My Duron 700 runs at 42 degrees idle..is that too hot? Is it worth investing in an exhaust blower?
My Duron 700 too hot?
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My Duron 700 runs at 42 degrees idle..is that too hot? Is it worth investing in an exhaust blower?
42 is good 
what is it under load?
so long as it's under 50, preferably under 45, you're doing great
what is it under load?
so long as it's under 50, preferably under 45, you're doing great
How hot the CPU runs is a relation of the amount of heat it produces versus the ambient air temp inside the case near the CPU. if you do not have adequate air flow through the case, you will cause the CPU to run warmer than necessary regardless of the quality of HSF you have on it. In other words, you're thinking in the right direction.....it is just as important to have good fans on the case as well as a good HSF.
seems decent to me, but a little high in my book. When i don't have a/c running and the case abient temp is 88 degrees. my cpu is around 92 degree idle with my alpha on my tbird
42 is fine. Especially without alot of case fans.
I would highly recommend getting a fan, attaching it to the case side lid (cutting a hole is required) and mounting it directly over the processor. Blowing some air right over it heatsink fan/chipset is amazing.
If youre really daring, cut a hole in the top of the case too, mount fan, and voila!
instant heat evacutation!!! <<<
I am amazed how few overclockers modify their cases to support more fans. One fan in front and two in the rear are simply not enough. If you plan on overclocking, try this!
For a Duron 700 that is not overclocked, 42 is too high. I have a duron 600@950 and I am around 42. You might want to make sure that you have proper contact with the heatsink/fan...
Also, I can tell you how many people I see improperly using thermal grease on a duron. Sometimes, thermal tape works better because of the high strength tension clips for socket a heatsink/fans...
I would get another cooler if all is normal. The vantec is excellent. 15 dollars. OR go for the Globalwin for 20-35
check here:
vantec cooler at 2cooltek
or
GlobalWIN
I would highly recommend getting a fan, attaching it to the case side lid (cutting a hole is required) and mounting it directly over the processor. Blowing some air right over it heatsink fan/chipset is amazing.
If youre really daring, cut a hole in the top of the case too, mount fan, and voila!
instant heat evacutation!!! <<<
I am amazed how few overclockers modify their cases to support more fans. One fan in front and two in the rear are simply not enough. If you plan on overclocking, try this!
For a Duron 700 that is not overclocked, 42 is too high. I have a duron 600@950 and I am around 42. You might want to make sure that you have proper contact with the heatsink/fan...
Also, I can tell you how many people I see improperly using thermal grease on a duron. Sometimes, thermal tape works better because of the high strength tension clips for socket a heatsink/fans...
I would get another cooler if all is normal. The vantec is excellent. 15 dollars. OR go for the Globalwin for 20-35
check here:
vantec cooler at 2cooltek
or
GlobalWIN
I have a Duron 750 with a stock HSF running at 32 degrees. I have 2 fans in front and 2 in back. The highest my temp has been so far is 33 degrees so this set-up seems to be doing a pretty good job.
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Antec SX1030B
Duron 750
Epox 8KTA+
SB Live MP3+
Diamond Viper v770
Sony Spressa 8x/4x/32x
64mb pc133 Siemen/Infineon (for now)
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Antec SX1030B
Duron 750
Epox 8KTA+
SB Live MP3+
Diamond Viper v770
Sony Spressa 8x/4x/32x
64mb pc133 Siemen/Infineon (for now)
Yep, that Duron is too hot boy. Get yourself some silver grease and at least a chrome orb and overclock!
I think that overclockers cases are a bit crazy but look at the stuff on overclockers.co.uk to see what I mean.
I think that overclockers cases are a bit crazy but look at the stuff on overclockers.co.uk to see what I mean.
The temps are fine. That CPU specs to 90c!!! :Q Get a GOOD fan, some GOOD grease, and the top blowhole idea is great. While you should work to get the temp down a bit, I wouldn't sweat it.
You guys are worrying too much. I've been running my Duron 600@950 24/7 for months now @53C and don't have any problems. It's a $60 chips I won't lose any sleep over it.
I had a Duron 600 running at 900MHz. I just upgraded today to a Duron 700 that's overclocked to 1GHz. In both cases cooling consisted of front and rear 80mm Dynaeon case fans (intake and exhaust respectively), thermal compound and a Cooler Master DP5-6H11 Heatsink/Fan. CPU temps for the 600 usually hovered around 49C. I just checked the 700 and it's at 43C.
Yeah, that temp is perfectly fine; don't worry about it. My overclocked Duron 600@750 MHz runs around 43C at idle, and I've ran it as high as 850 MHz with temps right around 48C at full load. I'm using the Vantec Socket A cooler from 2CoolTek. It's not the best cooling solution, but it's cheap and effective. My Enlight case has 2 fans -- one sucking cool air in, and the other blowing hot air out. I'm going to try using one of those card coolers to see if I can get my system a few degrees cooler.
42C is NOT GOOD.
