New to gaming....is this a cooling problem?

bigAL1985 · 01-13-2006, 03:39 PM

When I'm playing a game, after several minutes, the computer will shut off completely. It seemed that when I turned my case fans on full speed I was able to play the cod2 demo longer than when the case fans were on 3/4 of full speed. I have an athlon 64 3200 not o/c'ed and a radeon x800 128mb which is also not oc'ed. The cpu is using the stock hsf with the included amd thermal pad. What should I do? Would a new hsf solve my problem....my case temps seem pretty steady at around 32C but I have checked my cpu temp after exiting the game and it is usually around 55C.

**The_Other_One** · 01-13-2006, 04:02 PM

The CPU is getting rather warm... 60*C is the max temp for most AMD's. It could also be a power issue, but I'd check your temps more first...perhaps try to upgrade the cooler.

krimson_king · 01-13-2006, 04:06 PM

yes, definitely...you can get a relatively inexpensive thermaltake hs and fan for about 20 bucks, and get some arctic silver compound. i always thought thermal pads werent such a great idea. also, it could be something as simple as location. if its in a desk or stuck in between stuff wehere there isnt much circulation, it will heat up really fast.

Greggie Boy · 01-14-2006, 02:39 PM

Your tower should have free unrestricted air space around it, at least 10-12 inches, Case fans should be lint free as much as possible. Cables,wires should not be restricting air movement.

01-13-2006, 03:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigAL1985 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 30	New to gaming....is this a cooling problem? When I'm playing a game, after several minutes, the computer will shut off completely. It seemed that when I turned my case fans on full speed I was able to play the cod2 demo longer than when the case fans were on 3/4 of full speed. I have an athlon 64 3200 not o/c'ed and a radeon x800 128mb which is also not oc'ed. The cpu is using the stock hsf with the included amd thermal pad. What should I do? Would a new hsf solve my problem....my case temps seem pretty steady at around 32C but I have checked my cpu temp after exiting the game and it is usually around 55C.

01-13-2006, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	The CPU is getting rather warm... 60C is the max temp for most AMD's. It could also be a power issue, but I'd check your temps more first...perhaps try to upgrade the cooler. __________________ Desktop Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

01-13-2006, 04:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	yes, definitely...you can get a relatively inexpensive thermaltake hs and fan for about 20 bucks, and get some arctic silver compound. i always thought thermal pads werent such a great idea. also, it could be something as simple as location. if its in a desk or stuck in between stuff wehere there isnt much circulation, it will heat up really fast. __________________ sí, señor.

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01-14-2006, 02:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Greggie Boy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 155	Your tower should have free unrestricted air space around it, at least 10-12 inches, Case fans should be lint free as much as possible. Cables,wires should not be restricting air movement.