Over Heating Video Card/power Source

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azurecuzyeah View Member Profile	Jul 30 2006, 08:45 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 25-October 05 Member No.: 38,586	Just recently I just took out an air conditioner in my room that kept the room around a constant 60F. After doing this my computer started to freeze and have weird funny patterns on the screen. Then while the computer was still on the screen would display the monitors start up screen as if the computer wasn't on. It was over two years since I last formatted my computer so I figured that it was just the build up of bugs so I wiped it clean. I installed the same game and played it for about 20 minutes and the same thing happened after the format. I opened up my case and felt the heat coming from the video card and it was extremely hot even though the heatsink was blowing and I had 3 fans (1 blowing in 2 blowing out). I turned the computer back on and opened up a program called speedfan, which tells you the temperatures and speeds of fans in your PC. I noticed that the numbers were extremely higher then they used to be (when I was at college and my room was 90F), It doesnt not say exactly what the temps belong to but it used to be like this. (This is a estamate) Temp1 25C Temp2 25C Temp3 30C Local 40C Remote 50C Temp 1 25C I have no idea what they actually are but I am guessing the 4 temps are on the motherboard and the local and remote are my graphics card and power source. (I don't know why there are two Temp1's) Right now I have my game minimized and a few messengers open and the temperatures are: Temp1 26C Temp2 25C Temp3 46C Local 54C Remote 65C Temp1 22C The changes in Temp 3, Local, and Remote sensors are drastic. Since I am not sure what each one is I cannot tell what to replace or fix. I noticed that the heatsink of the graphics card is spinning still although it isnt the fastest thing in the world and the fan on the power source is still going. The graphics card is a WinFast A400GT aka (Nvidia 6800GT). I have had it for about 6 months total now and I had the newest Nvidia driver as they came out. For the power source; it is a no-name brand 350W. It came with my old computer case and I never invested in a new one. On Speedfan it also gives readings on the power. Currently this is what its reading: Vcore1: 1.52V Vcore2: 2.58V +3.3V: 3.31V +5V: 4.19V +12V 12.48V -12V: -9.3V -5V: -4.80 +5V: 2.71V Vbat: 4.08 I do not know what any of this means but hopefully it will tip off a red flag if it is part of the problem. I cannot tell when exactly the problem started happening exactly because the air conditioner might of been cooling my computer enough to keep it running smoothly. I just need to know the proper course of action to take to fix it, if thats a new heatsink, better cooling, or power source. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Operating System System Model Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Enclosure Type: Desktop Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 8 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 8IPE1000P 1.x Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. Fa 09/06/2004 Drives Memory Modules c,d 120.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 109.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space ATAPI CD-RW 52X24X [CD-ROM drive] 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive] WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'A0' has 512 MB Slot 'A1' has 512 MB Slot 'A2' has 512 MB Slot 'A3' has 512 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0) 120.02 GB 109.73 GB free Network Drives None detected Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers local user accounts last logon Lawrence 7/30/2006 8:27:08 PM (admin) local system accounts Administrator never (admin) ASPNET never Guest 7/30/2006 7:25:26 PM HelpAssistant never SUPPORT_388945a0 never DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account None detected Controllers Display Standard floppy disk controller Intel® 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT [Display adapter] DELL P1110 [Monitor] (19.7"vis, s/n 9171R0BO7LWQ, November 2000) Bus Adapters Multimedia Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2 Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4 Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7 Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE Intel® 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Realtek AC'97 Audio Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit Standard Game Port Communications Other Devices 1394 Net Adapter Cisco Systems VPN Adapter Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection Wireless-G PCI Adapter primary IP Address: 192.168.1.155 / 24 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Physical Address: 00:0C:41:61:31:83 Networking Dns Servers: 66.109.38.250 66.109.38.251 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Razer Diamondback Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard HID-compliant mouse USB Root Hub (5x)

dc3 View Member Profile	Jul 30 2006, 11:34 PM Post #2
arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,956 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532	Your voltage specs are a little worrisome, you may have a problem with you PSU. You might want to download and try Everest Home Edition, it will show the temps and voltages at their sources, like CPU temp, motherboard temp,... Everest is freeware, and can be downloaded here. This post has been edited by dc3: Jul 30 2006, 11:35 PM -------------------- Lord, may we please have a little more chlorine in the gene pool?

azurecuzyeah View Member Profile	Jul 30 2006, 11:44 PM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 25-October 05 Member No.: 38,586	I don't know where to look in this. So vast.

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