Problem with new build

[princessnewgeek]

I pick up a pc computer magazine and saw the steps to build my own pc

so i have a e 8400 duo core,
msi p45 neo mother board
2 gb corsair extreme ram
western hd 400
nvidia e 8600 gts video card
loaded office 2007
case is a xion 11 gaming case with 450 power supply
5 card reader

the fans or the ones on the case and came with the cuo core

it has been up and running for months
now when i try to do use a 3d program like imv avatar site the cpu gets very hot
i get a beep a screen come up for the dual core center in mobo and the computer shuts down,

when i hoover over it when i am in the site the temp goes up to over 150 f


i have no clue what can be done to cool it since i see no other place to add a fan.

what can i do

[minsonngo]

Is the heatsink/fan still installed securely? Did you use the thermal compound preapplied on the heatsink?

Is the fan still working like normal?

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by princessnewgeek I pick up a pc computer magazine and saw the steps to build my own pc so i have a e 8400 duo core, msi p45 neo mother board 2 gb corsair extreme ram western hd 400 nvidia e 8600 gts video card loaded office 2007 case is a xion 11 gaming case with 450 power supply 5 card reader the fans or the ones on the case and came with the cuo core it has been up and running for months now when i try to do use a 3d program like imv avatar site the cpu gets very hot i get a beep a screen come up for the dual core center in mobo and the computer shuts down, when i hoover over it when i am in the site the temp goes up to over 150 f i have no clue what can be done to cool it since i see no other place to add a fan. what can i do

Unplug the PC and remove the motherboard... Touch the metal frame of the case or wear a anti static wrist strap...Take off the fan/ heat sink. Clean the bottom of the heat sink with rubbing alcohol and then clean the top of the CPU and surrounding areas. Reapply or apply artic silver compound, the size of a smarty candy, re-seat the heat sink/fan.

the stock heat sink/fan really are troublesome to put on... you need to understand the directions of the arrows and how the cam works before attaching to the system board. play around with them prior to snapping them in the motherboard... the point of the arrow should be perpendicular to the heat sink...you should press them down on opposite corners and the last one will require a little extra force. This is best done with the mother board out of the case and applying equal pressure from the back side of the board. Be careful when handling the system board but do not be afraid of it. If all goes well, you will notice that the ends of the cam spread apart when they bottom out on the back side of the board, you will also hear a click, ensuring you have seated that corner of the cam... I hope I explained this well enough, it is hard to explain.

[bd1886]

I wouldn't put that much Arctic Silver on...about the size of two grains of rice, smoothed with finger in a baggy and evened out with a piece of credit card. It only has to fill micro inconsistencies. Too much actually insulates (rather than conducts heat).

[shadowpr]

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...15&cid=19&pg=6

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by shadowpr http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...15&cid=19&pg=6

nice