Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer RACHAELS (Mummy's Computer) Generator Rachael Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center Edition 6.0.5600 (WinVista Beta) Date 2007-03-04 Time 11:02 --------[ Summary ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer: Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center Edition OS Service Pack - DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) Computer Name RACHAELS (Mummy's Computer) User Name Rachael Motherboard: CPU Type DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 4200+ Motherboard Name Unknown Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200, AMD Hammer System Memory 2048 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (08/12/05) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1) Display: Video Adapter Radeon X1950 Pro (512 MB) Video Adapter Radeon X1950 Pro (512 MB) Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (15218042) Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] Multimedia: Audio Adapter ATI SB400 - AC'97 Audio Controller Storage: IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller SCSI/RAID Controller ATI 4379 Serial ATA Controller SCSI/RAID Controller ATI 437A Serial ATA Controller SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive EPSON Stylus Storage USB Device Disk Drive ST325082 3AS SCSI Disk Device (250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA) Disk Drive ST325082 3AS SCSI Disk Device (250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA) Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A ATA Device (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/32x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW) Optical Drive DVD-16X DVD-ROM BDV316E ATA Device (16x/48x DVD-ROM) SMART Hard Disks Status OK Partitions: C: (NTFS) 238464 MB (110032 MB free) D: (NTFS) 238464 MB (228679 MB free) Total Size 465.8 GB (330.8 GB free) Input: Keyboard Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard Keyboard Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard Mouse HID-compliant Bluetooth Mouse Mouse Logitech MX1000 Bluetooth Laser Mouse Game Controller Microsoft PC-joystick driver Game Controller Microsoft PC-joystick driver Network: Network Adapter Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) #4 Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (81.1.123.22) Peripherals: Printer EPSON Stylus Photo RX700 Series Printer Send To OneNote 2007 USB1 Controller ATI SB400 - USB Controller USB1 Controller ATI SB400 - USB Controller USB1 Controller NEC uPD720100A USB OpenHCI Controller (v1.0) USB1 Controller NEC uPD720100A USB OpenHCI Controller (v1.0) USB2 Controller ATI SB400 - USB 2.0 Controller USB2 Controller NEC uPD720100A USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller (v2.0) USB Device Bluetooth wireless hub USB Device EPSON Stylus Photo RX700 USB Device Generic USB Hub USB Device Logitech Driving Force Pro USB USB Device USB Composite Device USB Device USB Human Interface Device USB Device USB Human Interface Device USB Device USB Human Interface Device USB Device USB Mass Storage Device USB Device USB Printing Support

---[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer RACHAELS (Mummy's Computer) Generator Rachael Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center Edition 6.0.5600 (WinVista Beta) Date 2007-03-04 Time 11:04 --------[ Sensor ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sensor Properties: Sensor Type ITE IT8712F (ISA 228h) Temperatures: Motherboard 94 °C (201 °F) CPU 45 °C (113 °F) Aux 36 °C (97 °F) Seagate ST3250823AS 43 °C (109 °F) Seagate ST3250823AS 43 °C (109 °F) Cooling Fans: CPU 4561 RPM Chassis 2557 RPM Voltage Values: CPU Core 1.78 V +2.5 V 1.33 V +3.3 V 3.31 V +5 V 4.97 V +12 V 11.97 V +5 V Standby 4.70 V Debug Info F 25 42 FF Debug Info T 36 94 45 Debug Info V 6F 53 CF B9 BB A2 4C (F7)

Please help, before it goes POP!

Do you advise to get a new case or fans or what? I'm a hardware n00b and don't want to fry the Missus compy!

Everything but the motherboard temp is fine.. It's possible that the motherboard doesn't have a temp probe, therefore it's not an accurate reading.

yes, it's accurate

I doubt it's accurate. Although I'm more worried about running 1.78v on your cpu.

I've just been advised by someone from YOYOtech (shop on Tottenham court road, London) to get some thermal paste. What brand of paste can you reccomend? Thanks for your help Davo and nice Avatar!

For thermal paste I would recommend Artic Silver 5
If your CPU is clean with no paste on it then just the above would do, but to clean old paste off use something like Articlean

Thank you very much! Would you advise changing the voltage going to the cpu or could that just cause more problems?

erm, 1.6v vcore is THE max you go on HIGH END air cooling

try 1.45v

We've fitted a psu and gpu and it's changed to that on it's own! How would I change it?

go into the bios and check whats its set too, although was your CPU under load when you checked the temps? if so, it might just be a faulty reading

It's set at + 1.8v and is running at 1.77v! However CPU2 is running at 1.33! We can't change it via BIOS either. Help! I'm bamboozled by this!

erm, if its set to 1.8v in the bios then something funkys going down

give your CPU 100% load for 5 mins and then telll me the temps, and tell me what mobo you have

ATI RS480 and shall I run lfs and benchmark to test it?

....ok, although that wont do both cores

an app called "Orthos" will, though

An ATi Mobo?

yeah, ati

well i HIGHLY doubt it lets you select that much vCore, sounds like a misreading

cpu temp is 92C and board temp 37c

CPU TEMP IS 92?!?!?!?!?!?!

go into the bios and set it to 1.45v, if its running at 92 and 1.85v your CPU has weeks to live

I can't change it in the bios. It won't let me highlight it to change it

Grab Speedfan and tell me the number it shows in the taskbar

You should stop it if the CPU hits 80+ C, you don't want it running any hotter than that, even for short amounts of time (one hour).

...? on an AMD 55°C = Max, 60 degrees C is shortening its life.

Even 1337 overclockers running cascade coolers dont use 1.8 vCore, it will KILL the cpu in weeks/months

Quote from Jakg :

...? on an AMD 55°C = Max, 60 degrees C is shortening its life.

Nonsense. Running CPU on too high temps is not very good, but it's not going to brake instantly. The computer is going to crash because of an calculation error long before the CPU breaks down if you have atleast some cooling (ie. a heatsink). I have seen a lots of CPUs running at 70+ C just fine for a long periods of time. The rule of thumb is if it works it isn't broken.

which CPU's? old Athlon XP's and Duron's cores are made with higher nm (ie 180 nm), so run hotter, but over 60 degrees on an A64 WILL shorten its life

if his cpu hits 90 under load im suprised he has a CPU LEFT!

I think your monitoring software has just gone haywire and is reporting the wrong readings for some reason. I don't think mobos would even let you set the voltage that high. You might have to enable some overclocking opiotns to access the voltage settings in your BIOS. I don't trust Everest.