geting 90c temperature

[adupuis]

I have intell(r) Core(tm)2 cpu 6320 @ 1.86Ghz(2 Cores
bus speed 1067 mhz intel disktop board dq96gf with 2gb ram
and allso have geforce 8600 pci e. I dont know how to check tempure on my video cardI my case allso opened
I am finding my i/o Controler hub (ich) temperture geting over 90c is this ok ? I allso put my house fan on it made go down to 55c

 

[kirbyrj]

I have intell(r) Core(tm)2 cpu 6320 @ 1.86Ghz(2 Cores
bus speed 1067 mhz intel disktop board dq96gf with 2gb ram
and allso have geforce 8600 pci e. I dont know how to check tempure on my video cardI my case allso opened
I am finding my i/o Controler hub (ich) temperture geting over 90c is this ok ? I allso put my house fan on it made go down to 55c

That's a little hot. Is the heatsink hot to the touch when it says it's 90C? I'd probably just grab a smaller 60mm fan or so to mount on the heatsink rather than keeping the case open with a box fan.

 

[Arnge]

That's a little hot. Is the heatsink hot to the touch when it says it's 90C? I'd probably just grab a smaller 60mm fan or so to mount on the heatsink rather than keeping the case open with a box fan.

i know i will look stupid.

but does that 60 fan blow or suck air from the heat sink ?

 

[kirbyrj]

I would probably blow it down on the heatsink. Really depends on what kind of heatsink though and the orientation of it.

 

[jtdaman]

90c is your processor still alive?

 

[pazhman]

You seated the CPU cooler wrong or something.

 

[alphanumeric]

I'd check to make sure the heat sink is on correctly. I don't know about Intel's but the socket A heat sinks have a step on one side to clear a raised portion on the motherboard socket. If you put it on reversed (back wards) it ends up slightly tilted and doesn't make good contact with the CPU. I had a processor run at 90c, which was its rated max temp. Turned out to be a faulty motherboard, same processor ran fine at much lower temps in another motherboard. I'm posting this from that system.