Are my temps too high?

[TGHI]

I am currently running a 2600+ Barton @ 3200 (11*200). My temps under a full load are 64 Celcius. Is this bad?

 

[MegaWorks]

yeah man so bad what kind of cooling are using dude?

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AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B DLT3C 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.775v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nforce 2 400U)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2800RPM
Maxtor 91531U3 15GB
2x Western Digital WD400BB 40GB serials
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[fleflikr]

way too high. 4os to low 50s is more like it. sounds like you are using AMD stock hsf. try a good thernalright or thermaltake or the likes of these

 

[tusitha]

64C is awfully hot, you are going to burn something unless you either:

- reduce the ambient temp in the case by adding case fans to the front and rear so you have air that flows in from the front and out from the rear. A side panel fan will help introduce fresh air into the case near the CPU.
- use high quality thermal paste (e.g. artic silver) between the CPU and heatsink. Apply only a tiny drop on the center of the chip and spread it out thin and evenly as possible with the edge of a piece of paper.
- use a copper heatsink/fan, but please beware of the racket some of them make. Make sure you PSU can accomodate the extra load from adding more fans. 300W simply won't cut.

If neither of the above works, or you've already taken those steps then you're overclock is a bit too much for your current cooling to handle and its time to invest in water cooling or better. Otherwise reduce the FSB till you reach something your comfy with (and your CPU is likely to survive with on the long run). Try to get it on or below 55C and I think it should be alright.

On a side note, do you live in a hot country?

Hope this helps.

 

[TGHI]

Yeah, it's really hot here in Canada right now (I couldn't resist). Man, I dont know why my temps are so high, then. Completely idle, I get 52 Celcius with a Tt Volcano 7 (not +)...and that's without overclocking. I think my BIOS lies, because the heatsink isn't even warm to the touch. I am using normal heatsink paste (silicone based). I had the exact same temps with the AMD HSF, so what the hell.


Help me.



TGHI

 

[TGHI]

Aha! I did some reading about Gigabyte boards, and their post-August 2003 BIOSs over compensate the temps by 10C for safety. Go figure - I knew something wasn't right. I'll still take some recommendations for a cooler sys though. Oh, and another problem - my case is wide open - so not much moving air because case fans dont do too much in my instance.


Crazy old Gigabyte.




TGHI

 

[suklee]

What voltage are you giving your chip?

 

[TGHI]

Completely stock voltage - 1.65V.

 

[pelikan]

If it will run prime95 for a few hours without errors then its not too hot. Prime will fail with too much heat because your cpu won't be working correctly. I don't think MB temps readings are accurate enough to guage temp safety or compare with other people's readings.

 

[TGHI]

In that case, my board temps reach around 32C - not too bad.

 

[ludwigvan968]

I have the exact MB and have the same problem with temp readings, it is the motherboard, I am running a barton 2500, before I updated my bios the readings of my CPU temp floated around 105-125F, since I flashed it, it runs at 130-150F, so I figure it is the motherboard and not the CPU. However the motherboard temps stayed the same when I flashed, which was at about 95-105 in a Lanboy case, I have since switched to an antec 4U server case and it now reads 84-89 degrees, so yes the case makes a huge difference. Anyway, I hope this helps, if you have any questions fire away!

 

[TGHI]

I have the exact MB and have the same problem with temp readings, it is the motherboard, I am running a barton 2500, before I updated my bios the readings of my CPU temp floated around 105-125F, since I flashed it, it runs at 130-150F,

Thanks for confirming that, ludwigvan968.



Yeah, I heard that Gigabyte goofed with their temp reading attributes through the BIOS - but I upgraded to a Pr3ach3r BIOS and its still not changed too much. Therefore, I have denounced the 7NNXP temperature readouts as false: my heatsink is barely lukewarm - and if I go out and buy a new heatsink and I get the same temps, I am going to be pissed.



TGHI

 

[ludwigvan968]

yeah I have the same fan as you a volcano 7, I built a machine for a friend with close specs to ours and his temps where way high with a stock fan, I put in a zaleman fan (or whatever they are called) and it made a big difference and that was with no OC. I have looked at running other CPU fans but just don't really see how it could make a that big of a difference over the volcano 7 considering it has a copper core and high rpm fan. If you try something else please let me know how it goes.

 

[TGHI]

I have looked at running other CPU fans but just don't really see how it could make a that big of a difference over the volcano 7 considering it has a copper core and high rpm fan. If you try something else please let me know how it goes

I am kind of happy (for all the wrong reasons) that someone else has the same problem. I put on a higher RPM 80MM fan...still no change - but the new fan has blue LEDs - woohoo! I paid $40 a year ago for the volcano 7 and I dont want to go out and blow more money right away - or ever if I don't have to. I know some friends that have the same processor (some of them 2500s), but he has the MSI Delta N ILSR and his temps don't go over 45. It must be our stupid boards.

ludwigvan968, are you using the DPS module? I am using mine, however, the gap between the DPSs fan and the volcano 7s fan is like 0.5cm ...I figured that the proximity of these components can cause some heat build up, but I haven't bothered to take it off and test.



TGHI

 

[ludwigvan968]

naw, I am not using the DPS, however I could see how it may contribute to the heat. There are two steps that I have taken that have reduced my temps by about 5C, first is I took the heatsink and scraped off the thermal pad, clean it well and put thermal grease instead, the second is putting my computer in a better case with more air flow right by the CPU.

 

[TGHI]

Yeah, my case is a piece of arse (I can't even find the side panels after moving). I'm looking at an antec case sometime soon.

 

[JohnPaul]

Give Motherboard Monitor a try just to make sure it is your motherboard giving you inaccurate temp readings.

 

[TGHI]

I am using SiSoft Sandra 2003 Pro...isn't that basically the same thing?