Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: rh71
Just curious... is 125F cpu (84-85F sys) good for an AthlonXP 2800+ (2.08GHz)...
I'm having auto-shutdown issues during map-loading within games... so I'm wondering if it's a heat issue. I already asked in the mobo section about this specific issue... just wondering what the avg was..
Do you have a power supply with a fan on the bottom of the unit and the CPU HS/Fan is very close to the bottom power supply fan?
If so then the power supply fan is creating a vacuum reducing the airflow significantly to the CPU HS/Fan resulting in that fan running slower and not enough air flow for proper cooling. I put a divider (I used the plastic pack that came with my 3200XP chip) between the bottom power supply fan and the CPU and that breaks the vacuum and all is well again.
They should have thought about this before adding the bottom power supply fan.