High Computer temp

[Epyon22]

I dont know if you have seen this in any other posts but i just got psxeven works great just one problem it runs my processor and ram at about 10 degrees above normal im kinda worried about over-heating either of them. the only game im running is ff7 even running high demand games doesnt run it this high. im running a P4 2.6 ghz no over clocking, i got 1 gb of ram pc 3200(2 512mb sticks ddr) and i have geforce fx 5600 256 mb i dont think my comp is too slow for it

[n_w95482]

It's normal for the temperature to rise when running a PSX emulator. They tend to use 100% of the CPU the whole time that it is running. What temperatures are you hitting while running the emulator?

[Epyon22]

the cpu ends up hitting about 116 and the ram hits about 104 usally the normal for the cpu is about 105 and the normal for the ram is about 85

[Epyon22]

farenheit that is

[n_w95482]

Are you using the stock heatsink? If so, you might want to look at getting a new one. 116 F (~47 C) isn't a bad temperature though. As for the memory, put some aluminum or copper heat spreaders (or heatsinks, I think they make them) on it if you haven't already.

[Razor Blade]

Its not that great of a temp but it isn't that high to damage anything. I think your fine. If your that worried, just get another fan. The are cheap and work (also please use the edit button on the bottom rigt of your post)

[Epyon22]

ill look into getting a better heatsink for the cpu and the ram was cheap so it has no spreaders ill look into those also

[haze001]

help me!!... last night my comp was freezing up for a sec then unlock then i looked at my cpu temp and sys tem and they wre running about 147 degrees to 107 degrees/f im running a duel 2.4 gig 512 meg mem, radeon 9200 se im semi new to computers and i know that running about 120 is dagerous plz help

[n_w95482]

Originally Posted by haze001

help me!!... last night my comp was freezing up for a sec then unlock then i looked at my cpu temp and sys tem and they wre running about 147 degrees to 107 degrees/f im running a duel 2.4 gig 512 meg mem, radeon 9200 se im semi new to computers and i know that running about 120 is dagerous plz help

Get better heatsinks and some good thermal paste, such as Arctic Silver 5. Here's some instructions for applying the paste.

[haze001]

my father, already put thermal past on it when he built it i got a question i have only 4 8mm multi colored fans should i replace them?? ps the fans are running at 3800 rpm should i raise that to 5000?

[Player-X]

This thread belongs in the hardware section

You don't need to worry about heat if it isn't showing instability but if it is turn it up to 5000rpm and hope for the best

[haze001]

okay... their turned up, but i taken my case apart and put a larg fan flowing through the inside and now it droped to 120 and its holding their should i just replace the caseing?
fans are at 5k rpms and it still overheats

[Vanit]

There is CPU managing software around that can handle temperature problems like this.

[haze001]

hmm what typ of software should i look for that causes heat?

[Player-X]

none. Software dosn't cause heat,it's CPU usage

Sounds like you need to use a better heatsink and apply Arctic silver the right way,don't slop the stuff everywhere and don't put a thick layer,use a laver that's so thin you can barely see through it

[SigENeaT]

if its a p4 then anything under 60'c is fine, and it will slow itself down way before it thinks it is causing damage

athlon xp's are the same now i think, however they will run hotter than a p4 as standard

those temps you guys are getting look pretty standard, i get up to ~56'c on my p4b (533fsb) after ~2hours on full load


if your really worried tho, check your case ventilation because thats whats going to make the big impact on your cpu temp