Hi everyone, I have been a lurker and occasional poster in this forum for about three years now, but I have been experiencing a problem with the PC that I built a few months ago without and have not been able to resolve it.
Last fall I upgraded my PC with some new components; this is what my specifications are now:
Antec 1080 Case (left over from my previous configuration)
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-380 380W power supply
Intel 945GNT motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 531 Prescott 800Mhz FSB LGA775 processor
PQI 1GB 240-pin DDR2 667 SDRAM
XFT PVT43GNDF3 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 Pci Express Video Card
Western Digital Caviar SE 200GB SATA150 hard drive
Western Digital Caviar 120GB ATA hard drive (left over from my previous configuration)
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum (left over from my previous configuration)
Sony DVD-RW (left over as well)
Now here is the problem: Whenever I attempt to do anything that is processor intensive (gaming, extreme internet surfing, large graphics, even burning a disc) I get an error that pops up from Intel Desktop Utilities warning me of heat problems. On top of that, my system constantly runs warm (above what I believe should be the norm) and far above anything that I experience with my previous configuration.
I have three cooling fans installed, one in the front and two in the back in addition to the fan on the video card, the heat-sink, and the one from the power supply.
One way that I thought to have resolved this was a case upgrade. After doing extensive research with the help of Google I have learned that the Prescott does run warmer than normal, but how much higher is beyond me. (See graphic below.) I have dealt with Intel a number of times on this, and I was only able to get them to send me a replacement motherboard, which did not resolve the problem.
If there is anyone here that can provide me with advice or their experiences in this situation I would certainly appreciate it!
