A64 3400+ Retail hsf really THAT BAD???

[formulav8]

I just not a new Retail 3400+ A64 (Newcastle, 2.4ghz) and the hsf AMD suppied is a ALL Aluminum heatsink. NO COPPER ON IT ANYWHERE!! What is going on?? My 3000+ A64 came with a ALL Copper heatsink.

Why would AMD supply such a crappy heatsink and allow the cpu to run at 70C??? The mobo is Chaintech VNF3-250 (Brandnew). This is for a customer and I really don't want to send this comp running that hot.

IT IS making VERY GOOD contact with the cpu. I am using Artic Silver5.

I have the same exact mobo, with the same exact bios, only my chip is slower but it runs at 48-49C at idle. So it can't be that the mobo is reporting unusually high temps by the reading the probe incorrectly or something.

This supplied heatsink must be that bad??? What should I do??? This is sad, very sad. Thanks for any help



Jason

 

[MDme]

don't know why your temps are like that. my rig reached 2.55ghz (vs 2.4 for standard 3400+) and was 60C at full load. i think something is wrong. might not be the heatsink though...didn't see any copper in my standard HSF. am using XP-120 now anyway, temps are 37C idle and 45 at full load 50+ if i push it pass 2.6ghz

 

[charloscarlies]

I had a 2800+ at 2.4 ghz on the retail cooler. Same board. Temps were much lower. Something else is wrong.

 

[formulav8]

Hi, I may just give him my copper hsf on my comp and I will use his I guess. I don't know yet.


Jason

 

[MDme]

you can try that and see if the temps will change. that will eliminate the heatsink as the culprit if it doesn't work.

 

[CraigRT]

use the 3000+ cooler if you have that kind of problem.
i am using the all aluminum on my 3200+ newcastle and my temps are plenty fine.

EDIT:

just checked, my mobo is reporting 41C and 44C (aux and mainboard temps) so i don't know which of those is CPU, but it's not running hot.
chances are your readout is just high.

 

[formulav8]

Hi, I put my hybrid copper bottom, aluminum micro fin 3000+ hsf on it and the temps are around the same it seems. I would very much figure that it would lower the temps over a aluminum cooler. I even took off the stock fan and put on a 80MM fan and still pretty high. I lowered the voltage to 1.4v and the temps are about 56-58C. I may put it in my Chaintech VNF3-250 mobo and see if the temps are about the same or not. I guess I will find out soon.



Jason

 

[Spikesoldier]

not an expert with a64 boards and issues, but maybe a BIOS update will cure it

70degC will burn your fingers, so if you touch the HS/F with it and it doesnt burn, you should be good.

 

[formulav8]

Hi, I have the latest bios out for the board right now. 10/23 or something like that. I hope it is the board. But others have cpu's in the 40'sC and such. I guess I will wait and see.

If this wasn't for a customer I wouldn't mind so much. I will see what I can do. Thanks for the replys.

I am thinking about having a case fan glow in from the side of the case on top of the cpu. That may be worth 1 or 2C. I will see. thanks



Jason

 

[Hyperlite]

yeah there is defianantly something wrong there. i assume there is something malfunctioning in the temp sensor, as your proc will probably last a month or so @ 70C...or it won't last very long at any rate.

just start swapping out parts and find the problem. i doubt your actually running that hot.

 

[Spookie]

I've got a A64 3400 with stock h/s and yes its Aluminum.With the stock setup i found it sat at 50c at idle and hit 70c's at full load...my problem was the stock fan would ramp up to over 5000 rpm and shook my case and really heated up the M/b....

So i bought a 70mm>80mm fan adaptor and put on a scythe Samurai fan ...80mm runnin at 3300 rpm at max...now i get 38c at idle on 2300rpm with a max of 59c full load at 3300rpm and case temp of 33c at load.

Works for me...it wasnt the Heatsink but the crap slimline Stock Fan...dump the fan ....get a 80mm or if u can fit it a 92mm fan