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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: MisterEd on May 04, 2015, 05:29:04 pm
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I was playing GTA V, paused the game and then minimized it. I forgot about it for at least 30 minutes. I tried to access HD#2 but the computer froze. I then noticed that the CPU temperature was at about 66C.
I shut down the computer, waited a minute, and then rebooted. The computer took a long time to boot and again HD#2 was not detected. I shut down the computer for 1-2 hours. When I booted it everything seemed normal.
I have a Corsair H60 water cooler. Since there is not the normal airflow on the motherboard could the chipset have become overheated and caused the problems with the SATA interface?
MB: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 v1.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350
Cooler: Corsair H60
RAM: GSkill RipjawsX (2x4GB)
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 560
HD#1: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 (1TB)
HD#2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 (1TB)
HD#3: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX (1TB)
O/S: Windows 7 Ult 64-bit
Case: Antec Three Hundred
FAN1: Front 120mm (in)
FAN2: Front 120mm (in)
FAN3: Side 120mm (in)
FAN4: Top 140mm (out)
FAN5: Back 120mm (in) used with Corsair H60
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The case should provide sufficient airflow watercooler or not
maybe the watercooler is defect?
system temp (mobo) should not exceed 40 celsius or suffa :)
check HD temperatures too! 40C max is the ideal temp for a HDD too
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The case should provide sufficient airflow watercooler or not
maybe the watercooler is defect?
system temp (mobo) should not exceed 40 celsius or suffa :)
check HD temperatures too! 40C max is the ideal temp for a HDD too
I hadn't responded until now because I was waiting for the problem come back. After a week it did.
I reversed the flow on the 120mm side fan to now blow out. After three more weeks the problem with the disappearing hard drive has not returned. I think the problem may have been because I had 4 fans blowing in (2 front, 1 side, 1 rear) and only 1 blowing out (top). This caused the heat to build up inside the case. Now with 2 fans blowing out the inside temperatures (CPU, GPU & motherboard) all seem to be cooler now. For example the CPU seems to running during gameplay 45-55C while before it was 55-65C.
Don't think that the CPU should always be 40C with the water cooler. The Corsair H60 is not a high end water cooler. I realized that when I got it. I got it to keep the computer under normal conditions quiet. It does a good job of doing that.
Another thing is the game I have been running is GTA V. It stresses both the CPU and GPU more than any game I have ever had.
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It's called an oven - if more intake/blower fans than suckers extracting air.
I dint say a word about CPU temperature - you can run the CPU up to max heat recommended by the manufacturer but ideally it should never exceed 60C even under full load.
System temp is motherboard hence in-case temperature. Make sure there is proper airflow through the case and temps shall be all good.