07-06-2003, 06:05 PM
Hm... I'm running into an odd problem.
I've got Intel's Active Monitor running to keep tabs on the heat in my system, and since I recently reinstalled D2 I've noticed some heat problems. Basically, my system is usually running nice and cool, but when I have D2 running, or the chat interface for NWN (not sure about other games yet), it spikes up to around 50 degrees Celsius. This does NOT happen in the actual game of Neverwinter Nights, which I would assume would be more work-intensive for the system. Only during the chat. And Diablo II isn't really the most taxing game around, yet things start heating up in no time.
I've got a spot for another fan on my case and will indeed be installing one in the near future. But regardless I'm curious why some applications would get the system heating up that much while others wouldn't. Any thoughts?
System:
2.67gHz P4
512MB DDR 266 RAM
Radeon9700Pro
A system fan spinning its little heart out at a bit over 2500rpm
I've got Intel's Active Monitor running to keep tabs on the heat in my system, and since I recently reinstalled D2 I've noticed some heat problems. Basically, my system is usually running nice and cool, but when I have D2 running, or the chat interface for NWN (not sure about other games yet), it spikes up to around 50 degrees Celsius. This does NOT happen in the actual game of Neverwinter Nights, which I would assume would be more work-intensive for the system. Only during the chat. And Diablo II isn't really the most taxing game around, yet things start heating up in no time.
I've got a spot for another fan on my case and will indeed be installing one in the near future. But regardless I'm curious why some applications would get the system heating up that much while others wouldn't. Any thoughts?
System:
2.67gHz P4
512MB DDR 266 RAM
Radeon9700Pro
A system fan spinning its little heart out at a bit over 2500rpm
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