Indeed! Post back with temps after the fan is connected. Make sure it's pushing air the right way.

The problem may be temps, plz check your temperatures through ur BIOS for the most specific calculations of temps, they should consist of 40 degrees or a bit more or less.

HOPE THIS HELPS

BEST OF LUCK- JAKSTER09

Hello,

Do you still require help with this issue/question?

Please post back if you do need further assistance.

JB.

sorry, i've been busy, here is my pc with 2 new fans not that fast tho



i also benchmarked my cpu

PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 6.1 (PassMark PC benchmark and test software)
Results generated on: Monday, January 19, 2009


Benchmark Results

Test Name: This Computer
CPU - Integer Math: 151.3
CPU - Floating Point Math: 718.1
CPU - Find Prime Numbers: 57.6
CPU - SSE/3DNow!: 620.7
CPU - Compression: 892.2
CPU - Encryption: 16.1
CPU - Image Rotation: 701.0
CPU - String Sorting: 2212.8
Graphics 2D - Lines: 156.4
Graphics 2D - Rectangles: 222.1
Graphics 2D - Shapes: 4.8
Graphics 2D - Fonts and Text: 221.1
Graphics 2D - GUI: 215.0
Graphics 3D - Simple: 477.6
Graphics 3D - Medium: 157.2
Graphics 3D - Complex: 14.5
CPU Mark: 457.3
2D Graphics Mark: 619.8
3D Graphics Mark: 207.8
PassMark Rating: 235.2

System information: This Computer
CPU Manufacturer: AuthenticAMD
Number of CPU: 1
(2 Core(s)/CPU, 1 Logical(s)/Core)
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
CPU Speed: 2610.3 MHz
Cache size: 1024KB
O/S: Windows XP (WIN32)
Total RAM: 2047.2 MB.
Available RAM: 1558.1 MB.
Video settings: 1280x1024x32
Video driver:
DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
MANUFACTURER: GeForce 8500 GT
BIOS: Version 60.86.41.00.23
DATE: 02/29/08
Drive Letter: C
Total Disk Space: 298.1 GBytes
Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
File system: NTFS

i noticed that the 3d graphics complex the # went lower than anything else

Please post a snapshot of your Device Manager.

Thank you for the DM image.

Check the Windows Update. Is up to date?