I've noticed that my computer has been shutting down randomly lately and I think it is due to overheating. What are the average temperatures for this processor? My processor is running at around the 50s at idle and near 60 at load. Would the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro be adequate cooling?
Aren't the Pentium D's based on the Netburst core? Generally they last under higher temps. Also 60C shouldn't yet cause any shutdowns. You might check the airflow in the case and also the temps of other components. And also if you PSU is overheating/loaded.
Oh yea, of course, I forgot. That really helps. The temps on my Athlon XP 3000+ dropped nearly 10C when I un-dusted the heatsink and fan.
It's pretty clean in there, two front intake fans, one side intake fan, and another two exhaust fans (full ATX tower). Could the northbridge cause a shutdown because of heat?
You would need to monitor it. I believe a program called Hardware monitor can monitor all the temps. for your system (cpu, nb, sb, gpu, etc.)
It could be the northbridge overheating. I'm just not sure, it could even be the PSU on the fritz. I will try to eliminate one of these things though
