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Hey guys,

I'm running windows 2000, and for some reason my 3d games lock up on me. My friends say it's an overheating problem. I've got a tbird 900 (non overclocked) and i'm using the default heatsink - fan that came with my system along with that sticker that came with it (the heat transfer thing). Friends say i should buy that arctic silver stuff but i have no idea how to use it.

Here are my temps.
Right now my processor is 129 F
MotherBoard Temp is 107.

The highest I've seen the processor get is 154 (that's before the game locks)

My friends also say i should turn my chassis fan around to blow cool air in (currently i have no fans blowing air in).... but when i try to do that, it can't connect to the case like it does when it's blowing air out. I see a perforated area in the back where i think a fan could go.. but i wouldn't know what to order. I'm totally new to this building computer stuff... and this is my first summer with this new computer. I think the hot weather may be getting to it.

Somebody please help! I don't want to loose this computer for something so trivial as heat.

Thanx
Mike

blow air onto the heatsink. also, try removing the thermal pad, and using some thermal paste instead.

You should have one fan bowing in situated low in the case, preferrably in the fron, and one fan blowing out fo the case, preferrably high, and right around processor level. you might try miving all the cables to one side as well so you don't restrict airflow.

if the reason you can't turn your fan around is because the connector line is too short to reach a power connector, go here for an extension adapter,

http://millisec.safeshopper.com/


the system temps are way too high, bringing up your cpu temps. Vicious cycle going there. Gotta get some cool air into that bad boy


sethpa

in the meanitime, pop that case open and put any kind of a fan blowing onto the cpu area!