Are these temperatures acceptable?

[slaves123]

People I've finally bought my slient boost as i promise, it work way better than the other i've got before but there are some questions i've got...
as my temperatures now are:
49º Idle
56º Full Load

and my configarations is:
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Tbred A
running at: 290FSB x 11.5 at 1.65 volts = 1667Mhz
recongnized as 2000+

you would ask why is the temperature so high... me too but i think it's due to the high ambient temperature in Argentina theses days... summer... it's common to have 30º of temperature outside... inside... some more... i've not got an Air conditioning in this room and the one that is the other room do nothing for this... so... considering i've 30º as ambient temperature is of 49º idle right? considerng i'm overclocking but not too much? thank you all

 

[Abhoth]

That looks pretty hosed up eh? Your equals 1667mhz ain't workin' for me unless you're running a percentage.... either way, that much heat for 1667mhz just ain't worth it.
Send me that 1700+ and we'll see what it can really do. thx

 

[InlineFive]

That's fine for an Athlon. If you plan on heavy OC'ing you should invest in a bigger heatsink. I have a Barton 3200+ that idles at 37c and is full load at 41c!

 

[slaves123]

the problem here is not the heatsink it's a silent boost, it's really good even if it's not the best... i would like to know if the processor temperatures are acceptable considering there is 30º of ambient temperature, and it's a Tbred A with SDRAM memory that's why it win't go much furder.

 

[EeyoreX]

Define acceptable. because it depends. If you are some kind on nut that needs to have a temp below xC then it's up to you. If you are worried about rated specs, than yes, they are fine. The bottom line is that if the system is stable, the temps are acceptable and alright. Don't worry.

\Dan

 

[slaves123]

i will define acceptable ... a temperature xC higher than ambient temperatre, is 15C higher than ambient Ok? compare with yours...

 

[Abzstrak]

Originally posted by: slaves123
i will define acceptable ... a temperature xC higher than ambient temperatre, is 15C higher than ambient Ok? compare with yours...

I think thats being pretty damn ideal... 20C to 25C above ambient is fine too....

 

[Axon]

My case is running at 125 degrees Farenheit....so about 52 celcius. Does that sounds normal? I'm not sure if the probe is acurate, tonight I'll install ASUS probe to really check.

I'm running an AMD Barton 2500+, Asus A7N8X and a 9800 Pro.

I would like to cool the video card specifically. Any tips or suggestions? I'm having trouble with the card, as it gets hotter my display breaks down.

 

[Abzstrak]

Originally posted by: Axon
My case is running at 125 degrees Farenheit....so about 52 celcius. Does that sounds normal? I'm not sure if the probe is acurate, tonight I'll install ASUS probe to really check.

I'm running an AMD Barton 2500+, Asus A7N8X and a 9800 Pro.

I would like to cool the video card specifically. Any tips or suggestions? I'm having trouble with the card, as it gets hotter my display breaks down.

for video use the arctic cooler
Read a review here

 

[trace42]

There really should be a faq for us stupid users...

Now I have to ask too, am I doing something wrong? The temps are about 49-53 degrees for the processor and 31 degrees for the case ambient temp. Both measured by the motherboard in Windows XP. If I don't overclock I get about 3 degrees lower temps...

I mylsef think the case temperature is quite high, considering it is quite cold (19-21 degrees) in the room where the computer is. I yesterday cut away the perforated part of the case behind the case fan and the airflow seemed to increase enourmously, now I can feel it blowing. I think the perforated backwall "behind" the case fan was blocking the airflow a lot. I have to see when I get home if the case temerature drops. As a sidenote, if I run with the case side open i get ambient temperatures of about 25-27. So I know I have an airflow "problem".

The other thing I think I might have done wrong is with the thermal paste. I used the one supplied by Zalman. I assumed it could not be bad. I'm now wondering if I applied too much of it (I probably did). The first time I started the computer after installing the fan I remember seeing processor temperatures only about 7-10 degrees over ambient temeperatuers. Could this be possible? Now the temps are abnout 20 degrees over ambient. I know the Zalman fan I'm using is a little "weak" for my processor, but I'm looking for quiet and fast (in that order)... Does anybody have experience or an estimate of how much over ambient temperature the processor should be with my cooler?

After reading the threads here I'm not so worried about the temps anymore. I'm possibly willing to reapply the heatsink with less thermal paste if I have som extra time some night and people here believe it actually will reduce my temps... No need to shell out 7? for Arctic SIlver. My only goal would be to reduce noice by lowering the CPU coolers fanspeed.

