Issues with authoring DVD...

[muzzbait]

how do i do this? i'm doing nothing and it's up to 59.5 c...

[Chewy]

4 thirty in the afternoon, must be getting hot downunder!

[muzzbait]

yeah...mid thirties...

is there anything i can do to cool the computer down?

[Chewy]

Turn It Off

[muzzbait]

sure thing.

but this is a band aid solution...what about longterm?

[Chewy]

11pm to 7am shift
or air conditioning
or powerful fans

[muzzbait]

so it's that bad???

what about longterm? i can't keep doing that. i mean, i have work i need to do on the computer. they're hours i'm usually asleep...

[anonymez]

4 thirty in the afternoon, must be getting hot downunder!

just hit 4:30 here, and yes, it is DAMN hot. got the aircon on right now, but i'd probably feel very very sick if i were to walk outside.

muzzbait, currently not good PC conditions

[muzzbait]

you must be in south australia or the nt, right???

so, the overheating is due to the weather??? i have never had probs like this in WAAAY hotter conditions.

i think i need to take the computer back to the workshop. problem is, they're closed till this time next week...

[anonymez]

its unlikely due only to the weather (though i can guarantee you the scorching room temp doesn't help), rather any one of the things that can affect the CPU temp. eg dust/fans/heatsink/thermal compound/low ventilation, or the cpu is just dying

[muzzbait]

oh dear...not something i wanted to hear...thanks for your diagnosis...

[Chewy]

muzz fans get old, dirt accumulates and cpu's can progessively fry,
I have one that ran at 75-85C for 2 weeks while AC was off, I told the guy to quit using, he had work to do, he's using a new computer now.
I am using the 2 raptors and the mobo. It was one of the first
amdxp 3200/400 @ $450US w/ a pos 10$fan/heatsink thermal pad!

[muzzbait]

bottom line: this is gonna cost me lots of money...

[anonymez]

only if its the CPU that is malfunctioning. even if it is, take it as an excuse to upgrade

[muzzbait]

heh, with the precious little left over from christmas spending, it's gonna be a while till i save something. plus, added to the fact that i jut came outta hospital, and i am not supposed to work for another 10 days, it may be a while before i can realistically afford an upgrade...

is it possible to just buy a pos fan/cooler just for a stopgap solution? i mean, is it cheap enough to do this? how much would it cost here in australia???