From Overheat?

Marcuz · 03-29-2008, 01:26 AM

I think it is about 3 times on different days. I was playing game about 2 or 3 hours, then my game started frozen with weird graphic looks like mess up my monitor, but it is not. I turned off my PC and everything is ok. Why is that happened to me? Do you think it is from overheat? But, I bought a PCI fan, it should be cool with my video card. Does anyone have any of suggestion for me?

hermeslyre · 03-29-2008, 02:01 AM

Overheating components can cause the the symptoms you describe, sure. Make sure the case is well ventilated, air pathways are not overly cluttered, case fans and HS/f's are free of dust and junk, as well as properly installed/working. If problems persist extra cooling might be considered, aftermarket fans/heatsinks, reapplication of thermal paste to processing units including the GPU, being the best economical options.

You can point a house fan toward an open case as a quick easy fix.. it's annoying though.

oregon · 03-29-2008, 02:17 AM

This happens to me when I overclock. It is not a heat issue for me... my card always stays below 75. It seems to be pretty random too. Some games are fine, some crash pretty consistently when I overclock.

To test if your problem is overheating, get something like rivaTuner and use the monitor feature in it.

Itronix · 03-29-2008, 03:05 AM

This use to happen to me, before I got my 8800GT. My northbirdge was overheating. I'm not sure if this will apply to you, because you have a card, but sometimes the northbridge has to work hard with the card.

Marcuz · 03-29-2008, 03:08 AM

I don't know how to use rivaTuner. If you show me step by step how to do it?

Marcuz · 03-29-2008, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Itronix

This use to happen to me, before I got my 8800GT. My northbirdge was overheating. I'm not sure if this will apply to you, because you have a card, but sometimes the northbridge has to work hard with the card.

Are you saying my video card get hot close to northbridge? That why northbridge overheat?

Itronix · 03-29-2008, 09:10 AM

Not necessarily, the NB has to work along with the gpu. I'm not as experienced as these guys around here, so it's hard for me to explain (I forgot how

), but what you are describing use to happen to me all the time, until I bought a NB cooler with a fan.

Oh yeah, I just refreshed my memory with google! The NB handles the data transfer from the ram, cpu, and gpu. The more powerful cpu and gpu you have, along with the more ram you have, the NB has to run harder. 8gb ram, an E4500, and a 3870X2............ the NB could very well be overheating. What motherboard does that have? What's the NB chipset?

http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuima...9102-main2.jpg

Is your board like that? Are those chipset coolers still functioning?

Marcuz · 03-29-2008, 11:56 AM

My Motherboard is this. I wonder how I check temperature of NB?

Itronix · 03-29-2008, 07:11 PM

Give ntune a try:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.54.00.html

That's Nvidia's monitoring system. I'm not sure if it'll monitor your 3870X2, but it should still at least monitor your NB. Just instal it, open the app., let it start, and click the little arrow at the bottom right-hand corner. You will see a graph, and two readings above it, one for your chipsed and GPU.

Marcuz · 03-29-2008, 11:35 PM

I don't see nForce Temeratures and I only see CPU and system tempertures.

03-29-2008, 01:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marcuz Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79	From Overheat? I think it is about 3 times on different days. I was playing game about 2 or 3 hours, then my game started frozen with weird graphic looks like mess up my monitor, but it is not. I turned off my PC and everything is ok. Why is that happened to me? Do you think it is from overheat? But, I bought a PCI fan, it should be cool with my video card. Does anyone have any of suggestion for me? __________________ Computer:Alienware Area-51 7500 OS:Windows Vista Home Premium CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz 800MHz (Soon upgrade) Ram:G.Skill 8GB Dual DDR2 SDRAM at 1066MHz GPU:Sapphire ATI HD3870 2x 1GB HDD:250GB 7200 RPM SATA Monitor:HP w2007 20.1" Speaker:Logitech Z-2300 200W RMS THX 2.1

03-29-2008, 02:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 876	This happens to me when I overclock. It is not a heat issue for me... my card always stays below 75. It seems to be pretty random too. Some games are fine, some crash pretty consistently when I overclock. To test if your problem is overheating, get something like rivaTuner and use the monitor feature in it. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB. 7200RPM. 16MB cache

