[shanet89]

i just looked ant my cpu temp and it idles at 71 degrees is that safe:normal:

 

[Indoril Nerevar]

Welcome to TSF, shanet89.

71C is definitely too hot. What family of CPU is it (AthlonXP, Athlon64, Sempron, etc.)? How did you check the temperature? Download SensorsView and Everest (both in my signature), and check the temp with each program, to make sure it's correct.

Check that the fan on the CPU heatsink is working properly. Clear out any dust inside the case - especially on the CPU heatink and fan. You may also want to reapply the thermal paste - see "Thermal Paste Guide" in my signature for instructions on how to do that.

Let us know how you go with all that.

 

[shanet89]

both programs say 71 degrees and its a amd athlon 64
thanks for the fast reply

 

[Tumbleweed36]

HI,

Also, to add to the good advice that Indoril gave you, tell us what fans you have, where they are located and which direction they are blowing. (include your heatsink fan also)

 

[Indoril Nerevar]

No worries. Go ahead and do all the things I mentioned above, then check the temp again. Let us know how you go.

EDIT: Tumbleweed beat me to the question I was going to ask next! (Pay-back time, hey Tumble? :winkgrin

 

[shanet89]

ok he is all i have
the case is a coolermaster praetorian 732 and there are 2 fans at the back blowing out , i have 1 big fan at the front sucking in and the cpu fan (blowing) which is at 3375 rpm..by the way yesterday i cut the little blue leds off on the back of the computer but i think they are still spining at the same rpm i dont rly know what it was b4 ..


the computer is only 1 year old and the is NO dust at all i was was clean it

 

[shanet89]

by the way how long is the cool down period cus i have just come back from a 4 day LAN party

 

[TheMatt]

Make sure the HSF is blowing down on the CPU rather than up.

 

[shanet89]

thought this might help, this is only about 10min after my computer was turned on

 

[MunkyPhil]

When you clean your system do you use compressed air? If not you might have knocked your heatsink and created a bad thermal connection between it and the processor, in which case you definitely need to redo your thermal paste following the instructions given to you by Indoril.

 

[linderman]

nice case! are you using the fan on the very top of the case that pulls hot rising air out ???? like a whale's blow hole ?


yeah I think its your cpu thermal grease problem too


I would not run that rig alot unitl you get the temps under control

 

[shanet89]

thanks everyone bit i fixed it it was the programs that were faulty cause i used a program i got with my mobo and at full use it was 48 degrees.
thanks alot for your help.:grin:

 

[Cellus]

Considering the huge temperature difference, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Download and run Everest and see what it reports while your system is under heavy load. One of the programs is not reporting correctly and, while utilities from motherboard makers tend to be reliable, it's a good idea to double-check. That extra inch of checking could save you a good chunk of money.

 

[TheMatt]

I would follow the advice of Cellus, I suspect there is some error in one of the temps.