==pc specs==
AMD 64 Winchester 3200+ 2ghz
MSI MS-7093 w/ realtek + ATI xpress 200 onboard
2x512 Kingston Value pc3200
2x256 Azenram pc3200
ATI Radeon x600 pro 128mb PCIe
Audigy 2 ZS
Seagate Barracuda 160gig SATA
Thermaltake 480w PSU
1 intake/2 exhaust + 1 PCI exhaust fan(s)
First off, hi everyone!
I built a pc about 2 months ago with a different power supply, it was a 300w. I was experiencing crashes constantly (5-10) during gfx/sound intensive games ie. Battlefield 2, Hl2, Swat 4, etc. The screen would go black as if the GPU died and I would hear a small 5 second loop of sound which would eventually turn into a screeching sound and would require a manual boot. It would happen in windows to but not very often. I can see from reading many forums that a lot of people are having similar problems. I bought a new PSU (the thermaltake) for my amd64 because I was told that, that kind of cpu requires a large amount of wattag. That never solved the problem, used memtest86 on my ram, no problem there, used SiSoft Sandra and Prime95 burn-in tests on my ram+cpu, no problems. Everything runs in the low 30's minimum activity. Except something called 'Remote 2' which is running at 120c on idle. I could not for the life of me figure it out, I thought it was my video card so I put a thermaltake crystal orb fan/sink on it, which made it room temp. I read somewhere that realtek onbaord audio chip can get quite hot for no reason, so I touched it and it was cold. I was looking around for something that I could feel heat off of, then I spotted this circular chip that was labled ATI IPX 400. I looked it up and found out that it was my SMbus chip, which controls everything going to and from my cpu (I think lol). I touched it and it was hotter than hell, I burnt my finger, no lie. I don't know how I am supposed to fix the smbus, should I put thermal paste on it and slap a sink on it? Or just RMA the board and get a new one, OR is it supposed to be THAT hot? Well if anyone has the same problem or knows a way that maybe I can fix this, I would greatly appreatiate it. If anyone needs pics or anything feel free to ask.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post!
Richy
AMD 64 Winchester 3200+ 2ghz
MSI MS-7093 w/ realtek + ATI xpress 200 onboard
2x512 Kingston Value pc3200
2x256 Azenram pc3200
ATI Radeon x600 pro 128mb PCIe
Audigy 2 ZS
Seagate Barracuda 160gig SATA
Thermaltake 480w PSU
1 intake/2 exhaust + 1 PCI exhaust fan(s)
First off, hi everyone!
I built a pc about 2 months ago with a different power supply, it was a 300w. I was experiencing crashes constantly (5-10) during gfx/sound intensive games ie. Battlefield 2, Hl2, Swat 4, etc. The screen would go black as if the GPU died and I would hear a small 5 second loop of sound which would eventually turn into a screeching sound and would require a manual boot. It would happen in windows to but not very often. I can see from reading many forums that a lot of people are having similar problems. I bought a new PSU (the thermaltake) for my amd64 because I was told that, that kind of cpu requires a large amount of wattag. That never solved the problem, used memtest86 on my ram, no problem there, used SiSoft Sandra and Prime95 burn-in tests on my ram+cpu, no problems. Everything runs in the low 30's minimum activity. Except something called 'Remote 2' which is running at 120c on idle. I could not for the life of me figure it out, I thought it was my video card so I put a thermaltake crystal orb fan/sink on it, which made it room temp. I read somewhere that realtek onbaord audio chip can get quite hot for no reason, so I touched it and it was cold. I was looking around for something that I could feel heat off of, then I spotted this circular chip that was labled ATI IPX 400. I looked it up and found out that it was my SMbus chip, which controls everything going to and from my cpu (I think lol). I touched it and it was hotter than hell, I burnt my finger, no lie. I don't know how I am supposed to fix the smbus, should I put thermal paste on it and slap a sink on it? Or just RMA the board and get a new one, OR is it supposed to be THAT hot? Well if anyone has the same problem or knows a way that maybe I can fix this, I would greatly appreatiate it. If anyone needs pics or anything feel free to ask.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post!
Richy
