Is this temp safe?

[Rahminator]

Basically, I got tired of my loud computer so I decided to replace my SK-6 with 30cfm delta. I wanted something quiet, so I picked up Zalman CNPS 5000 Plus and I'm running it in silent mode (It really is silent) on my XP 1600. Idle temp is 49*C and full load temp is 54*C. I also unplugged the NB fan on my AK31A because it was noisy. Will these factors cause any problems and should I be worried. I'm not into oc'ing anymore. I just want a quiet stable system and I don't care if temps are high or low, I'm only concerned with general stability. Anyone?

P.S. I've used Arctic Silver 2 so temps should drop by at least 1*C (with thermistor's accuracy anyway).

 

[sohcrates]

54C under a load is quite hot, don't get me wrong...but the truth is that it *should* be stable at that temp.

55-60 C is where i would start to worry.

my 1.4 athlon ran at 54C for over a year before i replaced the heatsink

 

[Wind]

CPU f/load at 54C is fine. No worry. My personal preference is not over 65C.

U hv to have some cooling on the NB. Since u remove the fan, do u put a HS there ? Some form of cooling like just a HS is needed to improve stability as the NB can get very hot under long use.

 

[Rahminator]

<< CPU f/load at 54C is fine. No worry. My personal preference is not over 65C.

U hv to have some cooling on the NB. Since u remove the fan, do u put a HS there ? Some form of cooling like just a HS is needed to improve stability as the NB can get very hot under long use. >>



I stressed it some more, the fload temp is 56*C now. I'm content so far b/c no crashes/bsods or anything of that matter .
I just unplugged the fan - the assembly still has a heatsink tho.

Thanks for all the replies .

 

[Wind]

<< I stressed it some more, the fload temp is 56*C now. I'm content so far b/c no crashes/bsods or anything of that matter .
I just unplugged the fan - the assembly still has a heatsink tho.

Thanks for all the replies . >>



Hmm...whts ur case temp ?

 

[FatMan42]

If it's substantially (>20 C) over case temp, you should cool the chip some more. You should be able to add more cooling with the noise being masked by your other componentry (HD, PSU etc.). Lower temps are better, of course - but the point is it's not crashing. Sounds stable to me!

 

[hasu]

My 1.4 GHz/VOLCANO 5/Epox 8k7a used to run at 50 degrees at no load and about 55 on load.
Me too reduced the fan speed to reduce the noise (still the system noise is not very quiet) .. and had to underclock my CPU ... now it works at 100x10.5 = 1GHz ...

New setup gives the temp in the range 50-56 degrees.
But rarely when I do high processor intensive work, it goes to 60 degrees and my Motherboard Monitor starts beeping ...

I am now trying to reduce the case temp, to see any difference.

Edit: All temps are in deg centigrade

 

[Wind]

<< My 1.4 GHz/VOLCANO 5/Epox 8k7a used to run at 50 degrees at no load and about 55 on load.
Me too reduced the fan speed to reduce the noise (still the system noise is not very quiet) .. and had to underclock my CPU ... now it works at 100x10.5 = 1GHz ...

New setup gives the temp in the range 50-56 degrees.
But rarely when I do high processor intensive work, it goes to 60 degrees and my Motherboard Monitor starts beeping ...

I am now trying to reduce the case temp, to see any difference. >>


If u wan quiet fan...sunon, papst and sanyo denki are some high performance fan w/ low noise. Of course, not to mention the panaflo fan.

Yeah...improve case cooling will lower the temp noticeablely.

 

[hasu]

nm

 

[hasu]

contd from above ...

With good case cooling, my CPU runs at 48 deg centigade at normal operation. (1.4G AMD @ 1.4 G).
For this, I am keeping one side cover off the case, and runs two power supply fans and one extra case-fan on rear side, near CPU.

My Enermax EG351P-VE(FC) gives 12.7v on the 12v line. 5v line is also slightly above 5. I was wondering if that can be a reason for this elevated temperatures.