CPU Temperature

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Per-Olof Litby

Greetings,

Not really a microsoft.* question but I'm giving this a try anyway.

Have just installed new MB with new Athlon 2600+ CPU. Notice that
motherboard hardware utility tends to show "red alert" on CPU die
temperature (above 60 Celsius) when CPU load is high, e.g. when
rendering video.

The temp does not show a rapid rise or anything - it seems fairly stable
around the 60-61 degree mark, but still high according to what the
utility software thinks.

Is this a normal temp for this type of CPU, or should I be concerned?

/POL
 
Per-Olof Litby said:
Not really a microsoft.* question but I'm giving this a try anyway.

Have just installed new MB with new Athlon 2600+ CPU. Notice that
motherboard hardware utility tends to show "red alert" on CPU die
temperature (above 60 Celsius) when CPU load is high, e.g. when
rendering video.

The temp does not show a rapid rise or anything - it seems fairly
stable around the 60-61 degree mark, but still high according to what
the utility software thinks.

Is this a normal temp for this type of CPU, or should I be concerned?
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heh - For an AMD, I would say that is like ICE. *grin*
 
Hi, that is a little high, what is your ambient room temp and which heatsink
and fan are you using? Case design also comes into heat issues.
Chris C

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Mine runs in the high 30's. It sounds like your heatsink/fan aren't doing
their job. The heatsink may not be seated correctly. If you are using a shim
it may be holding the heatsink off slightly. 60 degrees at idle is way too
high.....
 
60-61 deg C, all the time, is not good. Occasional spikes may be OK. My main
machine has An Athlon XP 3200+. It normally runs at 36-37 deg C (42-43 deg C
under extreme load). M/B runs at 20-21 deg C.

You may well have an incorrectly seated heat sink, misuse of thermal paste,
didn't remove protective plastic from thermal tape, insufficient CPU/Case
cooling etc.

Look around. Get those temps down!

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Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

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Both AMD and Intel have temperature specs (thermal limits)
for each CPU (they are not all the same even with same clock
speed).
Check their web sites to get it from the horses mouth.


| Greetings,
|
| Not really a microsoft.* question but I'm giving this a
try anyway.
|
| Have just installed new MB with new Athlon 2600+ CPU.
Notice that
| motherboard hardware utility tends to show "red alert" on
CPU die
| temperature (above 60 Celsius) when CPU load is high, e.g.
when
| rendering video.
|
| The temp does not show a rapid rise or anything - it seems
fairly stable
| around the 60-61 degree mark, but still high according to
what the
| utility software thinks.
|
| Is this a normal temp for this type of CPU, or should I be
concerned?
|
| /POL
 
To piggy-back on what Crusty said, I have an Athlon XP 2500+, and a
Thermaltake Volcano CPU cooler. My CPU temp was hovering in the high 50s-low
60's like yours, and I took it off to try out another CPU cooler, then
reinstalled it. To my surprise, it is now holding at 40-45C. I guess the
first time I installed it, I must have incorrectly seated it, or maybe
didn't get the thermal paste just right. The AMD site will tell you that
these processors can stand temperatures up to about 80C, but like Crusty
said, it's not good for their longevity. Try a better CPU cooler, or maybe
get some help installing it. Personally, I find that getting the cooler
seated on the processor is very tricky, and has a high potential for
damaging something if your hand slips.

Alan
 
chris.catt said:
Hi, that is a little high, what is your ambient room temp and which heatsink
and fan are you using? Case design also comes into heat issues.
Chris C
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Just want to emphasize that I'm talking about die temperature as
measured by the thermal diode built into the processor. The external
temperature at the socket never goes above 41C.

/POL
 
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