thanks john! i looked into what you said about the fan runnign on the low setting and what it is .. it came with a transistor to make it run in silent mode.. i cant believe i didnt think of that so i took out the transistor and now my cpu is running almost 10 degrees cooler :) thank you all so much for your help now i just wait for my case and i should be all set http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-156-140&depa=0 >From: John Sproule <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video Card Problems? >Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:00:56 -0400 > >The fan that comes with that Zalman flower heatsink can be run at one of >two >speeds using the little fan mate speed controller that is attached to it. >I >think that you have yours currently set at the low speed setting. Change >it >to the higher speed setting and see if this helps. This is also a very >large and heavy heatsink, so it will be important to make sure that you >have >it properly mounted, especially in a tower case, so that the weight of the >heatsink isn't causing it to tip slightly and make only partial contact >with >the CPU's core. > >http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=33&code=005009010 > >The XP3000+ should be running on a fsb of 166 (sometimes shown as >2x166=333), and the processor's actual core speed is 2.16GHz. > >The Radeon 9700 Pro and up cards tend to have slightly wimpy heatsinks >compared to their heat output. While they are indeed cooler than >comparable >Nvidia graphics chips, they really could have gone a with a bit beefier >heatsink. What this means is that in a case that tends to build up heat, >the high end Radeons can overheat. You mentioned in the forum you linked >to >that you might have your computer case in a cabinet like enclosure, which >makes me wonder if the inside of your case is getting warm and whether this >is contributing to overheating of the CPU and/or graphics card. > >I can't tell what that drive bay fan system does. Does it actually draw in >fresh air or does it just blow air onto your drives? In any case, it >doesn't look like it really will direct much air onto your critical hot >components, the CPU and graphics card. > >Does your case have an exhaust fan on the back other than the one built >into >the power supply? > >John Sproule > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matthew Butler" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 5:51 PM >Subject: [PCBUILD] Video Card Problems? > > > > A few other people say it may have been an overheating problem so i >installed a program called speedfan and here are those results >http://www.emuxhaven.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=4679&st=15&#entry56317 > > PCBUILD's List Owners: > Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> > Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]> _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com