I don't think any mobo problem would cause your overheating. Are you 100% sure the fan on your MSI is still spinning? It looks like it mounts with the fan underneath - so it's hard to see if it's spinning. I had that prob years ago with a gforce board. Kept overheating - finally I put my finger under it to feel the fan and it wasn't even turning, heh. Also, if you've got a variable speed fan on the heatsink... maybe it's not spinning up when the CPU load increases? You might be able to look for a setting in the BIOS to disable the variable speed feature of the fan's power header (so it'll spin full throttle all the time). Same with the vid card (which is probably variable speed too). But it's a bit hard to actually observe a fan speed change. Sometimes the noise will change when it speeds up or down. Even some PSU fans are var speed now, so check that fan to see if it changes speed. Not sure how you could fix that without a new PSU. Well, you can't game with onboard graphics, so try to figure out why the MSI card is causing so much heat. Maybe it's just blocking your case's airflow, but I doubt that would cause a 10 degree diff.
Good luck, Donk On 4/9/2011 10:44 AM, kevin19_89 wrote: > i have found part of my problem. i took my add on video card out (MSI MX8400 > GS). and used my built in video card on my motherboard. still a bit warm but > went from 150 to around 130. still need to get it a bit lower but that is a > bit better > > --- In [email protected], "kevin19_89"<kevin19_89@...> wrote: >> its out of a gateway gt5464. since if had it (over a year) it hasnt >> overheated with 1 of the screws gone. just started getting really hot the >> past 2 days. i have CPUid hardware monitor up and i have had my computer on >> as of now for about 2 minutes and its already 125 degrees F on core 0 and >> 123 Degrees F on core1. when i went to best buy that one was a push pin. i >> took motherboard all the way out and i checked to see if the screws can be >> taken off but they cant. could the motherboard just be going bad and making >> it overheat? >> >> --- In [email protected], Donk<d.knieriem@> wrote: >>> Do you know the make and model of your motherboard? Most boards with a >>> 775 socket should have those 4 holes into which the 4 legs of the >>> heatsink/fan fit. They usually use push-pins (not screws), and they >>> should just snap into the holes without too much force. >>> >>> If you know the make/model of your mobo you can find out what type >>> heatsink it supports. >>> >>> But the main thing is, YES, I would definitely think only having 3 >>> screws would cause the heatsink to not cool the CPU. Those 2 metal >>> surfaces have to be perfectly flat and tight against each other for the >>> paste to do its job. Having only 3 pins would raise one corner of the >>> fan off the CPU surface - and probably cause overheating. >>> >>> This vid shows a guy installing a heatsink with pushpins (it's about >>> 3:20 into the vid). >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orp58URhQtg >>> >>> But knowing the make/model of the mobo would help figure out what's >>> going on. >>> >>> Good luck, >>> Donk >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 4/8/2011 7:08 PM, kevin19_89 wrote: >>>> while back i bought a new CPU fan from bestbuy >>>> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketfish%26%23153%3B+-+Universal+CPU+Cooler/9462609.p?id=1218108988702&skuId=9462609 >>>> >>>> got home it would ALMOST work. my motherboard cpu heatsink has screws on >>>> the heatsink you push down and screw down. the one i bought had clips that >>>> you just pop in so it wouldnt work (both are socket 775) >>>> >>>> i have cleaned all thermal paste off and replaced with arctic silver 5. i >>>> have cleaned the motherboard and all heatsinks with compressed air. bought >>>> a new exhaust fan and done everything i can think of. computer all of a >>>> sudden jumped up to 148 degrees and will NOT go down. took video card out >>>> and used built in one and still wont go down. i need help before it burns >>>> up now. im >>>> >>>> way mine screws in is kind of like this (has the same screw holes on board >>>> (one of them are missing also and i hope that isnt causing the overheat). >>>> this is the one im talking about >>>> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cooler+Master+-+Hyper+212+Plus+CPU+Cooling+Fan+with+Heat+Sink/1510328.p?id=1218265765346&skuId=1510328 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please >>>> feel free to contact me directly bixen@ Please do not post personal issues >>>> directly to the group. >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! 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