Major Heat Problem !

[Kronik Reloader]

Ok here is my prob

i have a Athlon Xp 2500+ Barton not O\c
On idle its at 46C and when i game it goes up to 60C!! and my comp shuts down , I have some Artic Silver 3 on it , Volcano Coolmod 9 HSF( Running at 5400RPM) , 5 case fans , Any idea on how to reduce temps without going to Water Cooling ?


System Specs
Athlon Xp 2500+ Barton
Asus A7v8X-X
1024mb ram ( pc 2100 )
MAxtor 80gig hdd
Maxtor 40gig hdd
5 case fans
Cdrw
cd-rom
Thermltake PurePower Silent dual fan Psu ( 360w)
Ati Radeon 9500 Pro


any ideas guys ?

[JPMiller]

whats the inside of your case look like?
are the cables rounded?
are they tied up out of the way?
are the fans pointing in the right directions?
whaty is your room temp.?

[sam]

try takin off your side pannel. if that helps then its probably an air flow problem in your case, if not ,it may be that your hs/f may not be seated rite or dirty

[Kronik Reloader]

rounded cables , room temp ( not sure ! hehe ) 3 fans in , 2 out , cables tied up out of the way , HSF clean and well seated .... any ideas?

[jagnorm]

I'm no expert, but I don't think your problem is heat. I recently started a thread on how high is too high a temp for a processor. I have been having cooling problems or should I say I should be having cpu problems. I was operating my amd 1300 at about 68c I found out that was way too hot. I am averaging about 60c now with NO cpu problems. But what I have learned is that between 40c and 50c is a good temp. I will be making cooling changes on my case soon and I was planning getting the 2500. I'm interested in the responses you get on this thread also.

[JPMiller]

does the mobo have the latest bios update...common problem is board reading temps wrong

[Telexen]

Originally posted by jagnorm
I'm no expert, but I don't think your problem is heat. I recently started a thread on how high is too high a temp for a processor. I have been having cooling problems or should I say I should be having cpu problems. I was operating my amd 1300 at about 68c I found out that was way too hot. I am averaging about 60c now with NO cpu problems. But what I have learned is that between 40c and 50c is a good temp. I will be making cooling changes on my case soon and I was planning getting the 2500. I'm interested in the responses you get on this thread also.

Running at 60c will severely shorten the life of your CPU...running at 40-50c is the temperature you need to try to have...low 40s and below are good temps

[670bird]

I have a Barton 2500 also and have 3-hd ,1-cdrom,1-cdburner and 1 intake fan and 3 exhaust fans + a dual fan power supply. I am using an aero cooler 7 by coolermaster with arctic silver. Before this I was running at 56 to 60 C with an arctic cooler but after reseating I decided to go with the aero and I now run 41-45 C. Hope this helps

[RamonGTP]

Is your BIOS set to shut down the CPU at that temprature?

[Front242]

Have you taken the side off and made sure the fan is running correctly. Check to see that the fan is running at the correct RPM during Max usage.