Hi Guys. I need your help please.
Ever since I started playing Fallout 3, my PC, the CPUs in particular, has been overheating causing it to shutdown despite it having liquid cooling! Perhaps you can offer some advice on how to cool this puppy down, but before I go on here are the relavent parts of my specs:
# INTEL, Core 2 Duo E8500 Dual-Core, 3.16GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB L2 Cache, 45nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
# SERVICE, Overclocking, Dual-Core CPU, 20-30% Performance Increase to 4.0Ghz
# COOLERMASTER, Aquagate S1, CPU Liquid Cooler, Socket 775/754/939/940/AM2, Copper
# CUSTOM, Coolant, Crystal Clear
# ASUS, P5Q Pro, LGA775, Intel® P45, 1600MHz
FSB, DDR2-1200 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /2, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, FW /2, ATX, Retail
# OCZ, 4GB (2 x 2GB) Reaper HPC Edition PC2-8500 DDR2 1066MHz CL 5-5-5-18 2.1-2.3V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
# VISIONTEK, Radeon® HD 4870 750MHz, 512MB GDDR5 1800Mhz, PCIe x16 CrossFire, DVI /2, Retail
# SERVICE, Overclocking, Single GPU, Optimal and Stable Performance
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar® SE16 (WD6400AAKS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar® SE16 (WD6400AAKS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# RAID, RAID 0 (striping), min 2 hard drives required
# THERMALTAKE, M9 Black Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, SECC
# CASE FAN, NON-LED, Fans Maximum Package, Low Noise
# COOLERMASTER, eXtreme Power 650W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX12V, SLI Ready
....now, the temperature report(from Hmonitor) I am getting when playing Fallout 3 is as follows:
Hmonitor Version 4.4.3.5 Pro AC753E53
(Trial)
Monitored data values:
Mainboard=56.0°C (0,Thermistor,0.0°C)
CPU=93.0°C (1,Diode,0.0°C)
Temp3=5.0°C (0,Thermistor,0.0°C)
CPU0 Core=99.0°C (0,CoreTemp,0.0°C)
Chassis=1188 rpm
CPU1=8437 rpm
CPU2=1240 rpm
Power=xxxx rpm
Core=+1.39V
Aux=+3.12V
+3.3V=+3.31V
+5V=+5.16V
+12V=+11.93V
-12V=-xx.xxV
-5V=-x.xxV
VGA device: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
VGA GPU=80.0°C
When playing Fallout 3, the CPU temps average around 93 degrees! While GPU averages around 80! Once the CPU hits 100 degrees the PC shuts off. I don't think I have never had this PC get this hot before, it only started after playing Fallout 3.
Anyway, what are your suggestions to cool down this puppy? Do you suspect something is wrong with my liquid cooling system? Perhaps the fans aren't going fast enough? Again, my E8500 CPU is overclocked from 3.1Ghz to 4.0Ghz. Should I down clock it a couple ticks?
Finally are there any refrigerated solutions out there? My room can get pretty hot especially during the summer.
Should I take it to Best Buy and have the Geeksquad check it out?
Ever since I started playing Fallout 3, my PC, the CPUs in particular, has been overheating causing it to shutdown despite it having liquid cooling! Perhaps you can offer some advice on how to cool this puppy down, but before I go on here are the relavent parts of my specs:
# INTEL, Core 2 Duo E8500 Dual-Core, 3.16GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB L2 Cache, 45nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
# SERVICE, Overclocking, Dual-Core CPU, 20-30% Performance Increase to 4.0Ghz
# COOLERMASTER, Aquagate S1, CPU Liquid Cooler, Socket 775/754/939/940/AM2, Copper
# CUSTOM, Coolant, Crystal Clear
# ASUS, P5Q Pro, LGA775, Intel® P45, 1600MHz
FSB, DDR2-1200 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /2, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, FW /2, ATX, Retail
# OCZ, 4GB (2 x 2GB) Reaper HPC Edition PC2-8500 DDR2 1066MHz CL 5-5-5-18 2.1-2.3V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
# VISIONTEK, Radeon® HD 4870 750MHz, 512MB GDDR5 1800Mhz, PCIe x16 CrossFire, DVI /2, Retail
# SERVICE, Overclocking, Single GPU, Optimal and Stable Performance
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar® SE16 (WD6400AAKS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar® SE16 (WD6400AAKS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# RAID, RAID 0 (striping), min 2 hard drives required
# THERMALTAKE, M9 Black Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, SECC
# CASE FAN, NON-LED, Fans Maximum Package, Low Noise
# COOLERMASTER, eXtreme Power 650W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX12V, SLI Ready
....now, the temperature report(from Hmonitor) I am getting when playing Fallout 3 is as follows:
Hmonitor Version 4.4.3.5 Pro AC753E53
(Trial)
Monitored data values:
Mainboard=56.0°C (0,Thermistor,0.0°C)
CPU=93.0°C (1,Diode,0.0°C)
Temp3=5.0°C (0,Thermistor,0.0°C)
CPU0 Core=99.0°C (0,CoreTemp,0.0°C)
Chassis=1188 rpm
CPU1=8437 rpm
CPU2=1240 rpm
Power=xxxx rpm
Core=+1.39V
Aux=+3.12V
+3.3V=+3.31V
+5V=+5.16V
+12V=+11.93V
-12V=-xx.xxV
-5V=-x.xxV
VGA device: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
VGA GPU=80.0°C
When playing Fallout 3, the CPU temps average around 93 degrees! While GPU averages around 80! Once the CPU hits 100 degrees the PC shuts off. I don't think I have never had this PC get this hot before, it only started after playing Fallout 3.
Anyway, what are your suggestions to cool down this puppy? Do you suspect something is wrong with my liquid cooling system? Perhaps the fans aren't going fast enough? Again, my E8500 CPU is overclocked from 3.1Ghz to 4.0Ghz. Should I down clock it a couple ticks?
Finally are there any refrigerated solutions out there? My room can get pretty hot especially during the summer.
Should I take it to Best Buy and have the Geeksquad check it out?