Davegtst
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 11:11 AM |
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CPU overheating
My pc cpu keeps overheating causing the pc to shutdown. I've got an amd 6000+ cpu with the stock heatsink and fan which is pefectly clean and
working properly. As it's a bit warm lately the temp gets right up to 85 degrees then shuts down, this is only while gaming. Can anyone
recomend an upgraded heatsink or fan that will keep it cool but not be too expensive. There are so many out there it's difficult to know what
is best.
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nitram38
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 11:12 AM |
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Extra case fans will help a lot
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 11:14 AM |
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Yup. Make sure the hot air coming off the CPU is able to leave the box. A utility like Speedfan will let you monitor you HD temps, chassis temps etc
etc. It's likely that they are all going up rather than just the CPU temp.
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l0rd
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 11:28 AM |
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yes a proper non intel or amd cooler.
Tuesday i bought the Scythe Big Shuriken
Was out of stock though and i am still waiting. This will go though on a really small cube computer where height is important.
Also bought some coolink fans. Quite impressed.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 11:52 AM |
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I'm using speedfan to monitor the temps. Even with the side cover off it still overheats (only on certain games) which is why i think i need a
better fan.
[Edited on 3/7/10 by Davegtst]
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 12:26 PM |
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Has the fan got a heatsink on it? Might be worth attacking it with a vacuum cleaner as last time this happened to us there was a film of fluff over
it.
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 12:27 PM |
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Did you try cleaning the cpu and heatsink mating surfaces and re-applying some good thermal compound like Arctic Silver?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 01:43 PM |
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I had over-heating until I fitted second chassis fan. Couldn't be arsed to fit a controller so just added an inline toggle switch on the back of
the computer 
gaming mode = flip the switch
simples
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UncleFista
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 01:50 PM |
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I used to have a tower with a few extra fans, the one that worked the best by far was a "chimney" fan on the top blowing the warm air out.
It was cooler than leaving the side off, somehow...
I have lots of single application heat sink paste if you want some ?
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 02:08 PM |
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My money would be on not enough paste between CPU and cooler...
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UncleFista
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 02:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
My money would be on not enough paste between CPU and cooler...
Or too much
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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gottabedone
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 03:20 PM |
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as Unc says, too much will insulate the cpu instead of filling the gaps between the mating surfaces and conducting the heat into your heatsink. The
AMD 6000 cpu is also chucking out 125 watts so tidy your cables to allow the air to flow through the case and get your fans blowing the air/heat out.
Check to see if it needs a good clean as this can cause overheating.
Steve
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Liam
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 04:10 PM |
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Are you overclocked? If not, the stock cooler should be sufficient, so if it isn't I'd suspect a poor seating on the CPU if you're
sure it's not full of dust. Get some decent paste and make sure it's seated properly. Could also be poor case airflow so maybe think about
improving that. I'd leave an aftermarket cooler as a last resort after first trying the above, unless of course your CPU is overclocked, then
it's no suprise the stock cooler is struggling.
[Edited on 3/7/10 by Liam]
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Davegtst
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 04:21 PM |
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No it's not overclocked and i recently got all the dust out with the airline and reseated it with new paste. It was playing up a bit until i
dusted it out and reseated the heatsink but since then it's been fine. I have 3 extra case fans and it's been fine until i tried a new
game today.
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 09:15 PM |
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Even if you're running Prime95 on torture mode you still shouldn't be over-heating.
Another mod I made on my case was having an inlet fan on the front of the case. After all no point having fans sucking out the air if it's
struggling to get into the chassis...
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 09:17 PM |
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Just another thought. Have you got good airflow over your graphics card? Often the GPU card sits under the CPU and unless you've got good air
flow the GPU (when gaming) will be blowing damn hot air right onto the CPU. On some motherboards the PCI express socket is ridiculously tight up
against the CPU / heatsink combo. Then the graphics card fan just works as a pre-warmer for the CPU air!!!
?? worth rigging up a fan to blow colder air onto the GPU?
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l0rd
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| posted on 3/7/10 at 10:14 PM |
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I just read that there is an issue with these processors and the internal sensor.
Might worth looking on google
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Davegtst
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 08:32 AM |
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Well i took the heatsink of just to check then put it back in place and it's not overheating now. Still says it gets up to 80 degrees but i
didn't shut down for a few hours. The graphics card is an nvidia 280 gtx with it's own fan, the thing is huge. I do have to turn the gpu
fan up via Ntune to get decent cooling though.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 09:10 AM |
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Just been reading about 6000+ cpu's getting hot and it seems people think the stock fan and heatsink aren't up to the job. I've
just bought one of these to see if it reduces the temps.
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/14259650/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-64-Pro-PWM-CPU-Cooler/Product.html
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Davegtst
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| posted on 10/7/10 at 08:08 PM |
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Just a quick update if anyone is interested. Got the cooler yesterday and fitted it, so far it will not go any higher than 60 degrees with it under
high load. 25 degree drop in temp and no more crashing is pretty good i reckon
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Liam
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| posted on 10/7/10 at 08:46 PM |
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Glad it's sorted.
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