Stuart Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Well at stock speeds 2.9 Ghz it idles at about 40 C and load 80+ C. I have been getting BSOD's in GTA4 recently, think its due to the heat? It used to idle 25-30 C and load 60C ish. Cant think why it has heated up. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 That load temp is kinda hot for that CPU. Are you using a stock cooler? Check to make sure the fan still spins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 80C wow. You better not put a load on that thing until you do something about it. How much volts? Try re-seating the fan and maybe some new thermal paste. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Yes i am using the stock fan and it is spinning. Stock volts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Well if the fans still spinning and the temps used to be lower, do as fight club said and try a reseat. It might be time to think of an aftermarket cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 dust? grab a can of compressed air and go nuts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDeath Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Yeah, thats pretty bad. My 9950+ doesn't ever seem to go above 75C when overclocked to 2.8 or even at stock (with stock hs). Lately though, it seems to have cooled down drastically though.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 80C is definitely too hot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted July 18, 2009 Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) I just noticed that core temp gives completely different temperatures from speed fan, coretemp- 40C now and speedfan 21C now. I also noticed my clockspeed is jumpong all ove the place which it never used to, its jumpong between 1 Ghz and 2.9 Ghz. I know you get amd cool and quiet could that be it. ALSO i just noticed the voltage changed betwee. 1.1 and 1.3 volts Edited July 18, 2009 by Stuart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted July 19, 2009 Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Turn off AMD cool and quiet. AMD cq does limit the clock speed and the temps to make lower idle and light load temps. But that can also cause instability when overclocked. try turning c-q off and see what happens. And as Tacohunter said I just may just be time for a new cooling sink and fan. I know that temps like that could bsod and even worse fry the board. Along with that some of the Amd older Athlon's and phenoms would run really hot just before they started to fail. (also a bit of info I have heard) which leads me to my next questions. How old is that Athlon 5600, what error code do you get upon BSOD, Is the thermal paste factory and did you dust it out? Edited July 19, 2009 by boinker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted July 19, 2009 Posted July 19, 2009 It's dust, clean the damn thing out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Turn off AMD cool and quiet. AMD cq does limit the clock speed and the temps to make lower idle and light load temps. But that can also cause instability when overclocked. try turning c-q off and see what happens. And as Tacohunter said I just may just be time for a new cooling sink and fan. I know that temps like that could bsod and even worse fry the board. Along with that some of the Amd older Athlon's and phenoms would run really hot just before they started to fail. (also a bit of info I have heard) which leads me to my next questions. How old is that Athlon 5600, what error code do you get upon BSOD, Is the thermal paste factory and did you dust it out? 1)A year and a half 2) driver_irql_not_less_or_equal 3)Factory paste, no dust hope this helps thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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