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Athlon 64 X2 6400+ = idle 51c?

Originally posted by: paulmichaelkemp
a suggestion is to clean and apply some new thermal paste on the cpu. But i'm no expert. still learning myself. 🙂
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Thats what i did the 2nd time making sure the paste was thin and evenly spread.
 
i dont know then. i'm sure someone will be able to answer your question soon enough. it's a great forum! people are really helpful. goodluck 🙂
 
Thanks 🙂

i've had a look in the bios and i have overclocking options to tinker with so i've lowered the multiplyer to 2.4ghz or x12 (4 drops) and lowered the voltage to 1.375.

Idle CPU temp is now 46c. Will now go in game and alt tab to monitor it.
 
60c isn't really hot enough to cause major issues. Sounds like something else is causing the crashes. Power supply, RAM, software...etc.?
 
550W 30A PSU so don't think it its that. Software is all latest ed ona new install of XP and the ram is new and brought together with 4 other sticks of the same for a mates pc.

I've just turned the CPU cooler round again this time in the correct position so to blow its hot air straight out the back, and the temp is still 49c idle.

I know 60c isnt that hot but the limit for these Athlon X2's is 65c. All other posts suggest a 30c temp is easily possible and with my mobo and HDD both at 30c and 32c, it seems odd that the cpu should be so high.

I'll try a different CPU cooler on it tomorrow and see how it goes.
 
Probably a good idea. You mentioned the ram is new, I'm assuming you already manually set the memory timings in the BIOS? I see you have an Asrock mobo, perhaps there's some BIOS settings you need to play with?
 
Yep set the memory timings to 400mhz. Ive checked all the other bios settings and whilst there are many, i think ive gone over only the ones that are CPU dependant.

Will post up my findings tomorrow when i use the 2nd cooler. Will also use as little TIM as possible after browsing the web has shown im putting on too much or at least spreading over the whole processor when i only need to have a bb pellet size on to cover the hotspot.
 
So far so good with the 2nd cooler. It's a top down one as apposed to the side way one i had. Because of this, its taking the cold air from the side case fan directly onto the cpu in a straight direction. Even though its £4 cheaper, im getting 10c less 39c idle and 51c in game. Just finished an hour in BF2 without a crash. Now on to try Race 07 which would shut down before im even in the car lol.
 
Spoke too soon 🙁 shut down again in Race 07 although the temp was no where near the threashold. It would of only been 55c max so maybe im barking up the wrong tree. Could it be the graphics card overheating now it has a system thats not holding it back?
 
Raise your vdimm. Your RAM is supposed to be getting 2.2v of vdimm, to run @ 800 Mhz.

edit: Also, 30A on the 12v rail is nowhere near overkill, for an X1950XT + a 3.2 Ghz Athlon X2. Your psu could possibly be overheating.
 
Originally posted by: Chefuk
550W 30A PSU so don't think it its that.
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What make and model psu is it? You can't just go on the manufacturer's rating since all but the most reputable ones lie terribly with their psu ratings. And how many amps on the 12v rail?

If it's a cheapie psu company then your psu could easily be the culprit.
 
I am in agreement with the rest here... This does not appear to be a CPU problems. Look elsewhere because Athlon X2 can easily run at 70c+ under load without any ill effects.

Anyway, take a look at your RAM + PSU
 
Not sure on the PSU but its more likely to be a cheap one compaired to say a corsair. I upgraded it though because it was the problem before when i brought the X1950XT to replace the X800pro so i made sure it had at least 30a on the 12v rail. If they lie though then i guess it could be the PSU.

Where do i raise the vdimm? Im sure i've seen it somewhere but cant find it now :/
 
You might try to isolate the source of the problem by running memtest or prime/orthos. If you can run memtest for a while (see top of this forum for utilities to download) then your memory is ok. If prime/orthos (small FFTs is best for stressing cpu) are ok then I would tend to believe it is a driver issue or PSU problem. I'm not familiar with your motherboard, but it looks like it has an nforce chipset, so you might try MBM5 or nvidia's ntune to see if you are having big swings in voltage while running tests. Finally, to stress everything at once 3dmark06 might be worth a try.
 
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