3400 running hot help !!!!

[KeypoX]

I just got my 3400 installed 754 and it is running on water cooling (koolance) at 57c idle

why is this ? i am using the 200g cooler

After about 20 min of load it hit 70c what should i do i took this processor out of a compaq that i got from compusa for $120 after 300 rebates.

Should i take this compaq back and get a different processor ???

 

[KeypoX]

I think i need a new power supply also cause when i hooked up all my drives my comp locks up... i have an allied 400w from the egg that is like $30 can anyone recommend a better one

 

[KeypoX]

still 56ish idle 40 system

on dfi lan 250

 

[SonicIce]

does it feel that hot? maybe its not being reported correctly

 

[imported_whatever]

DONT take it back. If you are not happy, just sell it - if it only cost you $120 for a whole computer, youll make a decent bit of money.

 

[Furen]

Did you clean up the thermal paste completely? Did you reapply?

 

[KeypoX]

thanks for all the replys. And yes it was very hot but to my suprise a bios updated and not using watercooling helped alot now i idle at 41c and load around 50c i believe.

I dont know what is wrong with my water cooling setup but it sucks vs an aircooler.


that would be a good ideal to ebay this computer its worth close to 500

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Furen
Did you clean up the thermal paste completely? Did you reapply?

over and over time and time again switchin back and forth to water and air


i ran out of AS3 i think i had now i need more i think i may get some 5 and a new HS/fan combo

now i dont know what to do about the water tubes running through my machine... 200 down the tube (pun intended)

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: whatever
DONT take it back. If you are not happy, just sell it - if it only cost you $120 for a whole computer, youll make a decent bit of money.

sell it for 250 get a better chip.... hmmm idea but i am running sold at 2.4ghz it wont overclock at all stable it gets far to hot

what do you think should i try to ebay and get a different 754 chip? Also i got a nice seagate 80 gig sata drive i would lose and 256mb ram i gave to my roommate?

worth all the hasle for a 3200 for a couple bucks ?

 

[KeypoX]

got it running supper cool just took a bios update ..... weird

 

[GuitarDaddy]

That just means the temp was being reported incorrectly, it was never running hot just misreported in bios.