03-29-2008, 03:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Itronix Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 214	This use to happen to me, before I got my 8800GT. My northbirdge was overheating. I'm not sure if this will apply to you, because you have a card, but sometimes the northbridge has to work hard with the card. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4ghz 2gb ram 800mhz ECS C51GM-M Rosewill RP500-2 PNY 8800GT 512MB 320gb WD Windows Vista Home Premium Rosewill R6252-BK

03-29-2008, 03:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Marcuz Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79	I don't know how to use rivaTuner. If you show me step by step how to do it? __________________ Computer:Alienware Area-51 7500 OS:Windows Vista Home Premium CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz 800MHz (Soon upgrade) Ram:G.Skill 8GB Dual DDR2 SDRAM at 1066MHz GPU:Sapphire ATI HD3870 2x 1GB HDD:250GB 7200 RPM SATA Monitor:HP w2007 20.1" Speaker:Logitech Z-2300 200W RMS THX 2.1

03-29-2008, 09:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Itronix Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 214	Not necessarily, the NB has to work along with the gpu. I'm not as experienced as these guys around here, so it's hard for me to explain (I forgot how), but what you are describing use to happen to me all the time, until I bought a NB cooler with a fan. Oh yeah, I just refreshed my memory with google! The NB handles the data transfer from the ram, cpu, and gpu. The more powerful cpu and gpu you have, along with the more ram you have, the NB has to run harder. 8gb ram, an E4500, and a 3870X2............ the NB could very well be overheating. What motherboard does that have? What's the NB chipset? http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuima...9102-main2.jpg Is your board like that? Are those chipset coolers still functioning? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4ghz 2gb ram 800mhz ECS C51GM-M Rosewill RP500-2 PNY 8800GT 512MB 320gb WD Windows Vista Home Premium Rosewill R6252-BK Last edited by Itronix; 03-29-2008 at 09:18 AM.

03-29-2008, 02:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,940	Overheating components can cause the the symptoms you describe, sure. Make sure the case is well ventilated, air pathways are not overly cluttered, case fans and HS/f's are free of dust and junk, as well as properly installed/working. If problems persist extra cooling might be considered, aftermarket fans/heatsinks, reapplication of thermal paste to processing units including the GPU, being the best economical options. You can point a house fan toward an open case as a quick easy fix.. it's annoying though.

03-29-2008, 11:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
Marcuz Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79	My Motherboard is this. I wonder how I check temperature of NB? __________________ Computer:Alienware Area-51 7500 OS:Windows Vista Home Premium CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz 800MHz (Soon upgrade) Ram:G.Skill 8GB Dual DDR2 SDRAM at 1066MHz GPU:Sapphire ATI HD3870 2x 1GB HDD:250GB 7200 RPM SATA Monitor:HP w2007 20.1" Speaker:Logitech Z-2300 200W RMS THX 2.1

03-29-2008, 07:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Itronix Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 214	Give ntune a try: http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.54.00.html That's Nvidia's monitoring system. I'm not sure if it'll monitor your 3870X2, but it should still at least monitor your NB. Just instal it, open the app., let it start, and click the little arrow at the bottom right-hand corner. You will see a graph, and two readings above it, one for your chipsed and GPU. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4ghz 2gb ram 800mhz ECS C51GM-M Rosewill RP500-2 PNY 8800GT 512MB 320gb WD Windows Vista Home Premium Rosewill R6252-BK

03-29-2008, 11:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marcuz Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79	I don't see nForce Temeratures and I only see CPU and system tempertures. __________________ Computer:Alienware Area-51 7500 OS:Windows Vista Home Premium CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz 800MHz (Soon upgrade) Ram:G.Skill 8GB Dual DDR2 SDRAM at 1066MHz GPU:Sapphire ATI HD3870 2x 1GB HDD:250GB 7200 RPM SATA Monitor:HP w2007 20.1" Speaker:Logitech Z-2300 200W RMS THX 2.1

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