CPU Temp

[Nemeth27]

Is 51c temp okay for an Athlon 800 running Prime 95 for atleast 60 min???

 

[heng1028]

maybe it is too much for your cpu at 51 celcius

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Depends, how are you measuring cpu temp?


Mike

 

[Nemeth27]

Using Abit's thermal sensor under CPU and VIA's software

 

[moolman]

With the abit, 51C is ok, but its at the max limit, it's nice to cool it down more but it's ok, maybe try a better fan on it. 55C is absolute max i'd settle for.

ALex

 

[MortaniuS]

Usually thoese thermostats are off quite a bit anyways, as long as it runs fine you should be ok.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

is that on an adjusted temp bios? If so, your temps aren't great, but they are acceptable.


Mike

 

[Nemeth27]

How do I know if it's an adjusted temp BIOS?

 

[Mem]

Try running a heavy 3D game for at least 6 hours this will will show if your CPU is overheating at all ,I have had my 900mhz T-bird running 3D games all day with no problems it helps to show how well & stable your CPU & PC are.You also could put some Sunon 80mm case fans in if you want extra cooling.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

check the temp in bios... since you're relying on a thermistor, and the temp changes aren't registered very quickly, you can go from running prime95 and going into the bios and seeing what temp the cpu is at.

If your mb temp is in the 20s, and your CPU temp in the bios is in the 30s, this is a good indication that you're running an older unadjusted bios. If this is the case, i would check to make sure the heatsink is seated properly. Also, did you use heatsink grease, or the default pad(the default pad is better than a lot of greases).

Now, if your bios cpu temp is in the 40s, you likely have an adjusted one, so your temps are fine.


Mike

 

[Bignate603]

my asus temp monitor says the overheat thresh hold can be as high as 80c, that's got to be cause the monitor is off but temps do go high.