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joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:05 PM I am having a severe problem with my pc trying to kill itself. it restarts itself at least 3 times per hour. I think this is due to overheating. I am looking for a program to wher eI can measure the cpu temp while idle and while doing harder tasks- 3dstudio max, cad, photoshop etc... if anyone knows of a program please tell me. all I got off google was spyware results Mo 03-10-2003, 09:07 PM check with the motherboard mfg... often there are sensors built in to better mobos. just run the software from the mfg and it'll tell you temps. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:07 PM Originally posted by Mo check with the motherboard mfg... often there are sensors built in to better mobos. just run the software from the mfg and it'll tell you temps. ok, I'll go check their site Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:07 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco I am having a severe problem with my pc trying to kill itself. it restarts itself at least 3 times per hour. I think this is due to overheating. I am looking for a program to wher eI can measure the cpu temp while idle and while doing harder tasks- 3dstudio max, cad, photoshop etc... if anyone knows of a program please tell me. all I got off google was spyware results What motherboard and CPU? Bill Plein 03-10-2003, 09:08 PM search on google.... try motherboard monitor and guess what pops up? MBM... Guess what, search engines are good for lots of things... USE THEM.... :flipoff2: Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:08 PM . http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=311&cat=7 , joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:10 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost What motherboard and CPU? asus a7v333, amd 1900 Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:11 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco asus a7v333, amd 1900 I run an A7V333. The monitor is on the CD that came with the board. ASUS may have it to download at their website. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:13 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost . http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=311&cat=7 , thanks... going to give this a try joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:15 PM so does this sound like it could be overheating to you? I have heard everything from bad power supply to bad ram to bad Mobo to bad hard drive... a heat problem? al I know is the processor fan is a tiny thing, may have to upgrade regardless animator 03-10-2003, 09:24 PM upgrading the fan might be a good idea. Mine's got two fans, one huge one for the internal parts, and a smaller one shrouded to blow directly on the processor. My computer stays on all the time and is constantly running 3ds max, photoshop, combustion, and various other programs with no overheating problems. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:24 PM now how do I set up this program? it's not reading my fans or temps.. what do I do? joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:26 PM Originally posted by animator upgrading the fan might be a good idea. Mine's got two fans, one huge one for the internal parts, and a smaller one shrouded to blow directly on the processor. My computer stays on all the time and is constantly running 3ds max, photoshop, combustion, and various other programs with no overheating problems. my case itself has 3 good size fans-2 front and 1 back. and then the one on the cpu and one on GC... man this computer is wierd....I hope I can figure all this out glfredrick 03-10-2003, 09:27 PM I had some of those same issues, and i did an overhaul on my fans. I added an Athlon 1400 (which overheats like and XJ!) and then scored a copper heat sink and a huge fan. No more issues with temp there - the ambient hardly jumps until I really get on it. I picked up the parts at newegg.com - Great people to deal with. Lots of selection, good parts and quick shipping. I also added one of those slot coolers into an empty slot in my case to take some of my video card heat away. Now, for a larger power supply! BTW, have you dusted the mobo off lately? Dust really raises h@LL with mobos - shorts them out. Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:28 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco so does this sound like it could be overheating to you? I have heard everything from bad power supply to bad ram to bad Mobo to bad hard drive... a heat problem? al I know is the processor fan is a tiny thing, may have to upgrade regardless Many things can cause your system to reboot. Is the CPU fan the OEM one from AMD? If it is and is running at full ramp then that shouldn't present a problem. Mine runs in the neighborhood of 120º F and I have a 3 1/2" cooloing fan in the side of my case. It could also be a damaged windows load as well. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:31 PM Originally posted by glfredrick I had some of those same issues, and i did an overhaul on my fans. I added an Athlon 1400 (which overheats like and XJ!) and then scored a copper heat sink and a huge fan. No more issues with temp there - the ambient hardly jumps until I really get on it. I picked up the parts at newegg.com - Great people to deal with. Lots of selection, good parts and quick shipping. I also added one of those slot coolers into an empty slot in my case to take some of my video card heat away. Now, for a larger power supply! BTW, have you dusted the mobo off lately? Dust really raises h@LL with mobos - shorts them out. have had the cover off for 2 days to see if the cover being off owuld help .. hasnot.. not dusty at all.. I bought some stuff there when I was building my pc... I guess they;re ok.. never talked to them animator 03-10-2003, 09:31 PM one obvious thing to think about is the location of the computer. Is it somewhere where air can circulate around and through it? Edit: you just answered that question joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:32 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost Many things can cause your system to reboot. Is the CPU fan the OEM one from AMD? If it is and is running at full ramp then that shouldn't present a problem. Mine runs in the neighborhood of 120º F and I have a 3 1/2" cooloing fan in the side of my case. It could also be a damaged windows load as well. yeah the processor is an OEM from a computer company. I dont know about the windows thing cause its running on a fresh install less than 2 weeks ago. I have formated this computer at least 7 times. I need to get this fixed damnit... ugghhh I hate it. Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:32 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco have had the cover off for 2 days to see if the cover being off owuld help .. hasnot.. Leaving the cover off can actually raise the temperature of the CPU and motherboard. LordRatner 03-10-2003, 09:33 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco have had the cover off for 2 days to see if the cover being off owuld help .. hasnot.. not dusty at all.. I bought some stuff there when I was building my pc... I guess they;re ok.. never talked to them Cover off hurts. Dont do that Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:33 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco yeah the processor is an OEM from a computer company. I dont know about the windows thing cause its running on a fresh install less than 2 weeks ago. I have formated this computer at least 7 times. I need to get this fixed damnit... ugghhh I hate it. If you want the PC Probe for your board I can see if it's small enough to load on my web space. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:35 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost If you want the PC Probe for your board I can see if it's small enough to load on my web space. well I downloaded this MBM, but dont know how to get it to work... once I get it to I dont know if I'll need it... you talking about the ASUS one? cause I heard from several sources that the numbers on that werent accurate thats why I didnt want to use that to begin with joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:36 PM cover back on now... man it's a lot more quite in here Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:37 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco well I downloaded this MBM, but dont know how to get it to work... once I get it to I dont know if I'll need it... you talking about the ASUS one? cause I heard from several sources that the numbers on that werent accurate thats why I didnt want to use that to begin with I've used several monitors in the past . This is the ASUS one and I've been running it since September with no problems at all out of it. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:37 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost I've used several monitors in the past . This is the ASUS one and I've been running it since September with no problems at all out of it. ok, I'll load it and give it a whirl Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:41 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco ok, I'll load it and give it a whirl Give me a second. It'll be a zip format. joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:43 PM ok I got some numbers off the probe... 131F for cpu 77 for MB cpu fan 5273 normal?? Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:44 PM Here you go: ASUS PC PROBE (http://home.attbi.com/~buddhasghost/Probe.zip) . LordRatner 03-10-2003, 09:45 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco ok I got some numbers off the probe... 131F for cpu 77 for MB cpu fan 5273 normal?? I think 131 is pretty high... I cant remember though, been a long time since I had a monitor running joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:46 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost Here you go: ASUS PC PROBE (http://home.attbi.com/~buddhasghost/Probe.zip) . man you're fast... I loaded it of the cd... thanks though... are those numbers good? Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:46 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco ok I got some numbers off the probe... 131F for cpu 77 for MB cpu fan 5273 normal?? 131º isn't hot enough to cause problems. I've had mine running fine at 140 before. My fan runs about 4900 RPM. So you're okay there. If you had a case fan you could drop that temp by another 10º F. What type of memory do you have? LordRatner 03-10-2003, 09:47 PM run some cpu intensive stuff and see what the temp goes to. Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:47 PM Originally posted by LordRatner I think 131 is pretty high... I cant remember though, been a long time since I had a monitor running It is high, but the faster these dang CPU's get the hotter they get. Remember the days when CPU's didn't even have cooling fans, just heat sinks. :D joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:48 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost 131º isn't hot enough to cause problems. I've had mine running fine at 140 before. My fan runs about 4900 RPM. So you're okay there. If you had a case fan you could drop that temp by another 10º F. What type of memory do you have? I have 3 case fans.... 512megs of samsung memory pc2700 LordRatner 03-10-2003, 09:50 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost It is high, but the faster these dang CPU's get the hotter they get. Remember the days when CPU's didn't even have cooling fans, just heat sinks. :D Lol, I still play with those things at school Friend of mine used to run a peltier, damn comp ran at 10 degrees F tops joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:50 PM Originally posted by LordRatner run some cpu intensive stuff and see what the temp goes to. staying the same with autocad, illustrator, and photoshop running and winamp and media player Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:51 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco I have 3 case fans.... 512megs of samsung memory pc2700 Is that one stick? animator 03-10-2003, 09:51 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost Remember the days when CPU's didn't even have cooling fans, just heat sinks. :D yeah, like my 486 back home :D joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:52 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost Is that one stick? no 2.... Buddha's Ghost 03-10-2003, 09:55 PM Originally posted by joes75bronco no 2.... Have you tried it running just one stick? Swap one then the other? If it still acts up you can rule out the memory. Was that XP you're running? I still think it may be just a bad load. How many watts is your power supply? Does it reboot during any particular times or applications? joes75bronco 03-10-2003, 09:57 PM Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost Have you tried it running just one stick? Swap one then the other? If it still acts up you can rule out the memory. Was that XP you're running? I still think it may be just a bad load. How many watts is your power supply? Does it reboot during any particular times or applications? no, a little while ago I was drawing at my drawing table listening to music only, and it crashed. its random... power supply is 400 watt antec I want to try the one stick thing, I guess I will try that... tomorrow. | |