Need some help with a problem.

**Rumble** · 10-27-09, 11:13 PM

If the problem isn't your heatsink another theory could be that Borderlands has better coding to take advantage of multiple core processors, and that code is flawed slightly in some way causing higher temps because it is working the cores harder. I'd also keep an eye on technical support forums for Borderlands and see if you find anyone else with a similar problem.

**Rumble** · 10-27-09, 11:16 PM

Just in a quick search of the web I have found a few posts of people with similar problems mentioning Borderlands specificaly. I would be willing to bed Borderlands is using CPU cycles instead of GPU for some things and is causing unforseen heat issues.

If that's so I'd be willing to bet a patch will come out to address it if enough people are affected. Who knows though.

**Tyr** · 10-28-09, 12:04 PM

Are you sure the alarm is going off because your processor is getting hot? The Abit IX-38 QuadGT motherboard has alarms for the following: CPU Temp., System Temperature, ...... etc. The default Beep Temperature for the CPU is 75 degree celsius. The default System temperature is 50 degrees celsius. You said you were using the computer in a warm room. Gotta think for a second, how hot is 50 degrees celsius (F=C*9/5+32) = 122 degrees farenheit. The temperature inside your case is going to be warmer than the room temperature. How warm is the room? If the computer operates at 32 degrees C in a room that is 72 F, its not hard to believe that it will operate at 50 C in a 95 degree room. Try opening the door on the side of the case when the room is hot. If this helps, it may be that the problem is the ambient room temperature. Probable solution: cool down the room or provide better air flow to the components in the case (maybe a new case would help).