it doesnt have a fan on it. it has a big heat sink on top of the graphics card and says MSI. i just play older games like Diablo 2 and newest game i play is Starcraft 2. i cant seem to get sc2 to work so i should be fine playing diablo 2 with the built in video card. it has 128 video ram on it.
--- In [email protected], Donk <d.knieriem@...> wrote: > > 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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