where do i disable the speed features for my cpu chipset? forgot to mention i bought an exhaust fan for my computer also a couple months back from best buy. it does have adjustable speeds from low medium and high. i currently have it on high
--- In [email protected], Donk <d.knieriem@...> wrote: > > 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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