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| Processor | AMD FX 8150 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asrock N68-GS4 FX |
| Cooling | 220 Fans x3 |
| Memory | 8GB DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 560 Ti |
| Storage | 120GB SSD, 500GB HDD |
| Power Supply | 500W |
Ahoy, ladies and gentlemen - and impossibly uncategorized people of the internet.
Sit close and listen to my woes, for I have a story to tell about a man, a man and his cooler.
No ordinary cooler, ladies and gentlemen, know that for sure. While it bears the guise of a stock model, it is clearly possessed by forces beyond human comprehension, wrought with demonic powers and malign sentience in order to bring great havoc and suffering upon the hearts of the mortals, and those cursed with its ownership.
Like this, it has scheemed and worked for years, but it was not until greater temperatures hailed from the summer that its malice became obvious and apparent for the beholder. And now, exposed is the Beast, exposed but inbatible, uncontrollolable, indomitable. For it matters little to what heavenly degree of heat the core reaches, it refuses to act preemptively, to do its job and take on its virtual hands the holy duty with which it was tasked. It refuses to obey the commands of his master, acting on its own volition instead, to its own accord.
Such level of rebelion, of disarray and chaos cannot be allowed. Not in this kingdom.
It must be tamed.
So I call to thee, the great techies, in this great time of need! I call for thine assistance in this task, like knights to slay my dragon! Tame this monster, before it is too late!
Now the real version:
(Specs below)
I'm having temp issues lately. Playing games the CPU can reach impressive 70ºC temperatures, which is far above its acceptable temperature. Normally the solution would be "ADD M0AR COOLERS!", but the thing is that I don't need more than what I have.
My stock cooler usually runs at 4000RPM, but it can reach equally impressive 6500RPM... if it feels like it.
Usually, it waits until the CPU raises temp over 75ºC to speed up, but by that point the computer is greatly struggling to not set itself aflame.
From the BIOS, I have only two options to control the fan speed. Either Full On, and Automatic (with a desired heat). Both work exactly the same.
Using Speedfan, and other similar software, I can barely control the fan speed. Whether I set it to manual, Thermal Cruise, Fan Speed Cruise, or what have at you, it seems to work normally at 4500 and only speed up randomly (sometimes, when there's not even a high degree of heat!). Only Smart Fan seems to behave differently, greatly reducing its speed.
I am at my wit's ends with this.
What am I missing? What I am doing wrong, or not doing?!
Specs and notes:
Mobo: Asrock N68-GS4 FX
CPU: AMD FX 8150 (with stock cooler, I think).
GPU: nVidia 560 TI
Ram: 2GB x2 (Kingston, and I forgot the other one)
Power Supply: ANTEC 500W (true). Heck if I remember the exact model.
500GB HDD Western Digital.
120GB SSD SanDisk.
SO: Windows 7 64X (Ultimate)
Open carcass, no AUX cooler.
Latest BIOS update.
Clean Windows install.
All drivers up to date.
The cooler is 4-pinned like the mother.
Sit close and listen to my woes, for I have a story to tell about a man, a man and his cooler.
No ordinary cooler, ladies and gentlemen, know that for sure. While it bears the guise of a stock model, it is clearly possessed by forces beyond human comprehension, wrought with demonic powers and malign sentience in order to bring great havoc and suffering upon the hearts of the mortals, and those cursed with its ownership.
Like this, it has scheemed and worked for years, but it was not until greater temperatures hailed from the summer that its malice became obvious and apparent for the beholder. And now, exposed is the Beast, exposed but inbatible, uncontrollolable, indomitable. For it matters little to what heavenly degree of heat the core reaches, it refuses to act preemptively, to do its job and take on its virtual hands the holy duty with which it was tasked. It refuses to obey the commands of his master, acting on its own volition instead, to its own accord.
Such level of rebelion, of disarray and chaos cannot be allowed. Not in this kingdom.
It must be tamed.
So I call to thee, the great techies, in this great time of need! I call for thine assistance in this task, like knights to slay my dragon! Tame this monster, before it is too late!
Now the real version:
(Specs below)
I'm having temp issues lately. Playing games the CPU can reach impressive 70ºC temperatures, which is far above its acceptable temperature. Normally the solution would be "ADD M0AR COOLERS!", but the thing is that I don't need more than what I have.
My stock cooler usually runs at 4000RPM, but it can reach equally impressive 6500RPM... if it feels like it.
Usually, it waits until the CPU raises temp over 75ºC to speed up, but by that point the computer is greatly struggling to not set itself aflame.
From the BIOS, I have only two options to control the fan speed. Either Full On, and Automatic (with a desired heat). Both work exactly the same.
Using Speedfan, and other similar software, I can barely control the fan speed. Whether I set it to manual, Thermal Cruise, Fan Speed Cruise, or what have at you, it seems to work normally at 4500 and only speed up randomly (sometimes, when there's not even a high degree of heat!). Only Smart Fan seems to behave differently, greatly reducing its speed.
I am at my wit's ends with this.
What am I missing? What I am doing wrong, or not doing?!
Specs and notes:
Mobo: Asrock N68-GS4 FX
CPU: AMD FX 8150 (with stock cooler, I think).
GPU: nVidia 560 TI
Ram: 2GB x2 (Kingston, and I forgot the other one)
Power Supply: ANTEC 500W (true). Heck if I remember the exact model.
500GB HDD Western Digital.
120GB SSD SanDisk.
SO: Windows 7 64X (Ultimate)
Open carcass, no AUX cooler.
Latest BIOS update.
Clean Windows install.
All drivers up to date.
The cooler is 4-pinned like the mother.
