in need of extreme help!

[jeanaz1989]

well as you all have proably already realised i have a massive problem. well basically i am runnin on a pentium d 2.8ghz in an intel dp965lt motherboard and a Akasa AK-961 CPU Cooler with Fan Controller (LGA775) and my cpu seems to be exceedig temperatures of 75 degrees celius. my heatsinks maximum rpms is 3400 but while in windows mode it only rpms at 700-800 and then once i open a game(world of warcraft) the program intel desktop utilities gives me an error saying that the cpu temperature exceeded 75 degrees celcius. i want to know if there is anything i can do to keep the rpms of the fan at 3400 constantly it is a 3 pipe heatsink btw. and also one last question if my fan cannot be salvaged will teh tuniq tower fit in my case which is X-Blade Gaming Midi Tower Case - Silver. thanks all i hope to hear from you soon!

 

[Phrozt]

First thing... check to make sure all the dust and particles are off of the cooling units. Especially if you have a side in fan, you'll tend to collect a lot of dust around it. Another thing, I saw this in the description of your cooler:

ncludes: pre-applied thermal compound

Not necessarily a good thing... You may want to get the cooler off your CPU and check to see how it is bonding to the CPU... I don't know if by "compound" they mean a liquid or a pad, but it doesn't sound pretty.


So basically, first thing I would do is take the cooler off your CPU and do a thorough inspection of both the CPU and the cooler.

 

[jeanaz1989]

i didnt stick the heatsink on myself but i saw the pc being built in front if me and i held the heatisnk before it was inserted. cooling paste was applied to the cpu and there is no dust at all i can see inside the computer it is about 2 months old anyway soo i dont know what to do m8

 

[Phrozt]

hmm.. I was guessing by the processor that it was a bit older.... Cuz I had a problem w/dust buildup myself.


Check to see if all the fans are going the correct way... may be a ventilation issue

 

[HotFoot]

You might need to check the fan speed control settings in your BIOS. The mobo should be speeding up the fan according to some pre-programmed profile where fan speed is a function of CPU temperature.

 

[jeanaz1989]

what exactly must i do once i enter the bios i neeed to know the exact steps i dotn wanna screw anything up

 

[HotFoot]

What motherboard are you using? That will help to figure out what the BIOS program on your machine looks like.

I'd say you should be able to go into your BIOS and look around. When you exit, make sure you don't save any changes. That way you can explore without worrying about messing anything up.

 

[HotFoot]

I've noticed that the cooler you're using has the Intel snap-in mounting mechanism. Many people have had trouble with this mechanism not applying sufficient downforce. It's relatively easy to somehow mess up the amount of pressure one or more of the four corners applies. You might just try re-mounting the cooler, applying a good amount of downforce on the heatsink while you engage each of the mounting points. You'll have to clean off the old thermal paste (isopropyl alcohol) and apply new paste if you want to try this.

 

[jeanaz1989]

the mob is an intel p965lt its a pretty standard mobo when i acces teh bios and enter the fan control i only have 3 options though i cant remember what they are any clue?

 

[HotFoot]

So this is your board, the Intel DP965LT? I'll try to look up what the BIOS options are for you.

EDIT: I'm not finding much information online about the DP965LT BIOS program. It seems I can't find a review of the board that would include what the BIOS looks like. Your best bet is to go back into your BIOS and have another look at the fan speed control settings. If all else fails, turn off fan speed control in the BIOS, which should make your fan spin at full speed all the time. This should solve your cooling problems, but it might be a little noisy. You could always get a friend with more experience tweaking BIOS settings to come help you out later. Important thing is to not fry the CPU right?

 

[Mondoman]

...peratures of 75 degrees celius. my heatsinks maximum rpms is 3400 but while in windows mode it only rpms at 700-800...

There should be some fan-speed control settings in your MB's BIOS, where you can adjust the temp at which the fan starts to speed up, and how quickly it speeds up with increasing temp.
Failing that, plug it into a standard 3-pin fan header instead of the 4-pin CPU Fan header, and it should run constantly at max speed.

 

[jeanaz1989]

well the options i have from the mobo bios undear fan control are as follows:
aggressive
Processor zone response:normal(current setting)
slow

processor zone damping:normal(current setting)
high

next boot
automatic fan detection:disable(current setting)
always

what exactly must i set it to and i fthis doesnt work i will try plug the heatsink into a case fan port 😉