Before I was thinking of getting an "WaterWheel, Silent Case Fan MSD-810" to suck out the heat from under the graphicscard...

Someone was complimenting Codegen cases. I see one big designflaw in mine. The manual states it has place for a casefan in the front. Sure it has, but no air intake...

 

[spanner]

If your system is running stable then its fine. My CPU temp goes as high as 80C on my athlon 1.2 and my case temperature tops out at 39C but I run my system 24/7 with no crashes whatsoever (touch wood). My system is also pretty quiet. AMD specs say their CPUs can handle 40C case temperatures and 90C for the CPU temp. But since you are overclocking that is a different story.

 

[NokiaDude]

Dude, from my experience you've put on WAAAYYYYY too much thermal grease. Shut down your computer, use only 1 BB sized dab and put it on the CPU core. Then go take some saran wrap if you can and cover your finger so the saran wrap is tight against your skin. Spread the thermal grease so it covers the core by lightly dabing with your finger the entire surface of the CPU core. Put on the Silent Boost and report back!

 

[0roo0roo]

I mylsef think the case temperature is quite high, considering it is quite cold (19-21 degrees) in the room where the computer is. I yesterday cut away the perforated part of the case behind the case fan and the airflow seemed to increase enourmously, now I can feel it blowing. I think the perforated backwall "behind" the case fan was blocking the airflow a lot. I have to see when I get home if the case temerature drops. As a sidenote, if I run with the case side open i get ambient temperatures of about 25-27. So I know I have an airflow "problem".

sounds like you have a lousy case if you had to cut away a grill. pos cases do generally have useless fan mounts.
spread thermal grease with a razor, it should be thin.

i'm runnint at 40c idle, and thats with my case fans running slow. 1700+@2.4ghz @ 1.85v with an slk-800 +zalman 92mm. a silent boost should do ok, but it can't fight with a case that feeds it hot air. your temps are reasonable and u could easily live with the temps. but geeks are neurotic and need to justify their expensive cooler purchase, so i guess do what u need to do

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Abhoth
That looks pretty hosed up eh? Your equals 1667mhz ain't workin' for me unless you're running a percentage.... either way, that much heat for 1667mhz just ain't worth it.
Send me that 1700+ and we'll see what it can really do. thx

i think he's quoting the ddr speed. 1/2 his fsb and then it works out to 1557mhz = 2000+

bah its been a while, i've even forgotten which is better, a or b. my guess is his xp chip is the one that doesn't oc and is a hot little ah heck. i think i have one of those too in my other system.

 

[trace42]

Following up on myself...

I had to haul the computer for service after a failed BIOS update (my guess is i picked the BIOS for rev. 1.0 of the board by misstake). I tried to update to a BIOS which would add support for nVidia System Utility. I'm not sure my "new" BIOS is the latest, the BIOS date seemed a bit old to me. Anyway, my processor temperatures dropped by about 10 degrees. Either the BIOS calculates the temperature very differently now or I have done a really bad job with the cooler...

So my question is. Is the Abit NF-7S (rev. 2.0) using the temperature sensor in the processor (I understand there is one in the Athlon XP 2600+) or is it on the motherboard and does an "educated" guess? If it is not using the one in the processor, is there a good reason for that?

Does anyone have experience with Abit FlashMenu? I'm still waiting for my Internet connection for home, so I had to download the BIOS separately...

 

[Texun]

I'm beginning to think the sensors are FUBAR on the NF7 boards. Three days ago I had 28C case and 34C cpu even after some hard use. Yesterday I had 30C and 45C at idle, and today I have the same thing. Nothing has changed. I also posted a thread asking why a fresh application of AS5 would show cpu temps at 32C for hours, then the next day my cpu temp would be at 40 within the first 5 minutes.

It's totally stable so I have quit trying to figure it out. I have also thought about dumping MBM5 because I no longer trust what I see, and also because nothing I do seems to make much of a difference.

 

[slaves123]

i'm decided to cut some holes and put new fans, also i've put now a very thin layer of thermal compund and i lapped my heatsink, but right now the improves come from the descending in the ambient temperature, which made the idle temperatures of 42º and full load of 52º to 56º it's on the safe side, but i'm going to see what can i do to lower them a little, and, you're right this XP is a tbred A and don't overclock too much, also, the lack of DDR memory is terrible...

 

[aka1nas]

Thats not bad considering its only a tbred A and its @ 1.65 volts. My 1700+ Bs @2000+ Idle at 48C and get up to the Mid 50s as well, though that is mainly because I have two of them in a fairly small case.