Cpu temp.. Help!?

I just built my first Custom PC and im having random lockups when playing Rainbow Six Vegas, F.E.A.R. etc. When i hit the reset switch and it reboots i goto the BIOS and check the cpu temp its usually about 60-65 celsius 8O 8O 8O . i KNOW this is too hot. Anyone got any suggestions? :?: :?:

Mobo: ECS RX-480-A (1.0)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
RAM: 1 GB of PNY Optima DDR 400
GPU: XFX 7900 GS <-- (idles about 58 celsius)
Hdd: Maxtor 200 GB , Seagate 160 GB
PS: Thermaltake 430W

i have 2 case fans running at 3200 rpm and 2 fans on the power supply and the heatsink fan

using the stock cooler. and yes it sits properly on the cpu

yeah. im sure. but i'll go re set the heatsink and see what happens. ill post and let you know.
thanks.

was there a pre applied thermal paste patch or whatever in the world you call it? You should try cleaning it off and get yourself some artic silver if you don't want to get a new CPU fan.

Try the paste and then you should really look into the artic freezer....because it is silent Cheap and Extremely good. My processor idles around 25 degrees and is like 33-36 under load. highly recommended!

Awesome you will like it!

Well, evidently reseating the heatsink DID help because. now when im playing games i can Alt Tab and look at my temps and it never goes over 60 celsius. it drops down to 54 when i exit the game i played rainbow six vegas for about 45 minutes. my gpu was 64 degrees and my cpu was 60. the whole entire time and i play it maxed out. so i guess reseating must have helped

My MSI's CPU temp reports have changed drastically over the span of several updates. Up and down by 10 degrees sometimes. So if you aren't worried, maybe you could flash your BIOS.
This should work:
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/D [...] 47&LanID=8

But as you say, perhaps the problem has subsided! But, if lets say the temp sensor was wrong, why would that still cause hangs?

I would be interested to see if that helps.....so let us know!

Ok, so if we assume that your heatsink is fine, then the only thing I can think of is perhaps bad case airflow? Like for example, I have 2 8cm intake fans in my case, but the first thing that air does is encounter 5 harddrives, so its already warm by the time it gets to the CPU, which is the problem in my case.

Is it still locking up by the way? Have you tried to push it hard? Oh and like the previous advice said, getting some good thermal compound is a good idea, like Arctic Silver 5, or if you're too worried that it conducts electricity, the Arctic Silver Ceramique is a safe choice too.
For reference:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/products.htm

Considering that's only a few dollars, it's also a painless thing to try.

That's very possible seeing as how you said its a known issue for the board. Just two things then:
1) I'd still get quality thermal paste and use it. Low cost, low hassle, significant results (even in the peace of mind department)
2) I think re-seating really help too. Faulty sensors or not, I'm pretty sure it was _actually_ overheating before, cause otherwise it wouldn't have locked up just due to a bad temp reading I wouldn't think.

Just a wild thought, but what VCore are you running? (If I missed this detail in reading the thread, my apologies.) Maybe the board is automatically overvolting your CPU (to a shockingly high degree, too, it seems).

VCore is the voltage of the core. So 1.4 is what he was asking. Is it stable? Or does it fluctuate?

Excessive VCore causes a jump in temperature.

It seems, though, that that's not what's causing your high temperatures. I would suggest that you have bad IHS-to-HSF contact, which would be caused by a warped IHS. You might need to lap your IHS. (Just a guess.)

It might be a problem (or it could simply be a problem with the board's sensors), but I don't think it's directly related to the elevated CPU temperatures.

Of course, I'm no expert.

i just finished an hour of F.E.A.R. and when i exited my CPU was 64.... im seriously starting to get worried about this i hope they ship that thermal compound soon

That's the internal sensor diode reading, which is accurate (that is, not corrected by software). It's a high idle temperature, for sure.

There's a chance that the sensor could be calibrated improperly, which could account for the high reading.

Lots of variables in this puzzle, there are.

well thats gay. i hope my arctic silver gets here soon.

That's really quite weird, esp if you are using the same software! But I guess get the thermal paste anyway, and as long as the pc isnt crashing anymore, then thats good enough, heh.