FS 2002 overheating my Pc

[gilbates]

Not sure if this belongs in this section or the overclocking section really but if it gets moved i may not get the answers i need

been using fs 2002 for ages ( well 7-8 mths ) with this machine and have just found the Bios heat alarm bell

well it started to set off when the machine was idling for an hour or so so i installed some other heat sensor monitors and they all say the same .... too hot

i`m using a 2.16 g AMD on a msi board and running Fs2002

its only Fs that sends the temps soaring from 43 c to 67 c and upwards , i know its an intensive game but that seems a bit much

has anyone else got temp sensors running with fs and if ya have post your temps so i can get a feel of what i should be expecting

Thanks guys ( getting worried )

and i cant take machine back to shop
extra HD ( warranty void)
Extra TV card ( warranty void )
Extra case fan ( warranty void )
Not to mention overclocked mem
self fitted
and so on ........

[Birdie2112]

Well, you can't really blame this on FS because Fs has nothing to do with it. FS is casuing it ti happen, but it isn't FS;s fualt.

Right now you should really check to make sure your fans are working properly as well as your heat sink. You also may want to upgrade your BIOS just so you know that the heat bells are working properly

[Nexus]

Well, the BIOS should NOT give you a processor overheat alarm when the temp. is hovering around the 70 degree celcius mark.
Most AMD processors works just fine up till around 85 C.
Even though 70 C is abit much, it is in no way enough to actually damage the processor itself.

I think you should set the clock frequency back to normal on your memory. That might help.

I go from around 50 C idle to 65 C when playing FS2004. I have a slightly OC'ed AMD XP 2100+

[RollerBall]

67 deg isn't hot for a recent AMD chip.

Go into the BIOS and either deactivate the heat sensor (most people do) or if you're worried increase it to a more reasonable figure.

But make sure that you are running with the recommended cooler with a big enough heat sink for your processor first.

NEVER skimp on the CPU cooler. You should be running with a ball-bearing cooler (not a cheaper bearing-free one that tends to run slower with age) and for your CPU the heat sink should be about 2 inches high with the fan on top or, better, be one of the newer thinner ones but with the lovely heavy copper base that sits on the processor and drags the heat off it!

[gilbates]

Thanks guys ( phew )

i have read a lot about not going over 40c and stuff but you guys make me feel a lot better

would the mem overclock really have affected the temp , i`m totally new to overclocking , its made a big dif O/c it , made the who;e machine speed up

[Birdie2112]

actually, the fan should do its job well enough whether its blowing in or out.

THE BEST way to install fans is to have 2 one in the front and one in the back and create a constand airflow by having the one in the front blow in, and the oen in the back blow out

[Daz]

or if you have more heat extraction fans rather than "blowing" fans it creates a vacum which keeps the pc cool. i have 7 fans inside my case and it doesnt touch over 40 - specs below...i have overclocked my graphics card to 690/360 and i have a heat extraction fan directly underneath it and hasnt caused any problems..as long as you have sufficient cooling overclocking should be realitivly safe

daz

[Fozzer]

...don't forget... ...!
If ever you remove the heat sink from the processor to examine it, clean the bottom of the heat sink and the top of the processor carefully, (don't scratch them!), and ALWAYS apply some more thermal compound between them.... ...!
Particularly important with AMD processors, as they run hot anyway... ...!

Cheers all... ...!
Paul.
(England).


...it's a bad night for spelling mistakes... ....!
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