do dc clients heat your cpu ?

[Valhalla1]

my tbird runs hot anyway I think, retail hsf not overclocked.. i dont mind running eccp on my 350 file server but i worry about running my tbird 100% all the time

edit- oh and motherboard monitor latest ver. doesnt seem to work with my MSI K7 Master ddr board.. all the temp graphs dont work

 

[DarkMajiq]

Unfortunately, I can't help you with MBM, however, regarding DC projects, most will up your CPU utilisation to 100%. If your system is overclocked too far, it could cause instability issues, or if your heatsink is on really badly, but you shouldn't have to worry.

 

[Valhalla1]

i dont overclock at all.. stock 1200mhz

 

[DarkMajiq]

Then you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[Evadman]

No problems at all. I OC some of my rigs with the cheapest HSF's I can find. I am typing this on a 750 duron at 950, with a $6 coolermaster fan, running SETI. No problems here.

 

[Wiz]

Simple answer: No


Lack of proper cooling heats up your CPU - DC projects make the cpu do what it was meant to do - WORK.
If you find your cpu gets too hot while doing DC projects this points out your lack of proper cooling.
If you can make your system be completely stable while running a DC project then you will have achieved a true sense of nirvana, not to mention a well balanced system.

 

[JWMiddleton]

Valhalla1, If you are already having heat problems then running any DC project will make the problem worse. Either way you should fix the problem. Does your case allow for fans other than the PS? If so do you have them and are they install correctly? You can get an efficient HSF for under $15 and don't forget the Artic Silver!

Good luck with it!

 

[networkman]

A long time ago I was talking to my computers(really) :Q and they were telling me how they were really bored not doing anything important most of the time. Then when I started doing Distributed Computing projects like SETI and RC5, they perked right up and were quite thrilled to be involved in projects that utilize their singular talents.

I haven't had a complaint from a single one of them in quite some time - I think the most recent complaint was that they were lonely, so I've taken to building pretty much only dual-cpu rigs - that way they always have at least one other cpu to talk to.

 

[Assimilator1]

NWM
LMAO

Valhalla1
I use MBM 5.1.0.2 & it works fine with my Asus A7V 266-E ,which chipset does your board use?

Btw you say your tbird is running hot anyway ,how hot?

 

[JWMiddleton]

<< A long time ago I was talking to my computers (really)...they were lonely... >>


Sounds reasonable to me! I thought that networking them would allow adequate interaction to avoid them feeling lonely. Mine seem content as they are always sharing stuff.



Valhalla1, There might be a temp monitoring program on the disk that came with you mobo as I've gotten ones with various systems. Just something you might check.

 

[networkman]

Well, once I got them all talking via the same protocol, then they were able to have group conversations.

 

[micron]

MSI uses PC Alert .

 

[Valhalla1]

i ran eccp all night on my system and don't seem to have probs, but I'd like to know what the cpu temp is when running this stuff.. my msi k7 master has the amd 760 chipset, MBM just doesnt work with this board for me.. I am downloading the msi link above, is this a util like MBM? work in xp?

 

[Valhalla1]

ack! pc alert 3 certainly works with my motherboard, and shot out crazy alarms at me because while running eccp my cpu temp was hovering around 68-70 degrees! :Q quickly shut that off and now its idling at 62 degrees.

chassis temp at 37


damn.. no DC clients for me on my main system until I get that heat issue resolved

 

[Wiz]

be careful - not many temp sensors are accurate as they don't actually take the temp of the cpu itself but instead someplace "close by".
Also your case temp is pretty high, sounds like you could use more airflow.

 

[Sukhoi]

Jeez that's high! :Q And since Athlons don't have an internal thermostat, the core temp is higher than that! Are you sure your HSF is on right? That's a really high temp for a non-OCed processor.

 

[whitelight]

your case temp is really high too. what's the ambient temp? you might need better case cooling.

 

[gogeeta13]

(comming from a system builder)

You should not be afraid to run DC projects, if you can run a DC project( l like eccp the best) and play games, you can be confident that no other thing will overheat it. Turning off ECCp is not the solution. All it does is leave your system stable until you try and build a 3dsm object, or do some heavy gaming.

My advice would be to get your case temp within 2-3c of ambient temp(I am 1-2c hotter than room temp).

Next, get a better HSF. kdcomputers has very nice HSFs(cpc30370, taisol 7600, etc)

Good luck

 

[Assimilator1]

Valhalla1
Definately sounds like you need better case cooling (unless you have very high room temps)

What case fans have you got?

 

[fatalbert]

running DC all the time and right now with a bunch of stuff open and all that a cool 46. Not too shabby

 

[Valhalla1]

retail athlon tbird hsf combo..

there is a fan in the power supply
there is 3 fans in front of the primary 10k scsi hard drive
there is 2 fans blowing on the secondary hard drive.
no other case fans

no other case fans. I run my system 24/7 and have for months on end and have had 0 stability problems including playing 3d games for a couple hours on end. and I ran eccp all night and didnt have stability probs.

I just stopped when I fired up a cpu temp monitor program and saw what the temp was


current cpu temp: 60
current chassis temp: 35

I am interested in knowing where it gets this data, as I never put any thermometer device anywhere in building this system, how does the winbond or whatever msi uses chip get the temps

 

[Assimilator1]

woh! it seems to me you have a load of fans bringing in the air but precious little to exhaust the hot air! ,especially with that 10k scsi HDD (nice btw)

1 thing you can do immedialty is check that the PSU fan is exhausting hot air & not blowing it in
But the main fix will be to fit a case fan at the rear exhausting the hot air ,this should bring all your temps down by about 5c depending upon the fan

re cpu temps there is a temp sensor underneath the cpu (in the socket) which is read by the southbridge of the chipset

btw my temps atm running SETI

Case 23C
CPU 48C
Room temp 24C

This is with an Athlon XP1500(def clk 1.33GHz) @ 1.45GHz

 

[Sukhoi]

You don't have any exhaust fans other than the PSU? :Q

Running 3D games for hours is going to get your CPU to the same temp that SETI or ECCp-109 is going to.

Most Athlon mobo's have a termostat under the socket I believe. That's why the readings are low sometimes.

 

[Valhalla1]

yes the power supply is indeed (churning) out very warm air

the 2 fans I mentioned on the secondary are internal, not intake.. the 3 on the primary scsi are indeed intake. the only intake for the case really.. the power supply is exhaust

i built the system intending to go back and add more fans but I liked that it was realtively quiet as is and rock stable at any load I've thrown at it for extended lengths of time.. I just never knew how hot it was running even though stable

 

[Assimilator1]

Sounds like you might be fitting an extra case fan soon then