having spent the last few days trying to get my pc working i believe i may have found the problem.. if u can help me with some questions. i tested the RAM and that cleared fine (512mb pc2700) i ran a hardware diagnostic test - my graphics card was faulty and explained not being able to view any moving images. replaced the graphics card with a new 9200SE 128mb no more image problems however.. i downloaded motherboard monitor, the motherboard is fine. however the temperature of the computer reported was extreme: CPU:67 C and then reports the case temperature at: 137Celcius ??? all i did was install a new motherboard and ram (which are both fine) I've been told numerous things to do by numerous people of which include: Reinstalling Windows Xp Pro (my os) Installing extra or alot better cooling (ie: heatsink/fan + internal fan) Installing a more powerful PSU im pretty sure that reinstalling windows wouldnt do anything, however for the purposes of narrowing down the problem i will do this tonight. Extra cooling i believe is the sound solution, installing a more powerful psu i believe would not make a difference as a 300psu can pretty much power anything. this is what i run: 250W psu M848ALU 1.3 Duron 512mb corsair pc2700 NEC 5800A 16x DVD Memorex 12x10x32 15gb 5200rpm hhd (C (NTFS) 20gb 7200rpm 8mb cache hhd (maxtor D (FAT32) ATI Radeon 9200SE 128mb SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum A 3500rpm heatsink and fan (which ran the 1.3 with the old motherboard fine at about 42C) (its not a fantastic system but i am getting a new cpu once its working and its a media machine) really appreciate any help or ideas, as tonight i am most likely going to order some new parts, and i dont want to buy loads of stuff i dont need.
I'd remove and clean off the heatsink as well as the CPU and then apply a paper thin layer of Arctic silver. The other thing that could be a possibility is that the motherboard has it's temp sensors miscalibrated. You might see if there's a BIOS update regarding this. Typically, Asus and Gigabyte are companies that have had boards that tend to do this.
thanks Big B, i've ordered a new cooler master 1900 - 4500 adjustable cooler and updated the bios on it. will post results
