Large CPU temperature spike.

[Shadizzy]

Sup, I am not gonna lie to you guys, I am a pure novice when it comes to building systems.

My latest creation with components listed below seemed to be running fine but the first thing I noticed was that the idle temps seem a bit high both for the motherboard and the cpu. Now when i start to play counter strike even for a minute, the temperature of my cpu goes from the 105-109 range to 125-129f, now mind you I am running no other programs except anti virus and the built in nforce firewall.

I understand that when i computer is under load it heats up, but counter strike making it go more than 20 degrees hotter while no other programs are running seems shady. Im just worried about the health of my cpu, the motherboard as you will see in the screenshot also heats up but slower than the processor which is expected.


Basically am I safe using the stock heatsink and cooling that came with the athlon fx-55, the lian li V1100 pc case i have has a 120mm fan right next to it and there is another with the hardrives, plus it has the "revolutionary three bay configuration for heat dissapation (my ass). I would really hate having to pull out the motherboard and installing a custom cooling solution, soo basically I just want to know if I am safe from my cpu being damaged or basically anything bad happening to my computer as a whole.

on a side note, the Geforce 6600GT newegg sent me was DOA soo I sent it back and bought a regular 64meg ati radeon 7000 pci graphics card as a temp solution, since its regular pci could it put a strain on the cpu and make it work harder, well ill leave that up to you to answer

Sorry if this may be ambiguous or down right noobish to ask, and i thank you for any help you offer!

Shadizzy

extra side specs : Im running windows XP my asus bios is version 1003.005, mx 1000 mouse, the cheapest keyboard known to man,

Screenshot of Probe during Idle

Screenshot during counter strike

 

[akira34]

Put the numbers in C and then compare... Looks like about a 10C increase between idle and load temps. That's normal/decent for a processor. I'm running at 33-35C during light load (not idle) and I've seen up to a 10C increase before under heavy load. Under VERY heavy load (close to 100% usage) I've seen almost a 15C increase.

If you want better cooling/temps on your processor, you'll need to get an aftermarket/third party solution.

 

[imported_waldo]

your temps aren't that bad...from what I have heard, the fx-55 runs a bit warm as per AMD style. You should be ok with stock cooling, but aftermarket cooling solutions are usually never a bad idea for a little sanity! But that jump isn't unheard of, especially if you have been playing for a while. You only have a 9 C degree change (just so you know, most people will recognize the Celsius temperature reading more readily than a farenheit reading), which isnt that bad nor something to be concerned about!

 

[Shadizzy]

hmmm thanks for the quick help guys, someone also told me that the pci graphics card puts a load on your cpu for some strange reason, mind you im running cs in open gl , soo maybe when the new 6600gt comes it will be lower, plus!!! the ati 7000 has a heatsink no fan :{

thanks for the help again!

 

[BonzaiDuck]

So far, you don't seem to have much of a cooling problem. So, to what others have said, I say "ditto".

To me, given the investment in parts, even though over-clocking your system may be an acceptance of some risk that they may not live as long as otherwise guaranteed, it is worth some effort to cool down your system as much as possible. Personally, I balk at stepping into the water-cooling arena, but I think my next computer is probably going to use some sort of water or chilled-water cooling.

Even so, H20 cooling adds additional complexity to your system. There are many passive cooling devices, after-market CPU coolers, heatpipes and an assortment of fans to choose from.

 

[HardWarrior]

"Stock cooling, Like a real man!" :laugh: And then you complain that your temps aren't right??? With the money you spent on tht CPU, a nice, aftermarket solution SHOULD seem like nothing. If you really feel your temps are too high and swing too wildly, take it down, repaste it carefully and get yourself a nice HSF like a thermalright.