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VBAT at 3.144V. Would it be easier to buy a different fan to the given one? One that's perhaps more powerful? There should have also been several new crash dumps in the folder, so that's playing up again.
VBAT at 3.144V. Would it be easier to buy a different fan to the given one? One that's perhaps more powerful? There should have also been several new crash dumps in the folder, so that's playing up again.
VBAT is good then, it's a 3V battery and will still work down to around 2V.
If you use the stock Intel CPU cooler even a new fan won't help much. I have a Hyper 212 EVO and it works well for normal use and would be a lot better.
Would you recommend an after market fan? Also, I've just check the thermal paste connecting the Intel fan with the chip and it only covers about 70%, so it could be that it isn't in good contact, causing the overheating problem?
Yes, that's definitely possible.
Even though the CPU chip is pretty small and in the center of the CPU case, the case helps dissipate the heat.
If by fan you mean the CPU cooler, then I would recommend it. Just changing the fan won't help.
I've used the older version of the CPU cooler that Britton30 recommended and it is very good for about U$31 at Newegg in the US, should be at a reasonable price in your area.
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
Get a new CPU cooler and thermal paste, be sure to clean off the old paste with Isopropyl alcohol before applying the new thermal paste and seating the new cooler.
New fan installed and I'm sure I've done everything correctly, but... The PC crashed again. No Blue screen this time as I switched it off before it could get that far. I've updated the SF Diagnostics, but I don't think that will add to anything. I'll run the CPU cooling program for half an hour again and upload the results to see if the fan is actually doing its job.
CPU Test Results:
Last edited by Dywindel; 11 Sep 2012 at 11:04.
What exactly do you mean by "New fan installed"?
Did you get a new fan or new CPU cooler?
The CPU core temps are better, acceptable for an Intel stock cooler.
Still concerned about the CPU Vcore fluctuation.
Have you ever overclocked the CPU?
No new dump files in your zip folder.
If it crashes again be sure to give it enough time to generate the dump file, we need this information.
From System Event Logs:
This is still showing that the CPU is over heating.Code:Event[20809]: Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power Date: 2012-09-11T16:22:48.226 Event ID: 89 Task: N/A Level: Information Opcode: Info Keyword: N/A User: S-1-5-18 User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Computer: Deadpool-PC Description: ACPI thermal zone ACPI\ThermalZone\TZ01 has been enumerated. _PSV = 372K _TC1 = 1 _TC2 = 5 _TSP = 1000ms _AC0 = 0K _AC1 = 0K _AC2 = 0K _AC3 = 0K _AC4 = 0K _AC5 = 0K _AC6 = 0K _AC7 = 0K _AC8 = 0K _AC9 = 0K _CRT = 372K _HOT = 0K _PSL - see event data.
App Event Logs:
You had 45,027 of these on the 8th, you need to update your Nvidia driver, if you have the current driver or still are having issues install older drivers until you get one that works.Code:Event[0]: Log Name: Application Source: NVIDIA OpenGL Driver Date: 2012-09-08T19:39:50.000 Event ID: 2 Task: N/A Level: Warning Opcode: N/A Keyword: Classic User: N/A User Name: N/A Computer: Deadpool-PC Description: The NVIDIA OpenGL driver has encountered an out of memory error. This application might behave inconsistently and fail. Event[45027]: Log Name: Application Source: NVIDIA OpenGL Driver Date: 2012-09-08T19:39:56.000 Event ID: 2 Task: N/A Level: Warning Opcode: N/A Keyword: Classic User: N/A User Name: N/A Computer: Deadpool-PC Description: The NVIDIA OpenGL driver has encountered an out of memory error. This application might behave inconsistently and fail.
Be sure to use Driver Sweeper to remove all remnants of the old drivers, do this every time you install a new Nvidia driver.
What brand is your GTX 560?
Some of these cards are known to be unstable.
Your only uploaded dump file on 29 August:
There may be other causes but this is pointing to the CPU, either from overheating or you may have a driver issue or CPU issue.Code:STOP 0x0000007E: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (go to top of page) Usual causes: Insufficient disk space, Device driver, Video card, BIOS, Breakpoint with no debugger attached, Hardware incompatibility, Faulty system service, Memory, 3rd party remote control, IMAGE_NAME: intelppm.sys - CPU driver FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0x7E_intelppm+114c
First, find a Nvidia driver that will work with your graphics card.
Second, run AS SSD benchmark on your SSD, post a snip of the finished run.
Last edited by Dave76; 12 Sep 2012 at 03:16.
It's a new CPU cooler, a heat sink with a fan to be precise. I'm not sure how overclocking actually works, I wouldn't know how to do that. The overheating could be due to badly spread Thermal paste by me, but I don't believe so because I was very meticulous in applying it.
My graphics card is a ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560 Ti Amp! Edition. I will play around with drivers tonight. Also, a new dump file is attached, this should contain the information for a more recent Blue Screen.
See if this helps with the thermal paste. There are many ways to do it, but this way works well.
Took the computer to a local computer shop, had it checked quickly only to find that the Heatsink wasn't actually plugged in correctly, which would explain the overheating problems. However, upon bringing it home and having it work fine for the rest of the day... It Blue Screened again...
I ran the AS SSD test quickly afterward, upon halfway through it BS. Tried it a second time and the test finished fine. A screenshot of the results are included, along with another update of the SF Diagnostics. I'm slightly confused about Nvidia's drivers as they don't seem to have any older versions on their website.
I'm sending the PC back to a repair shop tomorrow to have it properly checked through, any more suggestions would be welcome. I think, perhaps, there are two issues wrong with the PC, one involving CPU heating and one involving the connection between the SSD and the motherboard.
However, I am at the point now where I believe the best possible solution involves a third-story window.