[wolverine]

Hi All,

I have a problem where my computer just turns itself off. Im going to a LAN party next weeked, so am keen to try and get it sorted before I go. Could anyone tell me what the core temp on a Dual core Opteron 170 should be? Im getting these temps on core temp and I think this will be the reasons,

http://www.polishmike.plus.com/coretemp.jpg

Can anyone confirm if these temps could be the cause of the issue and I dont want to start messing about with the heatsink & CPU paste if I dont have too

Thanks in advance
Mike

[JarvisS8]

Yes those temps are too high, According to the quick google search I just did, the max safe temp is 65 degrees.

[Jcoventry]

Those temps are very high, really when its under load you want to be running at about 55C, idle should be 35-40C with good cooling.

If you're using the stock heatsink/fan, then I would highly recommend firstly 1)reapplying the thermal paste but secondly, if that doesn't bring the temps much lower, then buy a third-party cooler that will bring the temps down further, such as this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/245376

How many fans are in your system? Are there fans in the rear/top of the case to draw airflow through the case and out the back?

[wolverine]

Problem solved, give it all a good clean and reapplied some AS5 and its running at 53 under load.

Thanks for your help.