CPU seems underpowered

[nicholsj11]

just realized all 4 cores are running around 64C at idle. doesnt that seem pretty high?

 

[StrangleHold]

Yeah, that pretty hot for idle.

 

[johnb35]

Should be running mid to upper 30's I would think. You will need to take off the old thermal paste and apply new.

 

[FuryRosewood]

yea...something is up if its running that warm...might be thermally throttling.

 

[linkin]

I think what's happening here is that it's throttling. 64C is very hot for an athlon at idle, their max temp is 71c. You better do something about that. Like re-enabling Cool'n'Quiet.

 

[mihir]

What is your ambient temperature and also make sure your CPU fan is working.

 

[Benny Boy]

Clean the HS, etc if you havn't recently.

 

[nicholsj11]

ok got my temps in order. running mid 20's. Repasted the CPU and added a case fan. Im still getting random blue screens though. How do i read between the lines to figure out the cause?

 

[johnb35]

Download BlueScreenView
No installation required.
Unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe file to run the program.
When scanning is done, go Edit>Select All.
Go File>Save Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt.
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all content, and paste it into your next reply.

 

[nicholsj11]

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Dump File : 052211-19921-01.dmp
Crash Time : 5/22/2011 8:27:33 AM
Bug Check String : REFERENCE_BY_POINTER
Bug Check Code : 0x00000018
Parameter 1 : 0x00000000
Parameter 2 : 0xbafa4030
Parameter 3 : 0x00000002
Parameter 4 : 0xffffffff
Caused By Driver : ntkrnlpa.exe
Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+dcd10
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\052211-19921-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
Dump File Size : 144,880
==================================================

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Dump File : 052111-29281-01.dmp
Crash Time : 5/21/2011 5:33:28 PM
Bug Check String : BAD_POOL_CALLER
Bug Check Code : 0x000000c2
Parameter 1 : 0x00000007
Parameter 2 : 0x00001097
Parameter 3 : 0x0003a8e1
Parameter 4 : 0xa4e94bc0
Caused By Driver : halmacpi.dll
Caused By Address : halmacpi.dll+5ba9
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\052111-29281-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
Dump File Size : 144,880
==================================================

 

[johnb35]

Start by making sure all the drivers are up to date.

 

[2048Megabytes]

Is this your motherboard?

GA-880GM-UD2H

What revision of the motherboard do you have? You should be able to see the "REV." number written on the motherboard below the PCI slots in the corner. I can help you find the download for the motherboard drivers if you give me the revision number.

 

[nicholsj11]

yea thats my MB. The rev is 1.4. I got my drivers from the gigabyte website. I used the 1.4 drivers, for windows 7 32 bit.

 

[2048Megabytes]

Do you get everything running okay? Did the new software drivers fix the issues you were having?

 

[ktec]

One more thing you can try is going to Power Options, change to "high performance" and press change plan settings --> Change advanced power settings --> Processor power management --> Minimum processor state to 100% and Maximum Proc. State to 100%. Make sure you select "High Performance" when you are done and you save and apply all the changes.