Computer Motherboard Overheating

Are you trying to cool down your motherboard or your processor? You kinda started switching subjects. You first need to try cleaning out any dust that may be in your case.
 
get a different heatsink, the stock intel one is a piece of crap. I've got a thermaltake jungle, but I'd recommend looking at zalman's. And heat is a big issue, I cooked my mobo a couple months back, it was getting into the upper 70's and that was all it took to do it in. 925 chipset too, but a 3.2 hyperthreading. But definitely get a better heatsink, that should drop temps at least 10 degrees, likely more, my cpu's highest under load is around 60
 
Im not to sure what Zone 2 is seeing how its different for every computer but i would think it would be your north bridge. Its should have a heatsink on it below you CPU
 
xavierarmadillo said:
Hi, I built myself a new computer and it is working very well. It has the following installed:

Intel D925CXV Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHZ HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 775 Processor
2GB PC2-4200 RAM
SATA 80GB Hard drive
Dual DVD-RW Drives
ATI Radeon x700 Pro 256MB Video Card
550w Power Supply with 2 fans
C3 Computer Case
5 Case fans including recommended Intel heatsink
Windows XP Professional

As I said the computer works great, at a low load doing basic applications the temperatures are:

Processor.....51C
Zone 1..........38C
Zone 2..........41C

When running a high load using Wolfenstien: ET or similar the Zone 2 and Processor temperatures respectively reach over 50C and 72C for a short time. This is a consistant occurance.

The computer is overclocked to 3.8GHZ, but even when underclocked to 3.4 the computer still overheated exactly the same.

I have little knowledge of colling and would like some input of economical ways to reduce the case temp so that the computer stops over heating. Any and all help will be welcome.

Would a BIOS update help any, I do not like unnessasary upgrades when things are working fine, because they can sometimes make things worse.

Thanks
Scott
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DONT OVERCLOCK IT, AND PUT A FAN ON IT.
 
xavierarmadillo said:
Hi, I built myself a new computer and it is working very well. It has the following installed:

Intel D925CXV Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHZ HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 775 Processor
2GB PC2-4200 RAM
SATA 80GB Hard drive
Dual DVD-RW Drives
ATI Radeon x700 Pro 256MB Video Card
550w Power Supply with 2 fans
C3 Computer Case
5 Case fans including recommended Intel heatsink
Windows XP Professional

As I said the computer works great, at a low load doing basic applications the temperatures are:

Processor.....51C
Zone 1..........38C
Zone 2..........41C

When running a high load using Wolfenstien: ET or similar the Zone 2 and Processor temperatures respectively reach over 50C and 72C for a short time. This is a consistant occurance.

The computer is overclocked to 3.8GHZ, but even when underclocked to 3.4 the computer still overheated exactly the same.

I have little knowledge of colling and would like some input of economical ways to reduce the case temp so that the computer stops over heating. Any and all help will be welcome.

Would a BIOS update help any, I do not like unnessasary upgrades when things are working fine, because they can sometimes make things worse.

Thanks
Scott[/QUOTE
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Try one of thermaltake's better heatsinks and fans; like the Sonic Tower, Silent Tower, or the Big Typhoon. Any of these will allow you to overclock way more than what you are right now and keep those temps way lower at the same time.
 
Well, I'm surprised Helmie hasnt jumped in here :). You should get a Thermal Take Big Typhoon, it didnt work for me, but everyone else loves it. Either that or possibly a Zalman heatsink/fan.

Derek
 
I just got my Zalman CNPS 9500 yesterday and installed it the same night. Right away I saw an 11°C drop in temps. So now I run at 36°C instead of 47°C. It's a good HSF if you want to keep your CPU cool if you don't have too much space inside your case. So buy it if you have the cash.
 
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