Help Please - Overheating?

TripleT

TripleT

TripleT

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Hi ;)

I've been having a problem recently which I'm guessing is something to do with over-heating (which is why I've posted here!)

My computer has started beeping at me after a bit of use. I'm talking a loud "NE NOR NE NOR NE NOR" beep which I'm guessing is basically telling me to shut down before I melt :p

Would I be correct in saying that this is a cooling issue? Strange thing is is that it only does every now and then and to be honest it's never under that much load :confused: Just general surfing really.

I've opened her up and all the fans are working correctly, it was a bit dusty and blocked up so a gave it a clean. Nothings changed recently, I added a HDD but it was doing this prior to that.

Anyone got any suggestions and advice? Is it just a case of upgradng the fans? (Should be fun being semi-retarded with computers and all :p)

Cheers for any input :)
 
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Ah sorry :o

Xp2000+
768meg
FX 5700
40gig & 80gig

Nothing special, it's just a surfing machine.

Think I have a motherboard monitor program knocking around, I'll run that for more info.

EDIT - Just ran MBM5 (old I know) and Sensor 1 is at 67 degrees and sensor 2 is at 30 degrees. The computer was on during the day put then off for a couple of hours then switched on about 40mins ago. Is this high?

Fan is at 4000rpm.

Interesting there's an option for high temp warning, this is currently set at 70 degrees.

*Disclaimer - Dunno how accurate the above are!*
 
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*WHOOSH!*

Nope never, the computer was pre-built about 3 years ago, haven't touched it since in the cooling department.

So is 67 degrees on the high side?

Think I've found out that the alarm must be going off when it exceeds 70 degrees. Can't I just higher the limit? :p
 
There's an option in the MBM5 to alter the alarm point (there's a demo of the alarm and it's the exact same thing (you can alter the tone etc) so it must be were it's coming from. I'll up it to 80 degrees but keep an eye on the temps in the dashboard.

Just to make sure, nothing is going to melt then is it? It's only an old machine that's used for surfing so don't wanna spend money on it etc

Cheers for you help people :)
 
it won't melt, no lol but anything above 70 degrees is gonna shorten cpu life significantly faster.

remember, your motherboard is reading temps for a sensor below the cpu, the real core temp will be more like 85-90
 
Mmm it's started to refuse to come on sometimes now too... and the above comment has scared me :p

So you'd say I'm right in thinking that my heatsink and fan aren't working as they should any more?

Could anyone suggest a new one please? (doesn't have to be some bad ass watercooling thing you lot have :p

Finally, very stupid question here (which I probably could find out if I looked for 2mins but I'm lazy..) what socket are AMD XP's?

Cheers ;)
 
Socket A i think.. ive had an Athlon XP 3000+ for a while same thing happened temps sored, new patch of greases sorted it, old stuff dried. a new heatsink will work fine try some sites if not try ebay they shuld have some on the cheap!
 
So any of the results under "socket a heatsink" search on the bay of e should do the job ok?

Sounds easy, the greasing bit should be interesting :o Any guilds knocking around?

Cheers ;)

EDIT - So just something like this (second from the bottom) from good old ocuk :)
 
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