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Athlon XP 2500+ (73 Celcius) too hot?

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Renegade23216

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I have an Athlon XP 2500+ that likes to freeze every 10 minutes of doing anything. Just checked the BIOS and the CPU temp shows 73 celcius (its not dusty in there).

Isn't 73 way too hot? It's using the stock heatsink and fan. There's no arctic silver on there... it's just the sticker that you peel off the stock heatsink that has that gooey stuff that touches the CPU. I built it like 1 year ago.

Suggestions?
 
What motherboard is this? They are all over the place on calibration.

Here are a few things to think about:

  • Remember that the stock thermal patch is a one-shot item. If you ever take the heatsink off, it should be scraped off and replaced with either another phase-change patch, or with high-quality thermal grease.
  • If you used a shim between the CPU and the heatsink, that could be the problem right there 😉
  • If you didn't blast the dust out of your heatsink yet, that's worth doing. Likewise for your power supply.
  • Heatsinks don't work miracles... they need cool air to transfer the heat to. Here comes summer (assuming you live in the northern hemisphere)... how's your case's interior temperature overall?
 
CPU Fan speed at 4,000ish RPM.

I just turned it on fresh. It starts at 39 celcius, and works its way higher and higher by the minute till it eventually gets too hot.

The heatsink is not dusty. It has never been removed, and seems to be installed properly.

What else do you think I should try?
 
Remove the heatsink. Spend a good amount of time cleaning both the heatsink and the CPU until they look new again, then put some arctic silver 3/5, ceramique, or other high quality thermal compound on the CPU core, and then reinstall the hsf. That should help.
 
leave the case open to see if its just being choked for air. your case have case fans? rahter odd for the temps to get that high. make sure the hs is on correctly. default fans generally run 50~c or so if fed air in a reasonably ventilated case.

sometimes mb isn't accurate, but ur crashing, so it might be.
 
if that mobo sensor is even remotely accurate, that's probably the reason your machine is crashing. I would redo the HSF/CPU assembly as others have said. Arctic Silver 3 worked great for me.
 
Yipes...

While the chip is capable of running at those kinds of temps, I'd say that's way to hot. It could be that the airflow through your case is not good enough, so the temps inside the case get too high. It could also be that the thermal compound you're using is not applied properly or the heatsink/fan are too small for the job.

Generally, the 2500 / 2600 etc run around 50-55 degrees C, although I've seen much higher and lower.... still, 70 seems too high.
 
Yeah, thats REALLY hot. I have a mobile 2500+ right now @ 2.2Ghz running at 41C. I can run it at 2.4 just fine after some voltage bumping, but get to what I think is too hot at around 50-52C. That and the fan is too noisy at that speed.

So yes, something is definetly wrong. What kind of heatsink/fan combo do you have? That could be it...
 
I'm going to scrape off the crap on there now and buy some "Artic silver" is that what's its called? Is there a specific type I should get?

Question: How should i get the current stuff off the CPU/heatsink? What should I use to scrape or clean it off... I'm guessing I should NOT use water? I don't want to damage the CPU. how can i get that stuff off?
 
Get Arctic Silver 5. It's the latest iteration of the goop and it's pretty good. Use something soft to scrape (no metal). Something plastic like a bad credit card. Use rubbing alcohol.
 
Originally posted by: Azo313
I'm going to scrape off the crap on there now and buy some "Artic silver" is that what's its called? Is there a specific type I should get?

Question: How should i get the current stuff off the CPU/heatsink? What should I use to scrape or clean it off... I'm guessing I should NOT use water? I don't want to damage the CPU. how can i get that stuff off?
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To get the gunk off I normally use rubbing alcohol (which is 70%) or if you can get it 100% alcohol. There are other products that remove that gunk (none that I can recall off the top of my head) just don't use nail polish remover.


Artic Silver 3 or 5 or Ceramique would be what most people would suggest.

Ceramique is a non conductive paste

Arctic Silver 5

Good luck.
 
I got some Arctic Silver 5. I have a question about applying it.

Should I use a "BB" sized amount on the CPU? Or a "Pea" sized amount?

Anything else I should know about applying it? Thanks!
 
Originally posted by: Azo313
I got some Arctic Silver 5. I have a question about applying it.

Should I use a "BB" sized amount on the CPU? Or a "Pea" sized amount?

Anything else I should know about applying it? Thanks!
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Whatever is needed to make a paper thin layer. Not much.
 
39C at startup? How hot is the room you are in? I feel like my room is pretty warm and I start up at 28C. If you start it up after a couple hours of downtime, what is the startup temp...if its 39C, all you need is a room AC. 39C=100+F, and your room is hotter than hell.
 
Originally posted by: Bonesdad
39C at startup? How hot is the room you are in? I feel like my room is pretty warm and I start up at 28C. If you start it up after a couple hours of downtime, what is the startup temp...if its 39C, all you need is a room AC. 39C=100+F, and your room is hotter than hell.
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CPU's heat up fast, so 39c after 10-20 seconds isn't much.
 
I just got some ceramique, it's true to its' word, it lowered my load temps by about 5' C, and my idle temps by 3' C. Worth the 8 bucks IMO 🙂 Your results could be better than that tho with AS5, that stuff's a little more potent
 
39 C is pretty hot at boot up, but keep in mind that Asus sensors may be off. I know my abit one's are. i'd check the case temp too.
 
Ok, here's the deal. After like 10 hours of usage (gaming)... I rebooted and checked the temps in the BIOS.

MB temperature: 34 celcius
CPU temperature: 62 celcius

What do you guys think? That too hot for MB temp? I think the CPU temp is reasonable for gaming all day long.

I only have one exhaust fan, and it's on the SIDE of the case. I do not have an exhaust fan in the back. But I'm not sure if I need one with this MB temperature. (note: says MB temp, not case temp)
 
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