[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just got a new system from Dell with a Q9450 quad-core processor, and it is > repeatedly failing Prime95's torture test. Some times it takes less than a > minute, other times closer to an hour, but it always fails the test > eventually. Dell's tech support, however, seems reluctant to recognize that > there is a problem, because after all, the system has passed all of their > diagnostics. Has anybody else been in this situation after buying a system > from a company like Dell? Should I try to convince them to replace it, or try > tweaking some settings in the BIOS, or just live with it? I've never had this > problem with a Dell before, and it's putting me in a frustrating situtation. >
The number one suspect here has to be cooling. 1) What is the primary cooler? 1a) How is the case airflow? How many internal case fans, and what size, are drawing air into the case? How many/size are blowing exhaust from the case? 2) What is the detected core temp using CPU-Z and/or SpeedFan, without P95 running? 3) What is the core temp with P95 running? (The answer had better be 65C or less). Jeff _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