I have an Athlon and the bitch runs hot at 600. Your Duron on a lower micron process should not be running at these temperatures- it shows you have not provided adequate cooling. Well, OK THE CHIPS ARE CHEAP. But you'll never get a good overclock out of it.
At least put in a power fan at the back. Get artic silver paste and apply it right. Get a fan from a good overclocker's place, e.g. Chrome orb, alpha pep66, Global win fop38, or coolermaster copper. Your chip should go down plenty, say to 35C.
When I put in a power fan round the back of my Athlon, the difference was incredible. I was getting 53C before. This minute it is 36, yesterday it was 40. Wow!
I have an Athlon and the bitch runs hot at 600. Your Duron on a lower micron process should not be running at these temperatures- it shows you have not provided adequate cooling. Well, OK THE CHIPS ARE CHEAP. But you'll never get a good overclock out of it.
At least put in a power fan at the back. Get artic silver paste and apply it right. Get a fan from a good overclocker's place, e.g. Chrome orb, alpha pep66, Global win fop38, or coolermaster copper. Your chip should go down plenty, say to 35C.
When I put in a power fan round the back of my Athlon, the difference was incredible. I was getting 53C before. This minute it is 36, yesterday it was 40. Wow!
Thanks for all your help guys. The Duron's HSF had phase change thermal compound attached when I got it, and I was advised not to add any more/other thermal grease of any kind.
I only have two other fans in the case, suck in at the front and suck out at the back. I was thinking of getting a exhaust blower..are those any good?
Most people seem to think that 42 degrees C is OK..it hasn't gone above 43 at load. The system temp runs at 32 max. Likewise, is that OK?
Cheers y'all.
jinsonxu
WTF is your problem with me? DO you think your snide remarks will change the TRUTH about socket a cpu temp inaccuracies. For example, for any duron to be running at 32C, your ambient temp would be around 15C. Or 50F.
The temp readings are wrong. Comparing temp readings is a disaster waiting to happen. Everything depends on mb/bios/thermistor placement/etc. It works okay for comparing your own temps(albiet still very inaccurate), but for comparing with other people, it does not work.
People get scared that their chips are running too hot. Why? Because people using the early KT7 bios' and A7V bios' are reporting cpu temps or 32C or lower. And then they go each forum and ask why their chip is running hot. When in fact it is not running hot, rather it is running at near what cpu core temp is. So tons of people are worried about their chip temps, when they should be.
And comparisons with socket A cpu temps should absolutely not be done. The only form of comparison that would be remotely accurate would be this.
Same MB
Same BIOS revision
No mod done to Thermistor under the socket.
Mike
WTF is your problem with me? DO you think your snide remarks will change the TRUTH about socket a cpu temp inaccuracies. For example, for any duron to be running at 32C, your ambient temp would be around 15C. Or 50F.
The temp readings are wrong. Comparing temp readings is a disaster waiting to happen. Everything depends on mb/bios/thermistor placement/etc. It works okay for comparing your own temps(albiet still very inaccurate), but for comparing with other people, it does not work.
People get scared that their chips are running too hot. Why? Because people using the early KT7 bios' and A7V bios' are reporting cpu temps or 32C or lower. And then they go each forum and ask why their chip is running hot. When in fact it is not running hot, rather it is running at near what cpu core temp is. So tons of people are worried about their chip temps, when they should be.
And comparisons with socket A cpu temps should absolutely not be done. The only form of comparison that would be remotely accurate would be this.
Same MB
Same BIOS revision
No mod done to Thermistor under the socket.
Mike
Mikewarrior2
I'm using the same mobo and my gigabyte manager program will say 41 when my mobo BIOS says 48, so no wonder it's so hard to compare BETWEEN computers!
I'm using the same mobo and my gigabyte manager program will say 41 when my mobo BIOS says 48, so no wonder it's so hard to compare BETWEEN computers!
Unfortunately, many of our fellow bbs' users fail to see the wrongs in comparing temps between different computers.
Even comparing temps with a p3(internal diode) is somewhat flaky, since a diode is not perfectly accurate). But it gets tremendously flaky with a thermistor under the socket, and different bios revisions doing different things to the cpu temp readings.
Mike
Even comparing temps with a p3(internal diode) is somewhat flaky, since a diode is not perfectly accurate). But it gets tremendously flaky with a thermistor under the socket, and different bios revisions doing different things to the cpu temp readings.
Mike
Mikewarrior2
That was not a snide remark. I had no intention whatsoever of making fun of you or doubting your stand on the temperature reading accuracies for current CPUs.
In fact, i respect your opinion as you've proven sufficent times that you can explain and back up your stand.
I never refer others to people whom technical knowledge is insufficent and whom i don't trust.
Therefore i don't understand how you got the idea that i was actually making a snide remark about you.
That was not a snide remark. I had no intention whatsoever of making fun of you or doubting your stand on the temperature reading accuracies for current CPUs.
In fact, i respect your opinion as you've proven sufficent times that you can explain and back up your stand.
I never refer others to people whom technical knowledge is insufficent and whom i don't trust.
Therefore i don't understand how you got the idea that i was actually making a snide remark about you.
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