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  1. 06-28-2003, 07:20 PM #1
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    Over heating

    Recently i noticed that my computer was getting really hot. Im running a T-bird 1ghz, 300W ps, with 2 cd drives and 2 hds. When I touch the fan area for my PS i notice that its really hot. Even the metal casing area around the PS. What could be the problem? Should i upgrade to a higher watt PS?

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  2. 06-28-2003, 07:23 PM #2
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    What are case and CPU temps? Case fans?
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    1. High ambient temps?
    2. Is the PSU fan still pushing as much air as it used to?
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  4. 06-28-2003, 09:23 PM #4
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    no idea about the temp..i dont have any software or maybe even hardware to monitor them, but the fan does seem to be a little slugginsh in pushing the air. so u think its the fan?
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  6. 06-28-2003, 09:26 PM #5
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    Ooh I learned this yesterday - check your temperatures in the bios!
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  7. 06-28-2003, 10:32 PM #6
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    What PSU is this?
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  8. 06-28-2003, 11:15 PM #7
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    the brand is Premier and its rated at 300W
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  9. 06-28-2003, 11:21 PM #8
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    ive had my computer shutdown for a while but ill check the temperature after ive used it for a while. What range should the mb and cpu temperature at?
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  11. 06-28-2003, 11:35 PM #9
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    Originally posted by AgentWei
    no idea about the temp..i dont have any software or maybe even hardware to monitor them, but the fan does seem to be a little slugginsh in pushing the air. so u think its the fan?
    Power supplies will run warm to the touch, without running any monitoring software, how can you really know if anything is overheating? Download MBM 5 and get a realtime reading of your CPU temps, then you will know for sure what is going on.
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  12. 06-28-2003, 11:49 PM #10
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    can you say "summer?"
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  13. 06-29-2003, 05:42 PM #11
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    ok after a couple of hrs of cs i rebooted and check my temp in bios
    113F case
    156F CPU

    seems really high. . .
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  14. 06-29-2003, 06:16 PM #12
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    check for dust buildup, too, especially on the heatsink.
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