Well lately my computer has been locking up/glitching when I play BF2142 for some odd reason and I never thought it could be anything but the GPU (it had been acting funny anyway), so I RMA'd it. Popped in my new 7900GS and the problem still persists! However, lately I've noticed that my Motherboard temperature is getting up to like 49C at just idle! In the past my motherboard has ALWAYS been at a lower temp than my CPU.
When the CPU is at 36C (idle), the mobo is at 49C or more! And when I game the CPU hits 46-47C and the mobo to 52-53C
Now do you think that my BF2142 issue could somehow be directly related to my motherboard temps rising?
Another interesting quirk, I think (fuzzy, but possible) that when I installed my BT is when BF2142 started to act up... Now everybody know the stock Intel HSF blows ass, but perhaps it's low profile actually stirred more air over the NB.
I'm not really sure what to do, I could buy a new NB heatsink fan and hope that does the trick (from Radioshack probably), or I could try to stick a fan on there myself which would be tricky... I don't really know what to actually.
I even tried running with my Firewall completely disable and ALL unnecessary programs shut down.. still did it.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated! I can't stand being in the middle of a 64 man battle as commander and get frickin kicked from 2142
EDIT: Oh and reps for EVERY person who can help out..
When the CPU is at 36C (idle), the mobo is at 49C or more! And when I game the CPU hits 46-47C and the mobo to 52-53C
Another interesting quirk, I think (fuzzy, but possible) that when I installed my BT is when BF2142 started to act up... Now everybody know the stock Intel HSF blows ass, but perhaps it's low profile actually stirred more air over the NB.
I'm not really sure what to do, I could buy a new NB heatsink fan and hope that does the trick (from Radioshack probably), or I could try to stick a fan on there myself which would be tricky... I don't really know what to actually.
I even tried running with my Firewall completely disable and ALL unnecessary programs shut down.. still did it.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated! I can't stand being in the middle of a 64 man battle as commander and get frickin kicked from 2142
EDIT: Oh and reps for EVERY person who can help out..