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Answer» Top of Computer casing gets very hot to the touch (over the 500W power supply location) when running games. Computer is P4P800, 3 GHz, 2988.8Mhz, 1GB memory, RADEON 9600 Pro Card, Windows XP Pro. a side extractor fanWhile the case is open, take a look at this. It should be an intake, not exhaust.Pentium 4 CPU's tend to run warm if they are of the prescott series. i will need to know if your processor is a prescott, if it is, you will need alot more than a cheap aluminum CPU heatsink to cool it. my advise is to find out what core your CPU is, what socket, and what CPU cooling device you have.Thanks for all the replies. The power supply is DYNAMO 500W 50Hz. The side fan is definitely extractor with a strong air flow coming OUT which is only slightly warm. Like I said I'm no computer geek so I'm not sure about the processor. I assume it's located where there is abig fan on top of it at least 3 inches in diameter and about 1 1/2 inches high with a Intel sticker on top. The box from the Motherboard says it's P5P800 AI Proactive Motherboard. Intel LGA775 Pentium 4 CPU. ASUS Hyperpath Technology. Intel 865PE chipset. Dual-channel DDR400. AGP8X Graphics. Hope that helps. I should point out before we go any further that the sides of the casing are quite cool and that it's only the area on top of the power supply that gets really hot. The front half of the casing top is not as hot as the rear half which is not nice to touch. My main concerns are the hotness of the casing top and the dial which goes just into the red zone on th Ai booster. Sorry can't attach photos they exceed attachment size. Quote The side fan is definitely extractor with a strong air flow coming OUT which is only slightly warm.Try reversing this fan so that air is blowing in. This should put air flow directly to the CPU and PSU.Quote Pentium 4 CPU's tend to run warm if they are of the prescott series. i will need to know if your processor is a prescott, if it is, you will need alot more than a cheap aluminum CPU heatsink to cool it. my advise is to find out what core your CPU is, what socket, and what CPU cooling device you have.But, I don't think that would account for the heat the PSU is generating. The heat from the processor is vented through case fans and the PS fan, but it certainly would not cause the very hot temperatures muzon's computer is generating from the PSU. That's coming from the PSU itself.muzon, I'd be thinking about replacing the PSU. I've experienced what your're experiencing. I bought a new PS in Sept 2005 and installed it; I was replacing a smaller capacity PS. The heat the thing generated was unbelievable. The top of the case, above the PS, got so hot it was quite uncomfortable to touch. I returned that PS to the seller and reinstalled my old one. On 1/2/07, I bought this: FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply - Retail. Now, the rear top of the case is almost as cool as the front. Thanks all you guys for the help. As the PSU was bought and fitted only a couple of months ago as an upgrade I think I'll take it back to the supplier for checking before I do anything else. And the heat was not an issue before it was replaced?From what i COULD find out Dynamo seems to be a brand from Mainland China...draw you're own conclusions.That, coupled with the occurrence of the problems apparently AFTER is was installed is even more conclusive. |
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