Hot hot hot

[plonq]

My computer has been running really hot lately.  It's running reliably enough, but I'm a bit concerned about how long it will keep working properly with the core running at 59C.  I took the side off the case this evening and blew some of the dust out of the fans.  With the side sitting off it's running at 51C now - which is still about 5-10 degrees warmer than I'd like to see it running at, but that's better than 59.

All the voltages are a little out too - which would cause it to run warm.  I'll have a look at the BIOS to see if I accidentally boosted one of them when I was thinking of over-clocking awhile back, but I'm concerned that the power supply might be going.  It's the (fairly) cheap one that came with the case, and right now it's almost hot enough to fry an egg on it.  What's it going to do when I drop in another hard drive this weekend?  =(

[Edit: I bumped the voltage down a couple of notches in the BIOS, and now it's registering exactly on spec. The temperature has dropped a couple of degrees as well to 48C. That's still a bit hotter than it used to run, but it's an improvement. We'll see how this holds up.]

Comments

[gedrean.livejournal.com]

First suggestion I'd make, disassemble your CPU HSF and clean the heatsink, second check your fanspeeds, third check your airflow (rerouting cables can help a lot), fourth check to see your fan models and what airflwo they should be hitting. Fifth, check the ambient. Sixth clean the front and rear gratings of fan covers (believe me the front grating can get as much as 3 inch of dust on it without problems)