Thanks everyone for your help.
I'm now running SpeedFan (www.speedfan.com) which helps to monitor the speed
of the fan(s) and shows the temperatures.
Even without Seti running, my CPU is at 23C, Motherboard 52C, AUX 34C, but
the killer is Temp2 at 77C.
I'm not sure what Temp2 is, it's reported from the L90 chip on the Soyo
motherboard, and this is what's causing the system to shut down.  With Seti
running the temp goes from 70's up to 90+ which is steaming hot.  For sure I
need to find out what this is and cool it down - unless it's a faulty
sensor!
One question I do have is that I have the covers off the case and have had
for some time.  I would have thought that having the covers off would allow
the system to cool better, but does this also prevent the air flow from the
fans from being channelled?  In this case having the covers off is bad.  I
have a good Ultra CPU fan, plus a new 550watt power supply with 2 fans.  The
previous power supply was only 300watt but the system still overheated -
this one doesn't seem to make much difference.
Any thoughts?


"Seti Cruncher" <SetiCruncher@"NOSPAM"WildMail.com> wrote in message
news:9%0cc.5652$Sh4.4337@edtnps84...

Wow, My AMD 2400 CPU runs over 60 degrees at almost all times.  The AMD

chip

can safely run into 90+ degrees according to their website.

I installed extra case fans and my case temps are usually 30 - 35 degrees
cooler then my CPU temps (both monitored 24/7 by motherboard monitor).

I'd love to run my CPU cooler, but beggers can't be choosers I guess, I

just

assumed I had a low end heatsink.

SC


"Dalibor Bauernfrajnd" <REMOVEcortez_300b@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1adaab66e5f7eb6098ab45@news.individual.net...

In article <JE_bc.181877$_w.1839554@attbi_s53>, Tony Payne says...

The cpu is frequently overheating, very often at the end of 1 WU and

the

start of another.  I have checked the cpu and fan mounting, have the

right

amount of thermal compound etc etc, but it's really frustrating to

find

your

system powering itself off every couple of hours.  I also don't want

to

fry

the processor or motherboard.

Change your fan.
Even some extremely cheap fans will do the job properly.
I have a XP1700+ overclocked to XP2200+ rating (1800mhz) and it runs

around

45�C under full load (seti).

Even during hot summer days it never goes over 55�C.
The fan is GlacialTech Igloo 2400PRO which was around $10 year ago, and

is

one of their lower end fans.

So look into it before your CPU dies.

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