temperature

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i have an AMD athlon 2600+ FSB 333Mhz, and it runs at about 62C(143F) when idle and can reach 85C(185F), it hasn't worried my computer in the past but im worried that it is running to hot, is this a safe temperature?

thanks

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

It is way too hot for idle temps. My Athlon XP3200+ runs at 100 def F (38
deg C) when idle - room temp. 70 deg F. My case temp is 75 deg F. Best bump
up your cooling capacity if your case temp is high. This will bring down
your CPU temps.

Of course, it's all relative to the ambient room temp as that is where the
cooling air is drawn from.

As an aside, when was the last time you cleaned inside the case?

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Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

i have an AMD athlon 2600+ FSB 333Mhz, and it runs at about 62C(143F) when

idle and can reach 85C(185F), it hasn't worried my computer in the past but
im worried that it is running to hot, is this a safe temperature?

 

[Matt]

My CPU also runs hot (thanks to the cramped shuttle
case), but admittedly not as hot as yours. Remember the
computer will shut down if it runs TOO hot, as i found
out when i put mine together initially with different
cooling setups. So dont worry too much

-----Original Message-----
i have an AMD athlon 2600+ FSB 333Mhz, and it runs at

about 62C(143F) when idle and can reach 85C(185F), it
hasn't worried my computer in the past but im worried
that it is running to hot, is this a safe temperature?

 

[Simon]

-----Original Message-----
i have an AMD athlon 2600+ FSB 333Mhz, and it runs at

about 62C(143F) when idle and can reach 85C(185F), it
hasn't worried my computer in the past but im worried
that it is running to hot, is this a safe temperature?

thanks
.

I have an AMD athlon 2400xp+ FSB 333Mhz which when it
goes above 60 degrees C the motherboard shuts the
computer down. Also in my system is a sapphire 9600 128MB
graphics card which also used to run way too hot when
running things like QuakeIII. My computer used to crash
and shutdown regularly the graphics software would
produce errors and the display would go down to about 16
colours. Now my machine runs very cool indeed, due to the
fact that I inserted a vantech pci fan that has two fans
blowing directly on to the graphics card. As well as the
fact that I cleaned all the mud(an awfull lot off dust)
off my powersupply's fan, oh and I almost forgot to
mention I took the case off as well. Remember heat rises
and so if you have a High performance graphics card the
heat will rise to where your cpu is. Try taking the top
off your pc case as my cpu now doesn't go much above 50C
even when rendering films in 3ds max6 and running Quake
III on it without problems. 85 degrees seems increadibly
hot and I am surprised that you haven't encounted
problems. If you can get that temperature down to about
45c to 55c the performance of your pc will increase.
Is the base of your heatsink on your processor hot? If
not you may need more thermal contact greese or a thermal
pad for your heatsink. If your whole heatsink is too hot
to touch, bigger fan, bigger heatsink. Copper is a better
conductor of heat than aluminium but aluminum is a better
emitter of infra-red radiation; hence some of the
composite heatsinks out there.

Ignore all the above if your processor is an older 2600
because I think that there are two different sorts. The
older style just runs hot, the new thouroughbred runs
cooler but don't quote me on that.

If you do take the case off be very careful of static
electricity. Don't touch anything inside the computer
when it is on, for if you are at a very high potential
you could discharge through a chip and fry it.

You knew that already didn't you but if you didn't then,
well then, your computer want die.

 

[Jim Macklin]

You can increase cooling by the use of combination of
techniques.
First make sure there are no problems that need to be fixed.
The heatsink on the CPU may not be properly attached with a
very small amount of heat transfer compound., that should be
checked which means you will probably have to carefully
remove the CPU fan and the heatsink, clean all traces of
what ever compound is on the CPU and heatsink, clean the
surfaces with alcohol and reattach the same or improved fan
and heatsink with just enough compound to make a good
thermal path.
Make sure that all cables and wires are routed properly so
air-flow in the case is unobstructed. Ribbon cables can
created dams that can lead to hotspots.
You makes sure all fans are clean and working. You may want
to add fans, being sure that the air-flow is smooth and
correct, generally in at the lower front and out at the rear
top and that there are no dead spots. Best and easiest way
is the place a clear plastic panel (if your computer does
not have a window) and run the computer. There are computer
safe smoke sources (non-conductive, non-corrosive) that you
can use to see the pattern of air flow.
You may need to reinstall fans, add fans or even ducts
inside to make the air flow properly so the CPU and video
card get plenty of cool air.
In a worst case you might want to install water cooling.
But you can expect that a temperature rise of 10 C above the
ambient room temperature is normal.
You can buy an inexpensive dial type thermometer at auto
parts stores (they use them to check air conditioners
output) or even a cooking thermometer and drill a small hole
in the case at several safe locations. Put golf fees in the
holes or tape over the one you are not using. Insert the
thermometer in a hole and let it stay long enough to get a
steady reading. Do it at the bottom and top at least, to see
temp for air in and out.
And clean the computer and don't enclose it with books,
papers or in a cabinet, it needs to breath.


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| i live in the tropics of australia and i know its hot but
i bought the pc from here so i expect it to be ready for the
weather around here, a freinds pentium 4 2.8Ghz runs way
cooler than mine, average 50C at idle