This normal on older puters?
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Name: jackbomb
Date: May 9, 2006 at 15:07:38 Pacific
Subject: This normal on older puters?OS: Windows XP Media CenterCPU/Ram: x2 4800/4GBModel/Manufacturer: jackbomb |
Comment: I'd just like to ask about a "phenomenon" that occurs on only the old rig. Doesn't ever happen on the newer machines.
First off, specs of the machine in question:
PIII 1000MHz overclocked to 1.33GHz.
Asus Slot 1 mobo, VIA 133mhz chipset.
1GB of PC-133 memory
Radeon 9800 Pro
x-fi
2 hard drives
Jukebox case with 400w Antec psu, 26A on the 12v line. The problem: This is purely a jukebox PC. Part of its job as a jukebox is heavy MP3 encoding. Whenever I click on the encode button, the CPU usage meter unsurprisingly hits 100%. Whenever the CPU hits 100%, I can hear the case fans dramatically slow down, as if they're not receiving enough power. The 400w Antec PSU has 26A on the 12 volt rail. The PSU isn't at fault. I still get the fan slowdown even when I test it with the 600w OCZ psu from my other puter. Taking off the overclock doesn't help. Should I be worried about this, or is this just a common thing for older PCs? Thanks
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Response Number 1
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Name: Cobra_R
Date: May 9, 2006 at 15:49:57 Pacific
Subject: This normal on older puters? |
Reply: (edit)"as a jukebox is heavy MP3 encoding" I'd say that's the problem right there. Seems like the processor is showing its age with newer programs that demand more processing power. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ OC 2.7ghz
2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200
Nvidia 7800GT
SATA II 2x 200gig 7200rpm 16mb cache RAID-0
Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI
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Response Number 2
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Name: TMP-Man
Date: May 9, 2006 at 20:01:35 Pacific
Subject: This normal on older puters? |
Reply: (edit)I think old system like P3 setup demand more from +3.3 and +5 more than +12v.... It could be due to the age of the capacitor and voltage regulator module on the motherboard, resulting less current and voltage apply to the fan.... TMP-ManAsus P5P800-SE
P4 506 @ 4100Mhz 1.525v
Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 2000RPM FAN + AS5
1GB Corsair 2-3-3-5 DDR400
40GB 5400RPM/120GB 7200RPM HD
Radoen 9500 mod 9700 @ 375/600 CHS+RHS
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Response Number 3
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Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: May 10, 2006 at 06:04:23 Pacific
Subject: This normal on older puters? |
Reply: (edit)I have the same thing on the familys 400Mhz Celeron, When it gets under load (Not uncommon for a 400Mhz celeron running XP) you hear the fans change speed. Even if you just open the start menu, heh. Its been running like this for 2 and a half years so I'm not really worried. I agree with TMP-Man ,it is probably the voltage regulators or capacitors on the motherboard getting a bit weary. Mattwizz3 : ) Sempron 2600+ @ 2.2Ghz
1Gb DDR
80Gb IDE WD
200Gb SATA MAXTOR
Socket 7 is my best freind
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Response Number 4
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Name: jackbomb
Date: May 11, 2006 at 20:25:59 Pacific
Subject: This normal on older puters? |
Reply: (edit)Makes sense. Thank you everyone. :)
Cobra, this P3 @ 1.33 encodes MP3s faster than my 2.0GHz P4.
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