hi my pc sometimes resets itself randomly.. I have a feeling it is over heating but am not sure what temp a p4 3ghz is suppose to run at..
My pc is also very loud with a clearly audible noise coming from the case not sure if its a fan. or if the heatsinks on my graphics card or standard intel heatsink on my cpu are normaly loud.

here is a list of my pc setup. If it helps to pin point weather i have a prblem with the noise or weather it is a normal traight for the brand components i have installed.

If anyone can help with these two issues id appriciate it.. thanks alot

chris
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OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n1
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
PropertyValue
Current Clock Speed 3014
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz

Current Clock Speed 3014
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label Bank0/1
Capacity 536870912

Bank Label Bank4/5
Capacity 536870912

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~1024 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 1023MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model IC35L090AVV207-0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 82343278080 (~77 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 6Y080L0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 81958625280 (~76 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 6Y080M0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 81956689920 (~76 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 6Y200P0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 203921141760 (~190 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model HP psc 2510 USB Device
Media Type
Number of Partitions


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue
Name hp psc 2500 series fax
Port Name USB001
Default False
Driver Name hp psc 2500 series fax

Name hp psc 2500 series
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name hp psc 2500 series


Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product 8IK1100
Serial Number
Version


BIOS:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Award Software International, Inc.
Name Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Release Date 20031225000000.000000+000
Version GBT - 42302e31


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description SyncMaster 173V/172V/173S/173B
Name SyncMaster 173V/172V/173S/173B
Screen Height 1024
Screen Width 1280


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name Microsoft USB Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)


Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Creative Technology, Ltd.
Description Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
Device ID PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20011102&REV_04\4&1F7 DBC9F&0&18F0


Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 (Microsoft Corporation)
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.5673
Driver Date 2004/08/04 05:29:54 AM
Video Mode Description 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue
Version 6.03.01.0146


Modem:
PropertyValue

Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description ISDN PCI Card
Description NDIS WAN Miniport Adapter

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator No Detected
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator

Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation PCI
Slot Designation AGP
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The heating issue, try adding new thermal compound and clean out the dust of the fans once in a while. Noise issue, is it the HD? Theres not much you can do about it unless you switch different fans and stuff.

hi i have checked diffrent fans they dont seem to make a diffrence, makes me believe the problem is in the heat sink on cpu or graphics card.. think thats where noise is coming from aswell cos tested each hard drive seperately on another pc and they pretty quite. will post a reply if i find the problem. if anyone else has a leadtek geforce fx 5900 let me no if its a noisy card.

thanks chris

Is it noisy as soon as you switch the PC on? If it is, disconnect the power plug from the hard drives so that they don't start up - this will completely rule out the hard drives being the problem.

If you run the PC with the lid of the case off, then you should be able to listen to it very closely (without touching any electrical components) and determine which area of the PC the noise is coming from.