-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Problems following upgrade

Wouldn't this little Intel Active Monitor tell me if the computer is 
overheating?  I am going to be hard to help with this matter as I have never 
been inside the case and don't really want to mess around in there!  Should 
I be shutting down at night?  I have been in the habit of leaving it on 24/7 
and only shutting down during a storm.
I will get back to you tomorrow with the mainboard specs.
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GuitarMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Problems following upgrade


> Sandi,
>    My first thoughts are that your system is overheating more now than it
> was before the new PS.  When certain components get too hot, they start
> emitting odd problems and you're getting odd problems all over the place.
> So, have any of these issues cropped up between the time you turn on your
> cooled down system and about 15 minutes later?  Chances are they happen
> after it's been running a while, instead.  Again, this would strongly
> indicate a possible heat issue.  I'll also mention that upgraded devices
> usually emit more heat than the less capable parts they replace.  This 
> means
> you now have a better (hotter) video card and a stronger (hotter) power
> supply as well as a faster (hotter) CPU running the whole show.  To be 
> fair,
> parts also run hotter than normal when they're stressed (their 
> capabilities
> are maxed out) and that includes the power supply if it's being asked to
> power more parts than it was designed to can handle.  I'm including that
> last statement so that you don't get the wrong impression that I'm
> questioning the upgrades he suggested.
>
>    The first suspect would have to be the transfer of heat between the
> newly installed CPU and its heatsink/fan combo.  If there is not enough or
> too much thermal grease between them, the CPU will not be able to shed
> enough of the heat it produces and you'll get all sorts of issues occuring
> (well, until the chip burns out completely).  I would also look at the
> efficiency of the air movement within the case.  If you have two fans
> sucking hot air out of the back of the case, but there are no intake fans 
> to
> replace that hot air, you'll end up with a vacuum that causes less heat
> being able to escape as well as more 'dead spots' where no air is able to
> move at all.  The opposite idea causes similar problems.  If there's more
> air being forced into the case than there are fans to exhaust it, you end 
> up
> with a high pressure cooker that again causes much less air movement than
> what is optimal.  The ideal is a balanced intake/exhaust fan setup that
> allows for more of a 'wind tunnel' effect that continually replenishes the
> exhausted hot air with cooler fresh air moving from the front to the back 
> of
> the case.
>
>    If both of those check out fine (doubtful to me), then this is more 
> than
> likely the result of a driver incompatability issue.  Since the video card
> utilizes the most complicated of all drivers in a system, I would start by
> uninstalling it (uninstall its drivers and then physically remove the 
> card)
> and see how the system acts with your old graphics in place.  If all 
> issues
> disappear, the card or something within its drivers is causing the 
> problems.
>
>    As for the lack of any perceptable perfomance boost, some components
> need a little tweaking before they get to really "strut their stuff".  To
> help determine if that's the situation here, please send in the mainboard
> make/model or, if unknown, the entire system's make/model for reference.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked"
>


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