I am trying to figure out what is wrong with my computer to day it turned off on its own do to a fan witch i took care of and took it out but before that issue my video card gets hot! i don't know how to cool it down i got 3 fans plus that fan that is built on it around the video card my temp for is is 32.7c 107 f < in game but when i am out of game its 85f and 30 c anyone help ?
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Yes. Your problem is not likely to be a lack of air, but instead a lack of structured air flow. You are moving a lot of hot air around inside your case with little to no structure. You should consider a new case, or at very least managing air flow through your existing case in a better manner. Also, bear in mind that some processor cores run hotter than others. 20-40c is perfectly normal for Intel processors. If you run an AMD you should stay right around 28-36 to prevent damage to your processor.
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what i am runing
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Pass Windows XP
System Memory 2049.0 Pass 512.0
Processor Speed 2992.6 Pass 1700 Mhz (1.7 GHz)
DirectX Version 9.0c Pass 9.0c
Display Device RADEON X850 Series Unknown Compatibility
Display Memory 512.0 Pass 128.0
Display Driver 6.14.10.6879 Unknown Compatibility
Sound Device M-Audio MobilePre USB Out 1/2 Pass
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Intel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 2992.6 Mhz
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Pass Windows XP
System Memory 2049.0 Pass 512.0
Processor Speed 2992.6 Pass 1700 Mhz (1.7 GHz)
DirectX Version 9.0c Pass 9.0c
Display Device RADEON X850 Series Unknown Compatibility
Display Memory 512.0 Pass 128.0
Display Driver 6.14.10.6879 Unknown Compatibility
Sound Device M-Audio MobilePre USB Out 1/2 Pass
Sound Driver
Intel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 2992.6 Mhz
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Intel P4 always has been a very hot running processor. Intel has historically always run their processors hotter than others. Your case heating up during game play means that the air is not passing through your case efficiently enough. The processor works harder, your GPU puts off a TON of heat (as do all ATi cards) and your air flow is not efficient enough to keep the system cool.
Some Key things to remember about air flow:
1. More fans is NOT always better..
2. Colder air is able to be moved more efficiently than hot or warmer air. Put some fans up front and draw the air through the case.
3. Fan tubes (in a lot of OEM computers) are TERRIBLE. Anyone that has a case with a tube and fan that surround the processor and heatsink and blows through the side of the case needs to replace their case.
Some Key things to remember about air flow:
1. More fans is NOT always better..
2. Colder air is able to be moved more efficiently than hot or warmer air. Put some fans up front and draw the air through the case.
3. Fan tubes (in a lot of OEM computers) are TERRIBLE. Anyone that has a case with a tube and fan that surround the processor and heatsink and blows through the side of the case needs to replace their case.
well let me tell you a story lmao i am so glad u posted the other message when u said let air threw case i had 6 fans in my motherboard right funny ah hahaha lol well right when i left that message i smelt something i used to do car audio so i know what smelt burn wire or melt wire ii should ssay i smelt that turned off my pc and sure enough my red wires burned up and lucky i stopped it before a fire broke out and i thank you for that lol i just replaced the supply unit and threw the other away it was burnt out now since all the red wires was out and i took out all the fans and left 1 and cooler master on the cpu and the 1 built in the video card so total of 3 fans in there it should be ok. and yes ati cards get hot i knw but i new something else was wrong but i had to find out with melted wire any way i hope it does better now lucky i had a supply ac supply around i just replaced it adn works good it is a down grade but it ok the one that was in there was a rhino 450w this one is a p4 300 w ment for p4 so we see how it goes . I also had took the coolermaster off the cpu got a dust blower and just say there was no air going to the cpu witch was a prb also so i cleared the path out for that too.
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Are you running any case-mods? Lights, Cathodes, LED's, etc? If not, a 300W PSU should be ok. I would recommend something higher. A 350-450 would be ideal, but 300W should be sufficient even for gaming.
i do have LEDs but i dont have them on i got them trned off i dont need em on so i should be good for now i will try to get a nother supply soon
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For Intel base and ATI graphics you want to go 500watts for that in the long run the power supply will burn up quickly yours PC tech to tell
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