[QUESTION] My Bottleneck? - Page 2

Robbi · 2009-03-26, 19:42

Well your PSU is fine, but your chip isnt, get yourself an aftermarket Heatsink and fan now, right now, go, go!

Serioulsy, 70 degree load temp is your problem mate

Noobofthenight · 2009-03-26, 19:44

I think it is probably dust, I've had it for a while... and I dusted my graphics card not long ago, helped it a bit.

How the hell do you dust a CPU without reapplying thermal paste?

Robbi · 2009-03-26, 20:00

well check your heat sink, if its full of shite then get some compressed air.

DONT USE A HOOVER

Noobofthenight · 2009-03-26, 22:30

Hoover worked well for my graphics card

But yes, I shall try find some compressed air

Robbi · 2009-03-26, 22:42

Well hoovers cause static and static kills PCs

Noobofthenight · 2009-03-27, 20:36

What do you reckon to this CPU:
CPU? Why is it so cheap if it performs so well?
Benchmark: Charts, benchmarks Desktop CPU Charts Q3/2008, Unreal Tournament 3 - 1680x1050

I would combine that with this ram: 4gb Corsair

Still searching for a decent motherboard to accommodate this, what would you recommend? I think I've always underestimated the importance of a good motherboard.

SocketMan · 2009-03-27, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noobofthenight

OC, isnt that dangerous? :P

I've only got a stock fan, but my CPU runs at 30/34c Idle, so not too bad I suppose, up to about 60/70 load.

You really don't want anything over 60C.Even the stock cooler should keep it under,take off the heat sink, clean it up and put a small piece of thermal compound
in the centre.Then re seat the heat sink,run prime95 (or other program that loads the cpu) and check the temperature on both cpu cores.

Noobofthenight · 2009-03-27, 22:07

I've looked at my heat sink, its so clogged with dust its unreal, after a game of COH now, my CPU was at 63.

I'll clean it tomorrow, as I'm moving back home from uni anyway.

creepin · 2009-03-27, 22:24

yeah, like other peeps said, RAM is so cheap rite now, go and buy plenty and make sure you run a 64bit version of windows, otherwise anything over 3GB will not be recognized..

and the cleaning issue, i have an Antec 900 case, runs all cool, no warm air leaves my case (which i impressive i think, considering the i7 quad and ati 4870 monster in there).

I have to clean it every month, all those fans sure suck in a lot of dust, the blades of the CPU cooler are all grey then, instead of black, lol

Noobofthenight · 2009-03-27, 22:32

You would not have believed me if I told you just how much dust there was in there.
I'm sneezing like hell, I just decided to blow it out myself.

Also, When I said 70c, It was hitting 90. That temperature reading I got was a PWM one, not the CPU core (I went into bios out of curiosity).

And the reason my pc was turning off, was because it was hitting the 90c cut off limit, so it automatically shut down.

Its now running at literally half the temperature it was before. (PWM has gone down from 40 idle to 21).

Daamn I was stupid!

2009-03-26, 19:42	#11
Robbi Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,540 Vietnam Location: .l..	Re: My Bottleneck? Well your PSU is fine, but your chip isnt, get yourself an aftermarket Heatsink and fan now, right now, go, go! Serioulsy, 70 degree load temp is your problem mate

2009-03-26, 19:44	#12
Noobofthenight Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 218 Location: Great Britain	Re: My Bottleneck? I think it is probably dust, I've had it for a while... and I dusted my graphics card not long ago, helped it a bit. How the hell do you dust a CPU without reapplying thermal paste?

2009-03-26, 20:00	#13
Robbi Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,540 Vietnam Location: .l..	Re: My Bottleneck? well check your heat sink, if its full of shite then get some compressed air. DONT USE A HOOVER

2009-03-26, 22:30	#14
Noobofthenight Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 218 Location: Great Britain	Re: My Bottleneck? Hoover worked well for my graphics card But yes, I shall try find some compressed air

2009-03-26, 22:42	#15
Robbi Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,540 Vietnam Location: .l..	Re: My Bottleneck? Well hoovers cause static and static kills PCs

2009-03-27, 20:36	#16
Noobofthenight Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 218 Location: Great Britain	Re: [QUESTION] My Bottleneck? What do you reckon to this CPU: CPU? Why is it so cheap if it performs so well? Benchmark: Charts, benchmarks Desktop CPU Charts Q3/2008, Unreal Tournament 3 - 1680x1050 I would combine that with this ram: 4gb Corsair Still searching for a decent motherboard to accommodate this, what would you recommend? I think I've always underestimated the importance of a good motherboard.

2009-03-27, 22:07	#18
Noobofthenight Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 218 Location: Great Britain	Re: [QUESTION] My Bottleneck? I've looked at my heat sink, its so clogged with dust its unreal, after a game of COH now, my CPU was at 63. I'll clean it tomorrow, as I'm moving back home from uni anyway.

2009-03-27, 22:24	#19
creepin Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,080 Germany	Re: [QUESTION] My Bottleneck? yeah, like other peeps said, RAM is so cheap rite now, go and buy plenty and make sure you run a 64bit version of windows, otherwise anything over 3GB will not be recognized.. and the cleaning issue, i have an Antec 900 case, runs all cool, no warm air leaves my case (which i impressive i think, considering the i7 quad and ati 4870 monster in there). I have to clean it every month, all those fans sure suck in a lot of dust, the blades of the CPU cooler are all grey then, instead of black, lol
creepin Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,080 Germany

2009-03-27, 22:32	#20
Noobofthenight Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 218 Location: Great Britain	Re: [QUESTION] My Bottleneck? You would not have believed me if I told you just how much dust there was in there. I'm sneezing like hell, I just decided to blow it out myself. Also, When I said 70c, It was hitting 90. That temperature reading I got was a PWM one, not the CPU core (I went into bios out of curiosity). And the reason my pc was turning off, was because it was hitting the 90c cut off limit, so it automatically shut down. Its now running at literally half the temperature it was before. (PWM has gone down from 40 idle to 21). Daamn I was stupid!