R0bski

hi guys this is my first post hope you can help

i have a gigabyte GA-7N400 pro2 rev2 motherboard running a amd athlon 2200+ 1.8ghz and ive been having problems cooling down my cpu it always reads 52 degres C in the bios i downloaded pc wizard and the reading i got was 36 degres C so i downloaded easy tunes and the same reading as the bios 52 degres. i have a stock heatsink and fan which i cleaned today to see if it was a dust build up but still the same i have 2 80mm fans at the back that exhaust and 1 80mm fan on the side that intakes they is slighty warm air coming from the back fans so i dont think it is a fan resistence problem
any help would be grately appreciated thanks guys

Tumbleweed36

Check the bios for the best reading on those temps since they don't agree. Report back with results.

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R0bski

thanks for your reply

today my temperature is still 52 degres C thats a bios reading
i downloaded cpuid hardware monitor and i am baffeled

CPU VCORE 1.7v
VIN1 2.61v
+3.3v 3.15v
+5v 4.25v
+12v 11.84v
-12v -6.8v
-5v -4.99v
+5v VCCH 4.60v
VBAT 4.05v

TMPIN0 36 degres C
TMPIN1 28 degres C
TMPIN2 -69 degres C

FANIN0 2482rpm/10rpm my fan keeps jumping from 10rpm to 2482 rpm

other than that everything else looks ok i still dont know what to do

vladimirb

Hey mate,
according to what I saw in your post, you are underpowered...
This means that you need better PSU because one that you have is dieing slowly...
Did you clean your PSU from dust???
Better provide us with full system specifications...
Also, if you can, borrow PSu from a friend and try it on your PC...
It is also advisable to replace thermal paste on processor with new one. But make sure,
you remove old one with alcohol...
Hope this will help you mate...

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Tumbleweed36

I agree with vladimirb in that the first step would be to change your thermal paste and see what happens.

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R0bski

my psu is 400w its the standard one that came with the computer its about 5yr old

my pc spec is

gigabyte GA-7N400 pro2
amd athlon 2200+ 1.8ghz
1.25 gig ram
nvidia geforce 6200 gfx with 256mb ram
160gb SATA hdd
nec SATA dvd-rw
a cheap card reader that replaced my floppy

but i also have running
2 cold cathodes
2 led laser lights
3 80mm fans with leds (lol possibly problem solved?)

still dont know why im getting a different temp readings from bios and pc wizard,CPUID HM and the 10 other monitors ive tried

what is the max psu wattage my board will take?

R0bski

i have ordered a new heatsink and fan the other day so until it arrives cant really do much with my heatsink

vladimirb

Hey mate,
I could suggest you to buy some 550+W PSU...
To find PSU that will best fit your needs, see this:
Power Supply Information and Selection

You will find there what is best for you...

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R0bski

actually found the problem the fan on my psu had stopped working
anybody with my type of mobo will tell you theres about 2cm from heatsink to psu so theres the extra heat.
will defo get a new psu proberbly a 500w
thanks guys for your help

vladimirb

I am glad you solve your problem... ^-^
If you ever need help again, come and visit us... ^-^

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Undead Rogue --- Level 70 --- Spec: Combat
Orc Shaman --- Level 70 --- Spec: Elemental
Tauren Warrior --- Level 70 --- Spec: Protection
Troll Priest --- Level 62 --- Spec: Shadow