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Board shows high CPU Temperature, Core temperature normal - should I be worried?
I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I need to know.
For about two days now, my computer's coolers start howling at the least provocation (like starting eclipse, etc), though it never ...
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Will a Cooler Master V6GT fit in a Thermaltake V3 Black AMD edition case? [closed]
I bought the Thermaltake V3 Black AMD edition case and according to the user's manual, the height limit of the cooler is 160mm. According to Cooler Master the height of the V6GT cooler is 165 mm.
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Rattling laptop fan after applying compressed air
I recently used a can of compressed air to clear my laptop's air vents from dust and other dirt that accumulated over time. While doing so, I did not hold the CPU fan in place in order to stop it from ...
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Sony Vaio VPCEA24FM not exhaust in Fan Vent
Sony Vaio VPCEA24FM resting on a Belkin cooling pad (which is very poor product). CPU heating up quite quickly.
No air coming out of the air exhaust vent tested with the back of hand, tried feeling ...
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Use LGA775 cooler for LGA1155
The question is somehow similar to Can I use LGA775 heatsink on LGA1156 CPU? although I didn't quite get the answer and the point might be a bit different.
I don't have the stock cooler for the 1155 ...
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Error: CPU Fan has Failed! PC will automatically power down
All of a sudden my HP Pavilion a6357c has started having issues with the fan. Whenever it boots up, the error message in the title appears and the computer powers down. After a few attempts the ...
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How to reduce noise for Corsair CWCH100 Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance CPU Cooler [closed]
I've bought a Corsair CWCH100 Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance CPU Cooler for my PC and it makes the most noise out of all other coolers/fans I have installed in my PC. Any idea how to make it ...
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Why all of the sudden is my Processor and Memory Subscore (Windows Rating) abnormally low?
2 days ago I opened my van door to get out my computer tower, and it fell to the ground. When I opened it everything looked ok but theres a problem. when I login windows, my windows rating subscore ...
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High Temperature when stress testing Intel Core i7 3770K
I have bought an i7 3770K. I have tried to stress it, N
ear full load computation using CUDA I was surprised that it gets 99°C at 68% of the CPU load, is this normal? I have to change the cooling ...
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Which heatsink size/socket fits on an AMD E350 Zacate?
I have the Jetway NC85-E350-LF which comes with a tiny fan. For reasons unknown to me yet the CPU of this board runs very hot during simple operations. I've read that idle temperatures around 45C are ...
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Will a stock 1155 cooler (i3), fit an AM2+ (Phenon X4) processor/mobo?
So, I want to assemble a media center and am thinking about getting a better cooler for my main computer and using that on the media center (being built with spare parts).
So, I was wondering if the ...
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CPU Fan Error during boot
I have recently built a new pc with the following specs:
Intel i7 2600k 3.4Ghz
16GB memory
Asus Sabertooth P67 motherboard
Zotac GeForce GTX 550Ti graphix card
OCZ Agility 3 128GB SSD
2TB 7200 RPM ...
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Does the height of a CPU's heatsink affect the cooling?
The CPU of my computer has a quite tall (about 1.5in I think) heatsink compared to the one my friend's computer had, and this question has been in my mind for a while. Does the height of a CPU's ...
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Will the same heat sink and fan work? [closed]
My friend has a Compaq Presario SR5703WM Desktop PC
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He Wanted to upgrade and was gonna get another faster by 600 mhz sempron, after research i told him to get a dual core or quadcore , ...
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Cooler does not shut down in standby
In some computers, when I put them to stand-by, they do not shut down their fan-based coolers. Even though they go stand-by (and can be waken up with the mouse), they just don't shut up.
I have no ...
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CPU Fan size for ZOTAC IONITX-G-E Intel Atom 330 motherboard? [closed]
I have had the ZOTAC ION-ITX G Series [IONITX-G-E] for about a year and a half and have had no problems until a few days ago. All the sudden the CPU Fan sounds awful, and i can hear it from the next ...
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Can I use the cooling for my Pentium 4 with my new i5 CPU? [duplicate]
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Can I use LGA775 heatsink on LGA1156 CPU?
I recently bought a new i5 2500k CPU, but with my current setup I run the risk of cooling issues. I have an improved heatsink ...
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Is the stock Celeron D LGA 775 cooler compatible with all LGA 775 mainboards?
Back in the day I used a desktop with Celeron D 3.2GHz on LGA 775 mainboard. It came with some stock radiator and cooler which worked OK. Later I upgraded the rig with Pentium 4 2.93 Prescott (non-HT) ...
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What is a 2 Ball CPU Cooler?
When looking through CPU fans and heatsinks at newegg.com, I see some that are "2 ball coolers" and others are "1 ball coolers". What is a 2 ball CPU cooler? How is it superior to a 1 ball?
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Black screen while PC boots [closed]
I just cleaned PC (well CPU fan only), and i turned PC on but forget to insert CPU 4 pin wire (not the first time). Unpluged PC from electiricty. I inserted it and turned on PC, then the CPU cooler ...
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Stock cooler for core i7-2600 close to 80C at idle - will aftermarket one help?
I bought brand new Core i7 2600 (socket 1155) CPU with box cooler on it. I assembled a minimum booting configuration and in the BIOS it shows steady 73-78 degrees CPU temperature right off the bat. It ...
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Why can't I control the speed of my CPU fan?
I bought new computer with Asrock H61M mobo and XILENCE ICEBREAKER 64 Pro PWM CPU FAN.
The problem is that I can't control the speed of the FAN.
I tried settings in the BIOS and with SpeedFan as well ...
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Where can I find CPU cooler footprint drawings?
I want to get on making a simple bracket for my watercooling block for my new socket 1366 motherboard but it has not arrived yet.
Is there somewhere I can find the scale drawing (with measurements) ...
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My computer often suddenly only has 10% of CPU capacity
Something like every second hour I run my computer, my CPU suddenly only has something like 10% of capacity. This is not because of some process taking the rest of the capacity, it is the CPU itself ...
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Is an after-market cooling system needed for a non-overclocked PC?
I am in the midst of building a computer and am deciding on various components. I am buying a mid-level CPU and am wondering how important (if it is important at all) that I buy an after-market ...
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Best modding cooler for Phenom II X6 1090T
I would like to upgrade my Athlon X2 5000+ to a Phenom II X6 1090T with my Crosshair II Formula motherboard (CPU is supported, I verified it).
I currently mount an ASUS Arctic Ice cooler which goes ...
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What temperature should an Intel Core-i5 750 CPU have, while in idle, and in full load?
I've heard that the stock cooler the Intel Core-i5 750 comes with is not very efficient. What temperatures are normal under regular operating conditions and under full load for this type of CPU?
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Pulled out CPU with heatsink
I am using a AMD Phenom II X4 965. I was replacing the stock heatsink with an aftermark Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 Rev. 2. When I unlatched the stock heatsink and pulled it from the motherboard, the ...
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Will the Core i3 stock cooler fit in a 2U case?
I can not find the dimensions of the Core i3 stock cooler anywhere.
Will a Core i3 stock cooler fit in a 2U rackmount case?
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Are Socket AM2/AM2+ Heatsinks Compatible with Socket AM3 processor?
I bought an Asus Lion Square compatible with a AMD Athlon II X3 435 Socket AM3 processor?
I know strictly speaking, the Lion Square specifies AM2 but I'm a little confused since AM2 and AM3 are ...
