Need your opinion, please!

I am running an AMD 64x2 6400 cpu. Am using the stock HSF that came with it, which I know is probably pretty cheap. I am getting a core temp of 36-38c on idle and around 50-55 on full load. My question is, I still get some random crashes in games, thinking it could be a temp problem. Would it be worth it to get a better HSF like a Zalman,etc. Would the extra 5-10 degrees temp drop really make a difference in my games crashing?

-Thanks in advance

I am running an AMD 64x2 6400 cpu. Am using the stock HSF that came with it, which I know is probably pretty cheap. I am getting a core temp of 36-38c on idle and around 50-55 on full load. My question is, I still get some random crashes in games, thinking it could be a temp problem. Would it be worth it to get a better HSF like a Zalman,etc. Would the extra 5-10 degrees temp drop really make a difference in my games crashing?

-Thanks in advance

desmith1231

Your games shouldn't crash because of those temperatures. It must be something else causing it. Have a look at your PSU or your memory, you can get frequent crashes because of problems in that dept.

I am running an AMD 64x2 6400 cpu. Am using the stock HSF that came with it, which I know is probably pretty cheap. I am getting a core temp of 36-38c on idle and around 50-55 on full load. My question is, I still get some random crashes in games, thinking it could be a temp problem. Would it be worth it to get a better HSF like a Zalman,etc. Would the extra 5-10 degrees temp drop really make a difference in my games crashing?

-Thanks in advance

desmith1231

They are safe temps for your CPU!

The problem must be somewhere else.

I just ran the "torture test"in Prime 95 and the core never got above 63, after 12 hrs. and it passed in all the catagorys, so you're right about the temps being ok! The crashes didn't happen in Crysis, only in Vegas6 and Cod4. It sounds like a driver related problem then, but I tried all the newest whql and betas from Nvidia. Aside from all this do you still thing it would be worth it to get a better HSF?

I just ran the "torture test"in Prime 95 and the core never got above 63, after 12 hrs. and it passed in all the catagorys, so you're right about the temps being ok! The crashes didn't happen in Crysis, only in Vegas6 and Cod4. It sounds like a driver related problem then, but I tried all the newest whql and betas from Nvidia. Aside from all this do you still thing it would be worth it to get a better HSF?

desmith1231

it can't hurt.