Are P4's Hot Chips?

[JWK]

I've just changed my XP2400 & GA7DXR mobo for a P4 2.8 & GA8S648FX mobo.

After reinstalling windows I've had a lot of graphics problems & crashes, tried many different drivers & then discovered if I take the cover off my PC, the crashes still happen but after much more time.

Could the temperature increase so much, by going from an XP2400+ to a P4 2.8 that it would make my graphics card overheat?

I've tried to monitor the temp of my CPU but can't get any software to recognise the fan. If I do a quick restart, the bios reports the temp as about 40degC for CPU & system. I presume it goes alot hotter when under load.

Thanks for any help

JwK

 

[RichPLS]

More fans, should work.

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[folken]

Intel chips are a lot hotter than amd chips. As stated above, more ventilation in the case should solve the problem.

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[mrface]

the reason they are more hotter is cause they use more power...

fans, watercooling, something...

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