Overheating!!!

Wile E · Oct 24, 2008

If I were you, I would forgo either of those heatsinks. If you need a somewhat short heatsink, I'd see about grabbing a Xigmatek HDT-S963. If not that, then at least an Artic Cooling Freezer64 Pro. Both are in the $20-25 US range.

If space isn't an issue, grab a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 for a few dollars more.

If you were in the US, I would've sent you my Opteron cooler. It would at least be a fair bit better than your current cooler.

eidairaman1 · Oct 24, 2008

mc-dexter said:
i've seen a couple of pc's with thier HSF's tied down by string, been some super fans on them, and never failed of what i know, but thats not something i'd even consider,lol. the main thing when i modd the retaining clip is making it strong enough, cause the gigabyte HSF has some real good weight with it.

just dont make it have too much tension, thats how i killed a AXP 3200 (Unlocked) because i bent a clip to make it produce more tension.

Widjaja · Oct 24, 2008

Yes the AC Freezer64 Pro is a cheap and sure way to get down those temperatures.

mc-dexter · Nov 14, 2008

http://www.computercave.co.uk/product.php?productid=800&cat=131&page=1

Could anyone recommend that cooler? if not then im pretty sure im going to go pick an AC Freezer 64 Pro up tomorrow.

Unless anyone could let me know if something as little as changing the fan on the heatsink could improve the temps... by at least 10 degrees, which is asking for alot i know.

mc-dexter · Nov 20, 2008

Ok so here's the latest, i decided to switch cases with my 3200+/NF-7 rig, temps pretty much unchanged... except for the 5degree drop on cpu temp

but woke up this morning and everything seems to be going right, i have the net back on, and my temps have dropped somewhat near 20 degrees

now i know its quite cool in my room right now, but that was also with using Q-fan which my fan rpm was 1.500, and for some reason, i decided to keep the psu what was already in the case, and i seem to be getting 12.4v on my 12v, 3.34v on my 3.3, and 5.09 on my 5.0, im guessing thats a good thing that it has gone up above the rating? my other psu lowered those figures, please someone get back to me this time, it would be really helpfull

thoughtdisorder · Nov 20, 2008

Regarding your rails, it is not uncommon to fluctuate +/- .5 either way, so you are in good shape! :toast:

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	Darth Obsidious
Processor	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ in Push Pull
Memory	2X4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270x TOP
Storage	128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green
Display(s)	LG IPS234V-PN
Case	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Audio Device(s)	Infrasonic Quartet
Power Supply	Corsair HX650w
Software	Windows 7 64bit and Windows XP Home
Benchmark Scores	2cm mark on bench with a razor blade.

System Name	The Abominable Dust Bomb / Just A Box
Processor	AMD 6400+ BE (Windsor) @3.35Ghz / AMD 3200+ (Barton)
Motherboard	ASUS M2A VM - HDMI / Abit NF7 - S2
Cooling	Xigmatek HDT S1283 / Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra
Memory	2x 1Gb Kingston DDR2 667Mhz Dual Channel @800Mhz (soon 3Gb Dual) / 2x 512Mb Geil Dual DDR 400Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX GeForce 8600GT (soon to be ASUS 8800GT) / MSI Geforce 5200FX
Storage	80Gb Maxtor 2mb cache Maxtor 500Gb 32mb cache / 2x 40Gb Maxtor's
Display(s)	19" TFT, 15" TFT, 32" TV / 15" CRT
Case	XBLADE / Everest
Audio Device(s)	(Onboard) Realtek ALC883 5.1 High Definition / Onboard
Power Supply	Antec True Power 480w / 400w Winpower
Software	Win Vista Premium SP2 / Win XP Pro SP2
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 06 = 6709 ... lol

System Name	The Abominable Dust Bomb / Just A Box
Processor	AMD 6400+ BE (Windsor) @3.35Ghz / AMD 3200+ (Barton)
Motherboard	ASUS M2A VM - HDMI / Abit NF7 - S2
Cooling	Xigmatek HDT S1283 / Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra
Memory	2x 1Gb Kingston DDR2 667Mhz Dual Channel @800Mhz (soon 3Gb Dual) / 2x 512Mb Geil Dual DDR 400Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX GeForce 8600GT (soon to be ASUS 8800GT) / MSI Geforce 5200FX
Storage	80Gb Maxtor 2mb cache Maxtor 500Gb 32mb cache / 2x 40Gb Maxtor's
Display(s)	19" TFT, 15" TFT, 32" TV / 15" CRT
Case	XBLADE / Everest
Audio Device(s)	(Onboard) Realtek ALC883 5.1 High Definition / Onboard
Power Supply	Antec True Power 480w / 400w Winpower
Software	Win Vista Premium SP2 / Win XP Pro SP2
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 06 = 6709 ... lol

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