-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Problems following upgrade
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 09:51:15 -0500
G, you asked for info about the motherboard and I did not respond by giving
that info because I thought my local tech would be out to make needed
corrections soon. So far he has not and I continue to have strange things
occurring (too numerous to mention!). Anyway the Main Circuit Board,
according to BeLarc, is as follows: Board: Intel Corporation D845PESV
AAA97671-106
Serial Number: AZSV30101043
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. SV84510A.86A.0017.P09.0304251748 04/25/2003
I have been shutting my computer off at night and I think this has helped
which would indicate you are correct in your first thoughts that the system
is overheating.
I have suggested to my tech that he bring along the old Processor if he
still has it. He did not respond as to whether or not he does still have
it. He did say he thinks the problem is with the new Processor he
installed.
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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