i ordered a barebones computer around 4 months ago and i notice that when i play a game now, after a few minutes the frame rate drags to a crawl. i eventually linked the problem to heat. it was the last thing i thought of because its a full tower, not crowded and it has 3 fans. for some reason my processor is just baking. i am currently running it at stock frequency. i'm not sure what the problem is as all the fans seem to be working fine. i was thinking maybe they didn't put the thermal compound or the after-market cooling i ordered is worse than stock.
Q6600 2.4ghz processor
MSI p6n platinum motherboard
2 x 2GB mushkin DDR2-800
8800GT 512mb
using pc wizard 2008 here's what im getting
Idle temps:
cpu: 45
core1: 57
core2: 56
core3: 51
core4: 51
GFX card: 49
Under Load temps:
cpu: ~74
core1: ~83
core2: ~81
core3: ~79
core4: ~79
GFX card: ~53
i researched online and i see people claiming to get under 50C under load while overclocking. my load numbers seem to be insanely high for stock frequency.
Q6600 2.4ghz processor
MSI p6n platinum motherboard
2 x 2GB mushkin DDR2-800
8800GT 512mb
using pc wizard 2008 here's what im getting
Idle temps:
cpu: 45
core1: 57
core2: 56
core3: 51
core4: 51
GFX card: 49
Under Load temps:
cpu: ~74
core1: ~83
core2: ~81
core3: ~79
core4: ~79
GFX card: ~53
i researched online and i see people claiming to get under 50C under load while overclocking. my load numbers seem to be insanely high for stock frequency.