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dolphins_fan34 · 06-08-2004, 04:25 PM

Right now my system is running at 72 C and my CPU is running at 65 C. These are the temps that have been runnig lately, but a while ago the temps weren't near this high. I custom built my computer with an AMD Athlon 2800. I have two 80 mm fans, one in the front sucking in and one in the back blowing out not counting the power supply or heatsink. The only possible explanations I think of why this is happening is that...
1. I do not have the proper power supply for the AMD Processor. (the air intake is on the front instead of on the bottom)
2. Room temperature
I have also applied an Artic Silver 5 paste to the processor not long after I built the machine and it ran fin until now. I built my machine about mid February this year. Please help.

06-08-2004, 04:25 PM	#1
dolphins_fan34 Member (3 bit) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 7	Serious Overheating Issues Right now my system is running at 72 C and my CPU is running at 65 C. These are the temps that have been runnig lately, but a while ago the temps weren't near this high. I custom built my computer with an AMD Athlon 2800. I have two 80 mm fans, one in the front sucking in and one in the back blowing out not counting the power supply or heatsink. The only possible explanations I think of why this is happening is that... 1. I do not have the proper power supply for the AMD Processor. (the air intake is on the front instead of on the bottom) 2. Room temperature I have also applied an Artic Silver 5 paste to the processor not long after I built the machine and it ran fin until now. I built my machine about mid February this year. Please help.