Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 - Page 2

10pmStalker · 07-17-2008, 10:52 PM

I cant say 100% since im expecting ups to drop it off tomorrow but I talked to Gigabyte and they said they fixed a few things so im hoping thats all it was, I will update you tomorrow to see if everything is fine.

aluren · 07-17-2008, 11:20 PM

well, after googling the problem, i found other people mentioned that they didn't have enough thermal paste. i put too much on there last time and while it booted, my cpu temp was around 50C. I put too little this time and it wouldn't start. I put more in and it still wouldn't start.

another said it was due to memory. i took both of them out, put only one in to try to boot, still shuts off after 1 second.

if all of this only cost me 10 bucks, i would've smashed it to pieces... urgh....

10pmStalker · 07-17-2008, 11:37 PM

I know what your going through. I tried extra sticks of ram and even a whole new cpu with dif. amounts of paste on each time, same problem every time.

dai · 07-18-2008, 01:26 AM

just put the pstae on according to the instructions

set it up out of the case on a piece of cardboard with
cpu
video
ram
speaker
and see if you get post
check you have the correct amount of standoffs no more no less
that they line up with the holes in the m/board
usually 9

aluren · 07-18-2008, 12:37 PM

done all of that but still not working. i guess i will go pick up some artic silver today and see what happens.

aluren · 07-18-2008, 04:41 PM

btw, when you power up a computer and it shuts down like one second later, doesn't that mean it's a PSU issue not providing enough power? i was just wondering since the motherboard lights came on during that one second...

10pmStalker · 07-18-2008, 09:45 PM

just to update the same problem I was having as you. I just got my mobo back from RMA and it works fine now. Boots up instantly

aluren · 07-19-2008, 12:22 AM

congrats stalker! how did u come to realize it was the mobo? should i just flip a coin and replace either the mobo or psu?

10pmStalker · 07-19-2008, 12:50 AM

yeah thats pretty much what I did. Mobo was actually cheaper for me to ship to RMA so I thought I would try that first. I was planning on doing an rma on the video card and psu also if the mobo wasnt the problem. Since its so much like the problem I had, I would get a new mobo. Tough to say though, dont know enough about this stuff

aluren · 07-20-2008, 02:04 PM

ok, i put some arctic silver 5 and it's booting again. but temps are not what i would like to see. could someone let me know if these temp are normal for the intel q9300 at idle:

SpeedFan 4.34
Core 0: 49C
Core 1: 45C
Core 2: 44C
Core 3: 47C

Real Temp 2.60
Core 0: 44C
Core 1: 40C
Core 2: 37C
Core 3: 41C

CPU temp in BIOS shows 27C

dai · 07-20-2008, 02:38 PM

they are good

aluren · 07-20-2008, 05:32 PM

aren't they a little warm for it with the zalman 9500?

dai · 07-21-2008, 01:14 AM

run this in the tray
http://www.download.com/Core-Temp/30....html?hhTest=1
CPU temp in BIOS shows 27C

**lazareth1** · 07-21-2008, 03:26 AM

I have a Q9300 running about 20C-25C at nightime and 25c-30c during the hot days here in hong kong. I have watercooling but I thought I'd give you my temps for reference sake.

07-17-2008, 10:52 PM	#21 (permalink)
10pmStalker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 302 OS: XP Pro 32 bit My System	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 I cant say 100% since im expecting ups to drop it off tomorrow but I talked to Gigabyte and they said they fixed a few things so im hoping thats all it was, I will update you tomorrow to see if everything is fine.

07-17-2008, 11:20 PM	#22 (permalink)
aluren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 well, after googling the problem, i found other people mentioned that they didn't have enough thermal paste. i put too much on there last time and while it booted, my cpu temp was around 50C. I put too little this time and it wouldn't start. I put more in and it still wouldn't start. another said it was due to memory. i took both of them out, put only one in to try to boot, still shuts off after 1 second. if all of this only cost me 10 bucks, i would've smashed it to pieces... urgh....

07-17-2008, 11:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
10pmStalker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 302 OS: XP Pro 32 bit My System	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 I know what your going through. I tried extra sticks of ram and even a whole new cpu with dif. amounts of paste on each time, same problem every time.

07-18-2008, 01:26 AM	#24 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,505 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 just put the pstae on according to the instructions set it up out of the case on a piece of cardboard with cpu video ram speaker and see if you get post check you have the correct amount of standoffs no more no less that they line up with the holes in the m/board usually 9 __________________

07-18-2008, 12:37 PM	#25 (permalink)
aluren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 done all of that but still not working. i guess i will go pick up some artic silver today and see what happens.

07-18-2008, 04:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
aluren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 btw, when you power up a computer and it shuts down like one second later, doesn't that mean it's a PSU issue not providing enough power? i was just wondering since the motherboard lights came on during that one second...

07-18-2008, 09:45 PM	#27 (permalink)
10pmStalker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 302 OS: XP Pro 32 bit My System	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 just to update the same problem I was having as you. I just got my mobo back from RMA and it works fine now. Boots up instantly

07-19-2008, 12:22 AM	#28 (permalink)
aluren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 congrats stalker! how did u come to realize it was the mobo? should i just flip a coin and replace either the mobo or psu?

07-19-2008, 12:50 AM	#29 (permalink)
10pmStalker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 302 OS: XP Pro 32 bit My System	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 yeah thats pretty much what I did. Mobo was actually cheaper for me to ship to RMA so I thought I would try that first. I was planning on doing an rma on the video card and psu also if the mobo wasnt the problem. Since its so much like the problem I had, I would get a new mobo. Tough to say though, dont know enough about this stuff

07-20-2008, 02:04 PM	#30 (permalink)
aluren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 ok, i put some arctic silver 5 and it's booting again. but temps are not what i would like to see. could someone let me know if these temp are normal for the intel q9300 at idle: SpeedFan 4.34 Core 0: 49C Core 1: 45C Core 2: 44C Core 3: 47C Real Temp 2.60 Core 0: 44C Core 1: 40C Core 2: 37C Core 3: 41C CPU temp in BIOS shows 27C Last edited by aluren; 07-20-2008 at 02:16 PM.

07-20-2008, 02:38 PM	#31 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,505 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 they are good __________________

07-20-2008, 05:32 PM	#32 (permalink)
aluren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 OS: Windows XP	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 aren't they a little warm for it with the zalman 9500?

07-21-2008, 01:14 AM	#33 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,505 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 run this in the tray http://www.download.com/Core-Temp/30....html?hhTest=1 CPU temp in BIOS shows 27C __________________ Last edited by dai; 07-21-2008 at 01:15 AM.

07-21-2008, 03:26 AM	#34 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Another CPU Overheating: Intel Q9300 I have a Q9300 running about 20C-25C at nightime and 25c-30c during the hot days here in hong kong. I have watercooling but I thought I'd give you my temps for reference sake. __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"