Need Help:
I was having issues with my video card overheating (hitting 90c+ with load) so I changed the case for my comp, from stock Gateway to a Thermaltake Armor.
I also upgraded the PSU from stock 330watt to a Kingwin Mach 1 800w (22a 12v).
The switch from case to case went smooth, but when I first started up, I had a CPU thermal event (due to a lack of seal on my Heatsink on the CPU).
I reapplied Arctic Silver Thermal Paste and applied the heatsink correctly.
Now my CPU is idling at 55-60c and hitting 85c under load (full screen gaming, etc..).
Due to this massive heat in the CPU, the INTEL Pentium D throttles itself down.
My FPS goes from 80-100 to 9-20. It sucks.
Of course my video card is happy now sitting at 65c under load (as opposed to 90c under load prior to case switch).
My new case has tons of fans and air circulation and my other MOBO zone temps are under 40c while gaming, etc...
I have narrowed it down to a few suspicions, please help:
1. PSU is somehow faulty and causing the CPU heatup and to be unstable
2. Thermal Event damaged the processor or MOBO thermal sensors permanently (doesnt make sense that CPU works still though...)
My new PSU has some minor voltage fluctuations, but always sits in the middle of the Volt green zones on my Intel Hardware Monitor.
Here are my voltage readings:
+12v = 12.125 (fluctuates to 12.188)
+5v = 5.130 (fluctuates to 5.104)
+3.3v= 3.334
CPU core = 1.235 (fluctuates to 1.247 to 1.259)
CPU I/O (+1.5v) = 1.563
I have tried to update the Bios to see if this would fix it. Nothing changed.
Any suggestions?
My next move is to put the old PSU back in.
I replaced the stock PSU beacause my PCI-Express Grfx card, with SBlaster X-fi and extra case fans was causing intermitten reboots (very rarely)
System Specs:
MOBO: 945gcz (latest bios, 9.3.07)
CPU: Pentium D 820 (chart shows it should run at 69c under load, mine runs 85c+)
RAM: DDR2 running at 667
VID: ati 1900gt 256mb ddr3
Sound: PCI x-fi sound blaster
2 x DVD tsst burners
1 x internal HDD
Mouse, speakers, mic, usb gamepad, external firewire hdd
Any help would be heavily appreciated.
I would like to replace the MOBO and CPU, but cant afford that for some time and would love to get this system back to working order...
I was having issues with my video card overheating (hitting 90c+ with load) so I changed the case for my comp, from stock Gateway to a Thermaltake Armor.
I also upgraded the PSU from stock 330watt to a Kingwin Mach 1 800w (22a 12v).
The switch from case to case went smooth, but when I first started up, I had a CPU thermal event (due to a lack of seal on my Heatsink on the CPU).
I reapplied Arctic Silver Thermal Paste and applied the heatsink correctly.
Now my CPU is idling at 55-60c and hitting 85c under load (full screen gaming, etc..).
Due to this massive heat in the CPU, the INTEL Pentium D throttles itself down.
My FPS goes from 80-100 to 9-20. It sucks.
Of course my video card is happy now sitting at 65c under load (as opposed to 90c under load prior to case switch).
My new case has tons of fans and air circulation and my other MOBO zone temps are under 40c while gaming, etc...
I have narrowed it down to a few suspicions, please help:
1. PSU is somehow faulty and causing the CPU heatup and to be unstable
2. Thermal Event damaged the processor or MOBO thermal sensors permanently (doesnt make sense that CPU works still though...)
My new PSU has some minor voltage fluctuations, but always sits in the middle of the Volt green zones on my Intel Hardware Monitor.
Here are my voltage readings:
+12v = 12.125 (fluctuates to 12.188)
+5v = 5.130 (fluctuates to 5.104)
+3.3v= 3.334
CPU core = 1.235 (fluctuates to 1.247 to 1.259)
CPU I/O (+1.5v) = 1.563
I have tried to update the Bios to see if this would fix it. Nothing changed.
Any suggestions?
My next move is to put the old PSU back in.
I replaced the stock PSU beacause my PCI-Express Grfx card, with SBlaster X-fi and extra case fans was causing intermitten reboots (very rarely)
System Specs:
MOBO: 945gcz (latest bios, 9.3.07)
CPU: Pentium D 820 (chart shows it should run at 69c under load, mine runs 85c+)
RAM: DDR2 running at 667
VID: ati 1900gt 256mb ddr3
Sound: PCI x-fi sound blaster
2 x DVD tsst burners
1 x internal HDD
Mouse, speakers, mic, usb gamepad, external firewire hdd
Any help would be heavily appreciated.
I would like to replace the MOBO and CPU, but cant afford that for some time and would love to get this system back to working order...