moosebish/ComputerStats.jpg
And my computer stats are:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: 945P-A
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3200MB RAM
Page File: 394MB used, 4690MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 7600 GT

I never had a problem with it before until I reformatted my computer... I didn't add and components to it, just reformatted...

I have one fan at the bottom of my tower blowing in and three blowing out, two in the back up by the processor and one at the bottom on the side by my graphics card.

I put new thermal grease on the heatsink and that lowered the temp by about 3 degrees but i'm still having major issues.

I'm able to run like 1 maybe 2 programs if im lucky, but anymore and it is forced to reboot... Right now my only solution is to take the side off and blow a fan into it.

Anyone think they know a good solution to lower the temp quite a bit... other that water cooling... could it be my stock heatsink?

[Loose]

Pwn noobs from the comfort of your walk in freezer

[Jargo]

Mid 50’s isn’t really that hot. I mean, it could be better but that’s not too bad.

In regards to the heatsink, I never use the stock. Shell out a few bucks and get a decent one. I bet it’ll go down some.

[bluthorn]

Why must you use the celsius :(

[Moosebish2]

Why must you use the celsius
just for you...

it's about. 130 F

[Jargo]

Your temp is fine. What did it used to run at?

[yamisniper]

Your temp is fine. What did it used to run at?

my temsp are in the 40s xDD

[Jargo]

my temsp are in the 40s xDD

Wow, that's better than my temsp. :p

[Hyster]

did you mess with the bios at all?
mainy the speedstep (intel), if it was on then, turned off that would make the CPU temp rise a bit, i made my fanspeed go to 100% if temp is over 50c you should try that too but it may be better as 60c as your CPU is a old MUCH hotter type .:) Nest i have to ask are you using a stock heatsink if so try a ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro its cheap and it works.
Right now my only solution is to take the side off and blow a fan into it.

fan or cheap hooker whatever works

[Moosebish2]

Ya, I know it's not THAT hot... but i'm just made because it used to only run in the 30's low 40's...

Sicne i bought it, i've added that graphics card, had to replace the power supply, and about 3gigs of ram... could those things make it that much hotter?

I'll mess with the BIOS a bit...

[Hyster]

if its a 1slot fan cooler for the GPU, then yes the air is blown back into the case and will heat up the mobo / CPU if you have a 2sloter cooler then the air is pushed out of the case and all you need to worry about is the intakes for the case and ear plugs.

Watch out for ATI 4850, they can get up to 90c and the air is not pushed out of the case. but as you have a 7600 GT ive never seen a 2 slot cooler on one before so the air is still in anyway. =(

Edit : did you buy a overclocked card?
If you do try underclocking it back to Core 560mhz, Memory 700mhz the 80nm dies have a smaller fan and heatsink on them so they tend to get hotter then the 90nm ones (bigger die = hotter but the fan/heatsink is better on the 90nm)

[Spaztick]

You say it was only when you reformatted? Didn't change anything else yea? 57oC on the CPU is pretty hot but not unacceptable; mines running in the mid 30s at idle and the hottest thing on my system is the northbridge at 50oC.

As a side note, change one of your fans to blowing in instead of out; you'll want a slightly positive pressure so you don't have to dust as much (if you have a positive intake, the air isn't going to be sucked through all the tiny openings in your case, such as the CD).

[no-one]

My temps are 42. I have the E8400 overclocked to 3.5 gig.
You had a D model P4. that is one of the hottest running cpus out there. I would expect that 50+ is normal for that cpu.

[Hyster]

You say it was only when you reformatted? Didn't change anything else yea? 57oC on the CPU is pretty hot but not unacceptable; mines running in the mid 30s at idle and the hottest thing on my system is the northbridge at 50oC.

As a side note, change one of your fans to blowing in instead of out; you'll want a slightly positive pressure so you don't have to dust as much (if you have a positive intake, the air isn't going to be sucked through all the tiny openings in your case, such as the CD).

lucky Antec Nine Hundred and northbrige is at 60c, mobo never higher then 38, but i have to blame the evga 680i fan for the NB

(what mobo u have)

My temps are 42. I have the E8400 overclocked to 3.5 gig.
You had a D model P4. that is one of the hottest running cpus out there. I would expect that 50+ is normal for that cpu.

ya your 100% right i had to go back and say for a Pent D 60c if your lucky on a stock cooler

[Rustypipe]

You want solid airflow in the case, sometimes with some of the newer cases you can slap 5-8 case fans in them but people usually have the fans pointing the wrong way or have the fans setup in a funny way which screws with the air flow. You want as much cool air intake as you can and all the hot air blowing out the back or top of your case depending on your case design. The case I have on my new computer holds 8 fans for max cooling, however I run it with 7. I have 2 fans in the front pulling air in, 1 fan pulling air in from the bottom, 2 fans by the cpu pulling hot air out and 2 more on top of the case above the cpu pulling more air out. So all my cool air vents in from the front / bottom and vents out the back.

Long story short try flipping one of the side fans to blow air in and have the other fans at the back suck it out like one of the other users mentioned.

I had another case that had a side fan that was sucking air out, and it would always over heat. As soon as I flipped it to blow air towards the cpu it never had over heating problems.

Aside from changing the air flow on the case by flipping some of the fans around try getting a really good heat sink / fan combo for your cpu type.

The only other thing I can think of is maybe your previous install had some heat temperature software that regulated your fans differently but I find it unlikely.

Best of luck.