i just bought this new motherboard and installed the new cpu 3.2 prescott. i saw the arctic silver was froze. when i check the temp of the cpu. it was 95C, a few seconds later it shut down my comp automaticlly and when i try to start it up again. it keeps shutting down. what should i do? can i use a 20pin PSU for 24pin motherboard? does it have enough watt. it is 400 btw. i took out all the cards and drives. just left with the graphic card.
It sounds like one of two things are happening: 1.)The heatsink isn't installed correctly. Make sure that the heatsink fan is plugged in and that the heatsink itself is secured to the motherboard or retention bracket. 2.)You have way too much thermal paste being used. A paper-thin layer is all that you want. Too much thermal paste will act as an insulator for the heat, defeating the purpose of thermal paste. Also, if the heatsink came with a thermal pad, you should not use thermal paste with it. Do note that the thermal pads are good for one application only. Before reapplying any thermal paste, clean off the old stuff with isopropyl alcohol first, then apply a paper-thin layer. While you can use a 20-pin power supply with a 24-pin motherboard, it's not recommended. The extra 4-pins provide additiona 12V power to the system. And, no, a 20- to 24-pin adapter is not the same thing as a native 24-pin power supply. Wattage doesn't mean anything. Amperage does. Wattage doesn't reflect the total amps in the right places. The sticker on the power supply should state how many amps there are on each rail (12V, 5V, 3.3V). If your power supply doesn't have at least 22A on the 12V rail, it's highly advised that you replace it with a better unit. Still, what it looks like to me is that your cooling is the problem, and the motherboard is taking action to prevent damage to the CPU.
thanks a lot! should i get another heatsink instead of the intel stock one? the thermal paste was more than 1 year ago that went with when i bought the cpu. should i get Antec 450Watt or 550 Watt or any other recommend that you can give me with a good price. i am looking forward for anything below $80 that can run my system. i have 1 sata drive, 1 pcie 7600gt, 2g ram, a sound card and 2 CD devices.. thanks a lot
The stock Intel heatsink should be fine. You may want to make sure you blow out the case with some compressed air. Dust bunnies can impede airflow through your case and ultimately increase temps. I'd go with any of the following: -Antec True Power TPII 500 or 550 -Enermax EG565P-VE 535W (I use this one in my main box) -Tagan TG480-U22 -OCZ Modstream 450 or 520 (modular cabling system) -FSP Group/Fortron AX500 'Blue Storm' All of those are under $100, most being in the $80-90 range. Newegg has the TruePower TPII-550 on sale with free shipping for $79.99 right now. That's about the best deal given your price range, although if you miss that deal, the TruePower 480's would work too and are in the price range. The cheapest unit I'd recommend is the FSP Group AX450-PN 450W (it's specs could easily let it be rated as a 500-550W unit) or the Enermax EG425P-VE 420W. Both run between $50-60 at Newegg.
I got the same problem the temperature when idle is stays at 75 degrees :stag: when playing games it rises up to 93 degrees :crash:
