 Is It Overheating ?, 88 degress c is this normal |
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  Jul 12 2006, 08:21 AM
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 thanks in advance -------------------- Dan - If its not broken dont fix it
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Jul 12 2006, 08:29 AM
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 Bleepin' Grandpa Group: HJT Team Posts: 1,355 Joined: 4-May 06 From: TN USA Member No.: 66,648 |
88C is way too hot. In fact, anything over 60 needs attention, particularly if the processor is idling.
Have you cleaned the dust out of your heatsink/fan unit? Do you have a readout of fan RPM? |
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Jul 12 2006, 09:27 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-June 06 From: England Member No.: 72,721 |
its all clean and free of dust and the fan speed is 2636 rpm
-------------------- Dan - If its not broken dont fix it
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Jul 12 2006, 11:26 AM
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Bleepin' Grandpa Group: HJT Team Posts: 1,355 Joined: 4-May 06 From: TN USA Member No.: 66,648 |
Can you touch the heatsink on the side? If it's really 88 C that's near the boiling point of water, it should be way too hot to touch. Just try to gingerly get your fingertip as close as you can to the fins. If you can actually set your fingertip on them, even for a split second, then either the temp sensor is wrong or the heatsink is not making good contact with the processor chip.
History might help here. This is an old PC obviously. Did you get it new? If not, how long ago? How long have you been seeing this temperature? Does everything function normally? At 88 C I'd expect to see all kinds of random errors and crashes, followed in short order by total failure. |
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Jul 12 2006, 01:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-June 06 From: England Member No.: 72,721 |
i put fresh thermal paste on this afternoon and its worked im now down to about 50 degress thanks for your help anyway
-------------------- Dan - If its not broken dont fix it
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Jul 12 2006, 05:56 PM
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Bleepin' Grandpa Group: HJT Team Posts: 1,355 Joined: 4-May 06 From: TN USA Member No.: 66,648 |
Glad you got it sorted
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