Those chipset fans are such a royal pain, it might be worth considering a passive cooler:
http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g33/...set-Page1.html
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Those chipset fans are such a royal pain, it might be worth considering a passive cooler:
http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g33/...set-Page1.html
Good idea, thanks!
It really makes an awful noise, and I can't help but think it's dying.
It most likely is, those 40mm fans have a nororiously short lifespan. My last two builds have had heatpipe chipset coolers, which is a much better arrangement.
So I finally got around to replacing chipset fan with a zalman fanless northbridge cooler, a Thermaltake Pure Power 600W power supply, and another case fan since it was red and I wanted blue :p
Just have had computer running for a few minutes, but do these temps seem high to anyone? Here is what Everest says:
Sensor
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Sensor Properties:
Sensor Type Winbond W83627HF (ISA 290h)
GPU Sensor Type Driver (NV-DRV)
Temperatures:
Motherboard 39 °C (102 °F)
CPU 41 °C (106 °F)
Aux 28 °C (82 °F)
GPU 49 °C (120 °F)
WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 27 °C (81 °F)
WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 28 °C (82 °F)
Cooling Fans:
CPU 2482 RPM
Voltage Values:
CPU Core 1.36 V
Aux 2.61 V
+3.3 V 3.31 V
+5 V 5.08 V
+12 V 11.55 V
-12 V -7.01 V
-5 V -3.94 V
+5 V Standby 5.07 V
VBAT Battery 2.91 V
Debug Info F 22 FF FF
Debug Info T 39 41 28
Debug Info V 55 A3 CF BD BE 60 4B (03)
CPU
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CPU Properties:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3700+
CPU Alias San Diego S939
CPU Stepping SH-E4
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Min / Max CPU Multiplier 4x / 11x
L1 Code Cache 64 KB (Parity)
L1 Data Cache 64 KB (ECC)
L2 Cache 1 MB (On-Die, ECC, Full-Speed)
CPU Physical Info:
Package Type 939 Pin uOPGA
Package Size 4.00 cm x 4.00 cm
Transistors 114 million
Process Technology 11Mi, 90 nm, CMOS, Cu, SOI
Die Size 112.9 mm2
Core Voltage 1.100 - 1.400 V
I/O Voltage 1.2 V + 2.5 V
Maximum Power 89 W
CPU Manufacturer:
Company Name Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product Information http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...30_118,00.html
CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 0 %
Thank you in advance. :)
All things considered, they look pretty good.:)
Good, glad to hear it. It was a pain to replace that chipset fan. Had to take the motherboard out to do it, and the little plastic clippy things aren't that cooperative. At least I don't hear that stupid fan making a racket anymore, though it does sound like a jet engine next to me now!
Hey, what's the "all things considered" mean? ;)
Thanks again.
Voltage CPU : 1.66 V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.34 V
+5V Voltage : 5.05 V
+12V Voltage : 12.22 V
Chassis Fan : 4192 rpm
Processor Temperature : 50 °C
Mainboard Temperature : 43 °C
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Hard Disk Temperature ST3300831A : 42 °C
Hard Disk Temperature #2 : 48 °C
Hard Disk Temperature #3 : 52 °C
Hard Disk Temperature #4 : 51 °C
That is one example :D
Okay, now what the heck is up?? When I type in a web address, the screen flicks to this below briefly...then returns to normal.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5...stripesli5.jpg
It also did it when I went to imageshack...and when I was inserting the pic on here. It didn't do any of this before today. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Just got the BSOD after I posted this. I'm shutting this down 'til tomorrow.
I did change the settings under startup and recovery system failure - I unchecked "Automatically Restart" so I can get the full error message next time.
That looks like video driver corruption.
Now whether it is a driver or the card, let us see what shows up should you get that BSOD again.
Thanks. Maybe the card isn't seated right. (Sure hope that's what it is.) I'll check it and let you know.
I'll also post back with the BSOD message.
I sure hope I didn't screw up my computer....:(
"Maybe the card isn't seated right."
Or the contacts might be corroded a tad.
Remove the card, use a pencil erasure to clean the contact.
Just lightly rub them until all are bright and shiny.
Reinsert the card.
Had that trick work many a time in the last 40+ years.
I've had this computer running for over an hour now - no green striped screen, no BSOD yet.
Guess I'll keep it running longer and see what's up. I haven't changed a single thing, so I'm still mystified.
I just finished reading this and I think your computer is related to mine; maybe first cousin. Mine does weird things and often un-explainable. :D
I hope you have it fixed now. That's enough trouble!!
Give it some time. You know the old adage - it's not easy being green.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by GetaGrrrip