Heating Issues

I have had my computer form Digital Storm for about 12 days. I noticed yesterday that Processor is getting way too hot. I had Real Temps and CPUID Hardware Monitor open and after I got out of playing Dragon Afe on the top settings for about 90 minutes my cores had peaked at over 85 degrees C. The room was 75 degrees F.

Here is a screen shot from today again when they topped out over 85 again. Again playing Dragon Age.

My system

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) (Model: 131-GT-E767)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Brand)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator)

They overclocked my intel i7 950 to 3.7ghz and my graphics card to Core MHz: 842
Memory MHz: 912
Shader MHz: 1684




By atjtennis25 at 2010-11-01

I have sent Digital Storm an email last night, I knwo it was sunday and takes 24 hours and called today but they were backed up on calls and left a message

Edited by Gilesz - 01 Nov 2010 at 2:25pm

wierd, this hadnt happened before?

check to make sure the fan(s) on your asetek cooler are spinning, shine a flashlight on all your fans to make sure they are spinning

the heatsink may have been a little loose or been shaken loose, give it a semi-firm push to see if it obviously moves on the motherboard, or see if the screws will tighten some

open cpuz and screenshot the main screen also

eh, your voltage may be set as high as 1.4 assuming dso uses vdroop, which means those temperatures are not great but not inexplainable

Yes all the fans are spinning just fine. And while I do have my own thermal paste I wasn't planning on un screwing. Figure the thermal paste doesn't need to be re applied for 6 months to a year.

The computer tower is out in the open not sure any better place to put it to get more airflow.

How do I do this

"lower the CPU voltage two notches and then run LinX for about 50 passes to see if you notice any stability issues. Keep doing this until the voltage can't go any lower, bump it back up a notch and then you should have lower temps."

No clue how this is done.

Ok makes sense on how to get to the BIOS screen. But when Alex says two notches what does that mean? if my voltage is at 1.38something should I move it down to like 1.18 or does that mean like 1.36?? Also what is LinX that I am suppose to run?

Sorry new to this whole custom computer and tweaking computer thing.

Thanks !ender_