CPU Cooling Solution

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John E

Hi,

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU and it's overheating whenever I do
intensive processing (the PC is resetting itself and the CPU is showing up
as 76 degrees). It currently has the standard fan/paste set up, but I
obviously need a better solution. I have a standard case and I'd rather not
have to replace that if possible.

What solution do people suggest - please bear in mind that I don't have a
huge budget (~£30). Any other advice?

TIA.
 
John E said:
Hi,

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU and it's overheating whenever I do
intensive processing (the PC is resetting itself and the CPU is showing up
as 76 degrees). It currently has the standard fan/paste set up, but I
obviously need a better solution. I have a standard case and I'd rather not
have to replace that if possible.
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76 is rather high, my AMD 1900 used to lock up around 69-70.
I cured that by cleaning out the existing fans in the case,
and fitting a Flower Cooler, the one with the heat sink
shaped like a fan, got the copper one, and it lowered the
cpu temp by over 25 degrees. You should also check heatsinks
& fans at regular intervals, dust & muck soon clog up the
system and temps start going up ;-)
Got the Flower cooler from Maplins, around 25-30 quid, well
worth it.

P.
 
John E said:
Hi,

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU and it's overheating whenever I do
intensive processing (the PC is resetting itself and the CPU is showing up
as 76 degrees). It currently has the standard fan/paste set up, but I
obviously need a better solution. I have a standard case and I'd rather not
have to replace that if possible.

What solution do people suggest - please bear in mind that I don't have a
huge budget (~£30). Any other advice?

TIA.
Click to expand...

What's the internal case temperature like? A simple case fan solved a
temperature problem I had with my Athlon system (I did buy a new CPU
h/sink/fan later too though).
If you do add a case fan, then you may also like to consider hacking the
case to remove thoses silly perforated holes, and making one BIG hole. I'm
sure that that allows much better air-flow.
 
John said:
Hi,

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU and it's overheating whenever I do
intensive processing (the PC is resetting itself and the CPU is
showing up as 76 degrees). It currently has the standard fan/paste
set up, but I obviously need a better solution. I have a standard
case and I'd rather not have to replace that if possible.

What solution do people suggest - please bear in mind that I don't
have a huge budget (~£30). Any other advice?
Click to expand...

Take the side off your case, measure where the centre of the CPU HSF is and
mark the case with a dot. Take it to a sheet-metal or engineering shop and
get them to cut you an 80 or 90 mm hole so that it's directly above the CPU.
Get a case fan of the appropriate size (I used an 80mm), drill the four
holes and screw the fan to the case, blowing in. Then work out how far it is
from the fan to the CPU fan and find a plastic cup or container with a taper
on it, ideally down from 80mm to 60mm or whatever your CPU fan is. Cut it to
length and hot-glue it to the fan mounted in the inside of your case so it
blows cooler air from outside the case directly to the CPU fan.

I lowered my temps considerably this way, allowing me to run my XP1800+ at
200 x 10.5, 2.1GHz, without going over 50°C under load. Cost next to nothing
too, just the price of getting the hole cut. I re-used a fan from an old AT
power supply and had a finger-grille lying around.
 
Hi,

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU and it's overheating whenever I do
intensive processing (the PC is resetting itself and the CPU is showing up
as 76 degrees). It currently has the standard fan/paste set up, but I
obviously need a better solution. I have a standard case and I'd rather not
have to replace that if possible.

What solution do people suggest - please bear in mind that I don't have a
huge budget (~£30). Any other advice?

TIA.
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Either your case ambient temp is too high (need more air intake and
exahaust fan or cutting out grills on existing fans), or the CPU
heatsink isn't making very good contact.

The first thing I'd try is removing the heatsink, lapping it a bit
with very fine sandpaper, cleaning off any/all goo on the bottom and
applying a very thin coat of (any) heatsink compound.

I suppose it goes without saying that you ought to make sure the
heatsink fan is operating properly, not worn out and running at very
reduced RPM. If it's a sleeve-bearing fan, put a drop of thick oil in
it.

As for budget 'sinks, a Thermaltake Silent Boost or Thermalright
SLK-800 (plus a decent fan) are both fairly common and good, but I
dont' know the pricing in your area, and they'll work best when/if
your case has good airflow.


Dave
 
Try underclocking it.
Avoid the ThermalTake Vulcano 6 fan. It is very difficult to attach without
gouging your MB.
 
Hi,

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU and it's overheating whenever I do
intensive processing (the PC is resetting itself and the CPU is showing up
as 76 degrees). It currently has the standard fan/paste set up, but I
obviously need a better solution. I have a standard case and I'd rather not
have to replace that if possible.

What solution do people suggest - please bear in mind that I don't have a
huge budget (~£30). Any other advice?

TIA.
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That sounds like you have either the HS incorrectly orientated to the
CPU well or a faulty sensor :/
The lip under HS must match the raised lip on the CPU well.
HTH :)



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I would recommend firstly that you pack the case with case fans and then
consider changing the power supply unit.

Larry
 
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