CPU too hot... !!!

raoul_1101 said:
Yea, I have run Memtest86. That and the tester that came with Vista. Both came out error free. The video card drivers are up to date. I think I'm going to run Memtest again just for the hell of it though.

Edit: If my Linux CD shows up.
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how long did you run memtest for? Any less than about 8 hours and it isn't that accurate, can take a while for a problem to come up, but even just one issue in that time can show a problem.

you don't need the bootable version for it to work though, there is a .exe version here that you can run right from windows

Have you checked the seating of your RAM, CPU and heatsink? If the RAM is out even just a little you will see very mad stuff going on, freezeing, bsods etc, same with the other components
 
Aastii said:
how long did you run memtest for? Any less than about 8 hours and it isn't that accurate, can take a while for a problem to come up, but even just one issue in that time can show a problem.

you don't need the bootable version for it to work though, there is a .exe version here that you can run right from windows

Have you checked the seating of your RAM, CPU and heatsink? If the RAM is out even just a little you will see very mad stuff going on, freezeing, bsods etc, same with the other components
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Thanks for that link. I'm running memtest on it now (I really like the live version better). I'm running 3 strands of the test because it was complaining about not being able to test all of the contiguous or something or other.. idk, but I'll get back to you when I'm done the testing.
 
HEY! GOOD NEWS! I'm getting errors. I'm downloading the live version of Memtest and I'm going to test each stick individually. I'm only getting like, 8 or nine errors, so I'm going to run the test pretty thoroughly. Thanks again everyone.
 
Back again. I have a dilemma. Booting live off of Memtest results in me getting no errors on either stick. Why would that be?
 
Put both modules of memory back in and try running it again for several hours. Maybe the memory wasn't inserted all the way in to the slots. If you also have the option in your BIOS, try running both modules of RAM in single channel mode and see if you are still getting errors.
 
raoul_1101 said:
Yeah, the ambient temperature isn't too bad. Looking at the CPU cooler, it doesn't even cover the whole CPU... Its a circular plate that sits on the CPU- the thing doesn't even touch the corners of the CPU. Whilst the thing covers the majority of the CPU, could not covering the corners cause it to overheat?
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http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2007/01/04/overclocking_guide_part_2/core2duo.jpg
if you're saying it only covers the top raised part of the metal heat spreader that is completely normal. every CPU heatsink i've ever seen is flat, therefore it would only cover the highest part of the heatspreader on the chip.

in any case those temperatures are high, i know you said your ambient temperature is fine... but mind telling us what it is exactly?

my core2duo runs at around 26-28C idle, and i'm using a stock cooler.
 
mightymilk said:
http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2007/01/04/overclocking_guide_part_2/core2duo.jpg
if you're saying it only covers the top raised part of the metal heat spreader that is completely normal. every CPU heatsink i've ever seen is flat, therefore it would only cover the highest part of the heatspreader on the chip.

in any case those temperatures are high, i know you said your ambient temperature is fine... but mind telling us what it is exactly?

my core2duo runs at around 26-28C idle, and i'm using a stock cooler.
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My ambient temperatures range from about 20 to 27 degrees Celsius.

As of right now, the computer is running absolutely completely stable with one of the DIMMs in. I guess this means that either one DIMM is bad, or there is some sort of problem between the mobo and RAM. Bad dual channel as suggested before? Or maybe the other DIMM is simply bad. I'll try to isolate it as much as I can. Thanks again for all the help. :D
 
Does this only happen when playing games/3d intesive programs? Your gpu could be overheating, try downloading something such as evga precision and checking your temperatures, and could also try turning up the fan speed in precision to the highest fan level that isnt too loud for you, and then checking the box "apply at startup";)
 
bomberboysk said:
Does this only happen when playing games/3d intesive programs? Your gpu could be overheating, try downloading something such as evga precision and checking your temperatures, and could also try turning up the fan speed in precision to the highest fan level that isnt too loud for you, and then checking the box "apply at startup";)
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Right now I have it pinpointed to RAM. I have had the computer running stable for about 3 days now with one of the DIMMs out.
 
Before i log off i will leave you with this:

If the other stick seems fine you have have a voltage issue. Now, this does not mean that your power supply is on the way out, it could just mean that the RAM or nb is not getting enough juice when it needs it most.

If the second stick comes up with nothing download CPUZ (from here) and check what your memory voltages are.

Then, go into your bios and find the voltages and increase the momry voltage to just above what it is now, most will eb about 1.8-1.9V standard, you will want to put it to 2.1V or so
 
Aastii said:
Before i log off i will leave you with this:

If the other stick seems fine you have have a voltage issue. Now, this does not mean that your power supply is on the way out, it could just mean that the RAM or nb is not getting enough juice when it needs it most.

If the second stick comes up with nothing download CPUZ (from here) and check what your memory voltages are.

Then, go into your bios and find the voltages and increase the momry voltage to just above what it is now, most will eb about 1.8-1.9V standard, you will want to put it to 2.1V or so
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I swear, if that's the problem, I never would have thought about it ever on my own. I don't see the voltage for memory listed in CPUZ, but I'm still testing the RAM anyway. And so far all is good, but I'm not done testing yet. When I'm done testing, if I come up with no errors of any kind, I'll just go into BIOS and up the voltage a little anyway. Thanks ;)
 
Soo, I ran the tests for about 2 hours (it did about, maybe 2 passes) without errors. I'm going to increase the voltage by 0.25 (the smallest interval possible). Sorry for procrastinating, I've never changed the voltage on a component before.
 
In CPU-Z, you have to select the SPD tab at the top and it will give you the voltage at the bottom. There is a drop down on the left to select from each DIMM slot if your running it with multiple sticks in.
 
How I cool my computer.
epicwincpucooling.jpg
 
Bob692006 said:
In CPU-Z, you have to select the SPD tab at the top and it will give you the voltage at the bottom. There is a drop down on the left to select from each DIMM slot if your running it with multiple sticks in.
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You know why? I had version 1.38- just downloaded 1.5 and of course, there it was. I'm increasing the voltage on the slots now.

NutJob said:
How I cool my computer.
epicwincpucooling.jpg
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I was going to do something similar at one point. You didn't put that much time into that, did you?
 
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