Is it ok to run 2500+ at 48-50C continuously?

[nimo]

It seems that nothing I do can drop the temp below 48C

I run my PC 24/7

So is it ok to run it as is or should I stop ?

tnx

 

[Sid59]

still about that jet 7?

reference thread

i find it hard to believe that you really, really have your heatsink on correctly.

 

[nimo]

I?m at the point of giving up on the Jet7 cooler
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Still until I can find a better solution is it healthy to run at 50C 24/7 ?

 

[nimo]

Originally posted by: Sid59
still about that jet 7?

reference thread

i find it hard to believe that you really, really have your heatsink on correctly.

Well the cut out step is over the right part of the socket
I can see no gaps between the HS and the CPU socket
The HS sits firmly in place and doesn?t move
What else should I be looking at ?

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: nimo

Originally posted by: Sid59
still about that jet 7?

reference thread

i find it hard to believe that you really, really have your heatsink on correctly.

Well the cut out step is over the right part of the socket
I can see no gaps between the HS and the CPU socket
The HS sits firmly in place and doesn?t move
What else should I be looking at ?

what thermal grease are you using?
if you are, how much did you apply?

 

[nimo]

Originally posted by: Sid59

Originally posted by: nimo

Originally posted by: Sid59
still about that jet 7?

reference thread

i find it hard to believe that you really, really have your heatsink on correctly.

Well the cut out step is over the right part of the socket
I can see no gaps between the HS and the CPU socket
The HS sits firmly in place and doesn?t move
What else should I be looking at ?

what thermal grease are you using?
if you are, how much did you apply?

Originally I used the supplied thermal paste at about 1mm thick as instructed by the manufacturer

I was told it was too much, I removed the applied paste and reapplied using the ?razor? technique so right now there is less then 1mm of thermal paste

Also there is an 80mm fan on one side of the HS blowing out of the case and the HS fan is at full speed
The MB monitor has the current CPU temp at 49C

 

[AkumaX]

my 2500+ is sitting at an uncomfortable 52c-56c

you might think "something is definitely wrong"...

but im using some crappy coolermaster i got from frys for $10

i've thrown everything at it (prime95, 3dmark2001/2003, seti) and it keeps on truckin

 

[pelikan]

50C is fine. 60C is fine, for that matter. Temp readings off the motherboard are not reliable though. If it runs prime95 for a few hours then the temp is good. If it gets too hot prime95 will fail.

 

[beatle]

Yes. What are your load temps? I've topped 70C on both AMD and Intel (on Abit boards) with no stability problems.

 

[adams828]

Originally posted by: nimo
It seems that nothing I do can drop the temp below 48C


tnx

is that idle? i just got a 2500+/a7n8x-x and the idle cpu diode temp is 39, cpu temp 34, mobo temp 21 (all celcius)

 

[mechBgon]

My car's water temperature is reading 210°F, is that ok?

Depends on the car, the model, the engine in the model, whether it's... you get the idea. Cars are different. Motherboards are different. What's normal for one to read, could be considered a sign of a problem on another mobo.

That said, I run my 2500+ 24/7 at work, and I wouldn't plan on running it at 50C for more than, oh, ten years at a stretch. They're only rated for 85C actual core temp, you know...

 

[jar5tyle]

Perfectly fine I'd say

 

[robcy]

I have an Aero 7+ which is very simmilar to your Jet 7. When I first installed I noticed that my CPU temp went from 45c at idle to 48c, not good considering I replaced an aluminum HS with a 60mm fan. Here is what I did, so forgive the size of the post.

I noticed that the 80mm case fan that extracts air from the rear of the case is sitting right next to the Aero 7+ which sucks air from its sides. What this does is pull up the hot air that comes off the HS and suck it right back into the blower between the case fan and the HS/fan. This is not good since the blower is sucking in air that just came off the HS. I reversed the case fans so that the rear became an intake and the front became the exhaust. I also have two fans on the side of the case, one next to the vid card (also intake), and one next to the HD's (now exhaust). My temp went to 43c idle, which is better but not what I expected. I noticed that the now the back case fan was sucking in the hot air that just came from the PSU, so I added a small flap over the PSU fan so that hot air is pushed up, and small flap on the back case fan so that it sucks air from the bottom side. I also went out and bought rounded cables for everything, and placed all of the PSU cable, and what have you into colored round sleeves. This lowered my idle temps to 38c, and 42c under full load running SETI, now this is more like it. It also quieted my box quite a bit????. Note: I had to spin the blower on the HS so that it would fit on the socket without rubbing on the PSU. I also run my Aero 7+ at around 2500-2700rpm not the 3500rpm max with Artic Silver, so I might be able to lower my CPU temps a little further. My apartment is always kept at 70F.

Just experiment, it is a good HS/Fan, plus they look cool if you have a case window.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: nimo
It seems that nothing I do can drop the temp below 48C

I run my PC 24/7

So is it ok to run it as is or should I stop ?

tnx

Mine runs at 55C 24/7

*EDIT* Oh... and BTW... if you think that sounds high, my socket temp is reading 46C =) 55C is the diode temp. Take that into consideration when you're comparing your temps to someone else's.

 

[Evdawg]

Your temps are fine.. as long as you havnt upped the voltage

 

[myocardia]

Has anyone else noticed that when someone asks an OCing question, he'll get 10 or 15 answers all saying the same thing, but if he asks about his cpu temp, he'll get 15 totally different answers ranging from "turn it off and don't run it until you can find a way to keep it cool" to "how do you keep your cpu that cool"? And the people that give advice on how to lower it all give different methods to achieve the same results, yet they all have seemed to get the results they were seeking? Sorry, it just struck me as somewhat odd, but kind of cool...

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: myocardia
Has anyone else noticed that when someone asks an OCing question, he'll get 10 or 15 answers all saying the same thing, but if he asks about his cpu temp, he'll get 15 totally different answers ranging from "turn it off and don't run it until you can find a way to keep it cool" to "how do you keep your cpu that cool"? And the people that give advice on how to lower it all give different methods to achieve the same results, yet they all have seemed to get the results they were seeking? Sorry, it just struck me as somewhat odd, but kind of cool...

Because some people don't know what they're talking about and they think 50-60 C is a problem.

Then there are some people who realize that when someone here is reporting 50-60 C, that's most likely their socket temp, and the diode temp is probably another 5-10 C higher, putting it up near 70 C which may start creating problems.

What most people don't realize is that AMD says bartons can run 85 C 24/7 with no problem.