Help please!.

[Tabasco]

Hi all , erm well the problem im having is ill be playing a game then all of a sudden the computer will just turn off , IE power down , now the heat from the PSU is insane , and im guessing this is due to over heating , am i right in guessing its the PSU and not anything else? , IE CPU , Graphics Card?.

 

[Tabasco]

Thanks for the quick replys guys.

ok heres my specs:

Thermaltake VB1000BWS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black
Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.20GHz
OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series
Zotac GeForce 8800 GTS (AMP!) Edition 512MB GDDR3
DGM L2231WD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit

im using a Duo Orb cooler too for the CPU im not sure how u guys rate this cooler >> http://www.pcforce.co.nz/images/COOLTTDuOrb.jpg

Erm the PSU is 600W thats all i know , not sure of the make unless i take out the mother board to check , really hate this case need a new one.

and as i say it only seems to do it when the computer is under major load , like when im playing AOC with max settings.

 

[Tabasco]

well i payed £30 for the PSU brand new , so maybe thats my problem , unbraned cheap PSU?

 

[Tabasco]

ok i think ive found the PSU heres the specs:

600W STORM PSU 12CM FAN 24+4PIN RB 2xSATA
Key Features:
24pin ready 6 pin PCII ready Sata ready
UK Power Plug included
120mm fan for quiet PC
Shielded cables for better airflow and cable management
Larger fan exhaust bigger volume of air
Rear on/off power down button
Over voltage and circuit protection +3.3,+5V,+12V
100% burn in and hipot tested, short circuit protection
CE/FCC/UL approved
EMI filter built in
Retail boxed
For Socket 775; AM2; and all backward compatible CPU?s
ROHS Compliant
Dimensions 150 x140 x 86mm

More Information
Introducing Storm power supply. PSU units with 120mm fan, SATA and PCI support for Dual Core systems. Super silent Fan operation with noise level <23dBA. All retail boxed with power cord.

Specifications
Product Code
LPK19-30 Storm 600w

Connectors
24pin +4 pin +12V | 1 x PCI-e; 2 x SATA | 4 x 4 pin power | 1 x floppy connectors

Voltage Load
600w
+3.3V: 32A
+5V: 40A
+12V: 24A
-12V: 0.8A
+5VSB: 2.0A

 

[Tabasco]

ive had the PSU for 2 months so cant be good , i checked my temps as regarding the motherboard and cpu and GPU

Motherboard = 49c
CPU = 57c
GPU = 55c idle......

I think the MB and CPU temps are kinda high not sure what else todo about them ...

i was looking at this PSU is it a good buy:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC

and was gonna get new case since the airflow in this one doesnt seem to be great , was thinking of this one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-065-AN

Also can u tell me if this Graphics card would fit in that case no problem , was thinking of getting this to upgrade:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF

any suggestions u may have regarding the case and PSU i would be most greatful.

Thanks
Tabasco.

 

[Tabasco]

Hi there thanks for the reply , ive just used a program called speedfan , hope the results can help u , it all gets me in a muddle...

whats the highest my CPU should go , befor its far too hot?

 

[Tabasco]

ok well i just tryed speedfan again , when ive put the comp underload now look at the temps.... what the heck is TEMP3 ... thats so high...... ill try the other 2 programs out now thanks.

 

[Tabasco]

Ok heres my results from the other 2 programs hope this helps:

CPUID HW:

Core Temp:

 

[Tabasco]

+1 to that, my mate's had 3 cheap psu's die on him and the last one killed board and chip

also have to agree your temps are a little on the high side a new cooler would also be a good idea, also check if there is a dust build up in the heatsink on the cpu as that will cause the chip to overheat as well and might not need a new cooler, unless you plan on overclocking

I guess i could always put my Stock cooler back on , at least thats made for it and been tested.. so should be ok.

 

[Tabasco]

just wondering , should my Graphics card be so hot i cant even touch it for long under-load?

 

[Tabasco]

CPUID HW i see that one of the temps is 79'c do you know what it is as i haven't used that program before, your core temp readings are not at all bad for a 3.2Ghz x2 i had my old x2 6000+ running at the same speed and was around the same temp so i would say it's possably not that but they are not 100% load temps, could you post a pic of a 100% load reading

the ocz psu above should do you just fine, can't remember if i said above but i've got a 600W ocz gameXsteam firstly running my 6000+ x2 and 8800gt sli and at the mo running my current set-up and it's about 18 months / 2 years old now and still going strong

also silly question but you do have a surge protector on your pc don't you, i ask because a mate of mine who's been into pc's for years and has only just got round to buying one

Na dont have a surge protector >.< i guess is should have really , well ill buy the new PSU and wait and see how i get on then , if the computer starts to switch off again then ill look into new case , CPU cooler , new GPU etc...

 

[Tabasco]

yes defo get a surge protector, as for your gpu my idle temps are 45 for one and 38 for the other but i'm running gt's in sli and a custom cooling setup with about 10 fans, and yes it doe's sound like it's hovering but it's in a vented box with lid so can make quite when watching a film or 5.1 headset for gaming so noise not really a problem lol

grab a program called occt link there are loads of tests in the new one one of them is a psu test, it loads the system to 100% and also has tests that test and log temps of cpu and gpu

run a few of them and post the logs here so we can check out if there's anything wrong

ok thanks Raz ill do that now.

 

[Tabasco]

Ok heres the results , not sure what pics u want , so ill post a lot of them
also if your wondering why the Power Supply results arnt here , its because it got to 30 seconds into the test and the computer turned off , so it does look like the PSU is beyond rubish.

Hope the Image results help on anything else tho.

 

[Tabasco]

Ok thanks Raz , ill get the new PSU on friday , and im gonna give the case a good clean out and re tidy all the wires , ill even change back over to the stock cooler and see how i get on , ill keep u updated thanks again to all^^

Regards
Tabasco