9600 gt GC Diy upgrade With compaq SR 5385 CF

[weiquan571]

I was Told by the Hp engineer that i cannot anyhow upgrade my graphic card by plugging in to a branded computer .. Is this true?

 

[aford10]

Your CPU shouldn't be that high. I'm assuming you are talking in Celsius?

 

[weiquan571]

Yes. but the casing is warm / hot when i touch it after i game for an hour or so. it is on stock Heatsink

 

[weiquan571]

Yes, some do that but there's usually a second fan which expels that air from the case -- it also serves the other components.

As I say, look at the computer as a whole and use your judgement.

My concern is a conversation with a friend who took the side off his computer and was adamant that this helped as the heat sensor on the case fan showed a lower temperature !!

some sensors are not accurate haha .. my compaq pc Second fan is designed and built just beside the cpu heat sink ( heat sink has its own fan) on the casing and it is thermal controlled by the mobo. but it does not serve as a heat expelling fan for the gpu instead mainly for cpu and the surrounding components . furthermore the Stock Psu that came with this pc BLOW air out of the casing ( omg rite ?) . So It really made me regret buying a branded com

 

[aford10]

If your CPU temps are 70+, remove the side of the case. This should help alleviate the high temps. For a long term solution, a better cpu cooler, or better chassis fan setup would help.

 

[weiquan571]

If your CPU temps are 70+, remove the side of the case. This should help alleviate the high temps. For a long term solution, a better cpu cooler, or better chassis fan setup would help.

would it damage the cpu long term at 70 + ?

 

[weiquan571]

my pc acutally came with a gpu geforce 7500 Le .. after a while it is fried under normal use and then warranty under hp .. they change the card to geforce 8400...

 

[aford10]

Temps that high can damage or shorten the life of your CPU. It's important to get those temps down one way or another.

 

[weiquan571]

I called hp and they said 70 + temps Are NORMAL . lol! and they said 90 is the fatal point. Sorry that i keep mention about hp but it is really sadded that information given by them are inaccurate from gamers point of view

 

[aford10]

That's complete garbage. If they tell you that, I would document that, and get some sort of guarantee. CPUs aren't designed to run that hot. It is going to kill your CPU.

 

[weiquan571]

But idle is around 55 temp .. is that also too hot ?

 

[weiquan571]

omg ? I m in singapore TT 35 is impossible

 

[aford10]

Good idle temps are ~35C. Load temps shouldn't exceed 65-70C.

 

[aford10]

If you have a good case, with good thermal paste, it's very much feasible.

 

[weiquan571]

Surrounding Comes into play .. Am i right ?

 

[aford10]

Yes, the ambient temperature of the room does play a role.

 

[weiquan571]

My room i dont usually turn on the air conditioning and Also has no air ventilation so it does makes sense that the idle temp when i just turn on is 40 + and raise to 55 after a while ?

 

[weiquan571]

How would i know That my TJMAX is 100 ? or 85?

 

[aford10]

I think that is listed in CoreTemp. Try downloading that program.
www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

 

[weiquan571]

ok i rechecked . I opened the cpu casing and the max temp for intensive game is below 70 C hahaha!

 

[aford10]

If you haven't done it in a while, try blowing the case and fans out with a can of duster. That should help some.

 

[weiquan571]

Best answer selected by weiquan571.

 

[weiquan571]

Thanks for your time

 

[aford10]

Happy to help.

Thanks for the vote

 

[weiquan571]

I got One more Question , Will the rubber Cable melt That is connecting the Card reader and switches To the motherboard When the heat builds up in the casing?

 

[aford10]

Not a chance. Your CPU would overheat and shutdown the PC before it could get that hot in there.

Just keep an eye on your system temps if you're concerned.