Originally Posted by kefkarz

I can't use Sensorview, unfortunately - I've been unable to get anywhere at all with the computer, even to Windows, without it locking up on me.

My mistake, I should have realized that, but got ahead of myself.

But the other day, after having left the machine off for three days or so, I was able to make it to the BIOS temp readings before it froze (another, probably important, detail that I forgot to mention: the longer the comp's unplugged before I power up again, the longer I can use it before the monitor locks). Nothing was out of the ordinary, hovering around 50-55C.

If this is at-rest or just when you turn it on, that is WAY TOO high for your CPU. Please clarify. When it was put together, did you use Artic Silver of the factory pad between the CPU and heatsink?

Second thought, Take the side of the case off, put a fan blowing in there right on the CPU and see if it tanks or quits so quicklly. Just be sure the fan is blowing directly at that CPU.

What cooling fans do you have in the case? How many, where located, blowing which direction? Which was is your heatsink fan blowing, down or pulling air up?

Have you had a chance to blow the dust out of all fans and the CPU, plus the power supply with a can of compressed air? If not, you need to do that ASAP.

I will take another look at the power supply specs later in the PM when I get a chance. Need to be gone for a little bit from the computer.

Post back with questions or concerns.



Also, http://www.ultraproducts.com/product...&productID=369 has all the specs of my PSU.