I saw an image of the MSI and thought it looked like a fan on it. Have you tried disabling the variable speed feature of your CPU and chipset fans? In case they aren't spinning up fast enough? Worth a try. Yeah, Diablo 2 will run on almost anything. The new Diablo will need higher specs though. Starcraft 2 has some fairly high requirements. Here's Blizzard's requirements: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=26242&locale=en_US If you meet all those, it should run.
Good luck, Donk On 4/9/2011 6:20 PM, kevin19_89 wrote: > 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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