Is it hot in here?..Or is it just me?

[MigAce312]

I have an AMD 1Ghz T-Bird @ 266 FSB. No special stepping or anything. No overclocking or anything. Mobo is an Asus A7M266. Everything is default...no voltage change or anything done. This cpu is running at 61 degrees celsius (while doing things like posting this). The case temp is 32 degrees celsius. My cpu cooler is a Vantec 62540D. It has a 60mm Delta Fan running at avg. 7200RPM (loud as hell). Is this normal or is my system on fire?

 

[VeggieMan]

With that vantec and a 7200 rpm fan on an older core TBird, you should be running temps around 40C. I would check my heatsink grease, add some if you dont have any, check the mounting of the hsf, make sure its contacting properly, and if so, maybe consider adding a suckhole with a fan over your cpu in the side of your case.

 

[VeggieMan]

Try running your voltage at -.1v if you can.. that will help your temps...

 

[Zap]

Besides checking/reapplying the heatsink compound, check to make sure the HSF is seated all the way. Don't know about that Vantec cooler, but I've seen problems with coolers which clips on to all three lugs on each side of the CPU socket. Some heatsinks are large enough that there is a notch in each end for the clip to come out of, and if the clip then extends to each side to engage the side lugs if the heatsink isn't properly centered the sides of the clip may sit underneath the heatsink.

Another thing to check... if your CPU temperature is being reported properly. Motherboards don't necessarily report the temperature properly. A friend of mine has a P4 in a Soltek board, and the CPU temperature stays at 0, LOL. I have a VIA C3 system where the CPU temperature is reported as much lower than the motherboard/ambient temperature. To more accurately check the temperature you'll need something like those LCD displays with a thermister on a wire.

Since not overclocked, VeggieMan's suggestion of lowering voltage is a good one.

If all else fails, pick up an Athlon XP 1600+ for cheap and some cheap HSF like the ThermalTake Volcano 7 - probably $70-80 out the door. This CPU doesn't run as hot as the Tbirds and the Volcano 7 is more than adequate to cool it at default speeds. As a bonus you get a nice speed boost.

 

[MigAce312]

Veggie,

My voltage is at 1.76v. Did you suggest I run it 0.1v less than what it is or at -0.1v? I got my temp CPU down to 50 degrees celsius...the hfs was full of dust. What I really wanna do is get my temp low enough so that i can overclock...wouldn't lowering my voltage take me farther away from overclocking?....please bare with me peeps...I'm a noob Also, I'm getting all my readings from Motherboard Monitor 5.

 

[zephyrprime]

Sometimes it's dust that's the problem. Otherwise, it's gotta be the grease. Are you using a thermal pad or something?

 

[Zebo]

I don't believe your sensor is working correcly. Try what the others have said and applying atric silver (thin coat -to both substrates).

I run the cheapest cooler $3 globalwin and undervolt the fan to 7 volts so I don't hear it and tops is 55C OC chip.

 

[MigAce312]

I think I'm ready to OC. I have my CPU temp down to 43 degrees celsius (I lowered the voltage to 1.65v). The voltages on VIO and VIO1 are at their max. How can I start overclocking it? Anyone have a diagram of the frequency dip switch configuration for an Asus A7M266?

 

[Jeff7]

You should probably have it running in the 40-50C range at default voltage and speed before trying to overclock, as this will require even better cooling.
The 1GHz+ T-birds put out a lot of heat just so; overclocking it will almost certainly require above-default voltages.
Do you have Arctic Silver or are you using a thermal pad? Think you missed that question when someone asked it earlier.
If you are using a thermal pad, ditch it and get some Arctic Silver III.

The voltages on VIO and VIO1 are at their max.

I think those are for the RAM; do you know what voltage they are actually set to now?

 

[MigAce312]

I think those are for the RAM; do you know what voltage they are actually set to now?

VIO is set to 2.9v and VIO1 is set to 3.56v. Has anyone done or seen the multiplier dip switch mod on an Asus A7M266?