Is it normal for a Duron 600 @ 600 to be so hot that it would burn your finger?

[RSI]

That's my Aunt's Duron for ya... The store obviously doesn't know jack about putting Duron's together, because I ran it for a little bit (not even very long), and after shutting down, I touched the side of it and it was so hot I nearly burnt my finger, no joke!

I am thinking I should call her up and tell her about this (I didn't mention it when I was back there) and see if she's willing to invest in a better HSF...

It ran for a coupla hours fine (I shut it off, there were no problems) and I also ran it at 666 a bit, and nothing happened.. I guess they are "made" to run hot, but I REALLLLLYY do not like it when a CPU runs SO hot that it burns your finger.

What do you guys think? And can you suggest anything for duron 600? I am thinking Alpha PEP66 or GlobalWin FOP32++...

 

[Kulgan]

Durons run pretty warm, especially overclocked. However it probably shouldn't run hot enough at standard speed to burn off your finger. How's the heatsink temp? From your post it sounds like you have a standard oem fan so the heatsink temp should be pretty close to the ceramic side (purple/brown) of your cpu. If not, then you probably have the most common problem with Athlon/P3 chips - Incorrect mounting. Take a flashlight or bright light source and shine it from the side and see if you see any gaps between the core and HSF. Even if you don't see any gaps, make sure it's not compound filling in the difference. Remount the chip if necessary and be careful the core can be VERY fragile.

 

[DaddyG]

Do your Aunt a favor and get her the TAISOL CEK733092, available direct from TAISOL and its cheap.