Hi Mo,
See my other post re CPU fans. Expect to run around 20 degrees plus and
minus above case temps. I think case temp is your problem. Maybe a PS unit
with a fan in the bottom to suck hot air out of the pocket around your CPU
or a second case fan to get extra cool air movement in that area. Some cases
have a fan in the side above the CPU blowing in.
John

"Mo" wrote in message
. au...
| I have checked the PSU fan (a dual fan 450W unit I had to go to to run the
| machine) and an 80mm fan on the rear.. all are blowing the same direction
| and the airways are as clear as they can be. There is air access through
the
| front of the cabinet. I also have two HDD drawers with minifans fitted.
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| I am going out for a couple of hours or so shortly so will leave the
machine
| running with the side cover off.
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| It seems that the supplied AMD cooling isn't sufficient. Am wondering if
the
| fins on the heatsink might be clogged, there are very fine air gaps.
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| I'm thinking of a replacement when the shops open on Tuesday.
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| "RonK" wrote in message
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| At least we know there is nothing using the cpu to create the excess heat.
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| Try using the computer with the case cover off and see what the temps run
| at.
| Also if you have a small desk fan you can have it blow air into the open
| case. If this drops the temps a lot then you know you need more case fans
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| "Mo" wrote in message
| . au...
| Sorry.. just found System Idle Process.. reading 98%.. looking in the
| wrong
| place.. ;-(
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| "RonK" wrote in message
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| When you use Task Manager (Ctrl/Alt/Del) the System Idle Process should
be
| around 97 to 99%. What is yours showing ?
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| "Mo" wrote in message
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| Yes.. Home Edition .. I put this machine together for it last August...
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| "RonK" wrote in message
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| Are you running XP ?
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| "Mo" wrote in message
| u...
| Hi Guys,
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| Back on the machine after overnight shutdown.. temps at start up M/b
| 21C..
| CPU 52C .. Aux 26 ..
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| Just checked the CPU usage 0% (13% when I drag the panel). I'm reading
| email/NG's and chatting ICQ..
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| The CPU is now up to 58C... the other temps are 32 - 33 respectively.
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| Question?.. Is the CPU powered (heated) full time? I was expecting to
| see
| the temp down towards ambient.. 22C.
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| For info I live in Australia.. ambient is in the 30's during summer.
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| "RonK" wrote in message
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| Hey Mo,
| Hit ctrl/alt/del and see what the cpu idle is at. Just had a thought
| that
| there may be something using the cpu constantly. I had that problem
with
| my
| neighbours machine.
| In XP the cpu idle should be showing 97 - 99%.
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| "Mo" wrote in message
| . au...
| Thanks for your inputs, they're appreciated. As an oldie I have
| problems
| with the new tech stuff!
|
| I have re-seated the heat sink with some paste that I had.. Aida
shows
| the
| CPU
| temp is now 58/9C .. rising(?) .. M/board is 33C and Aux 34C..
| Bios shows roughly the same readings... the room temp is now 22C.
| Machine
| is
| idling. I only use the machine for ICQ, email and occasional surfing.
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| Should I get another heat sink/fan? As I mentioned previously, I am
| using
| the AMD supplied unit. I am now concerned.
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| "Ron" wrote in message
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| You should be able to see your cpu temp in bios to confirm your
| reading.
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| "Mo" wrote in message
| . au...
| Hi,
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| I had to replace my GA-7N400-L1, useless after a bios update, with a
| GA-700N-L yesterday. I have an AMD 2600 CPU with supplied fan and
heat
| sink
| on the machine.
|
| I was browsing through the posts here for any info on this later
| m/board
| and
| read about CPU temps.. I checked the temps on this machine with
| EasyTune4
| and Aida32... in each case the temp was shown as 69C. EasyTune was
| flashing
| warnings.
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| I could hold my finger in the heat sink of the CPU.. so after
| overnight
| shutdown I checked the temp after bootup this morning. It was given
as
| 63C.
| The ambient was 22C.
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| Is there any way to determine what the actual temp of my CPU? I
| certainly
| don't believe what is shown on the programs I've run.
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| TIA-
|
| Mo
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