Safe Duron temp??

[Healey]

I know it's been asked before, but I couldn't find the thread.

What is a safe and acceptable temp to run a Duron 600 at?

 

[Adul]

under under 40C would be safe. The lower the better.

 

[thehammer]

i heard you can take it up to 55c, 50c to be safe.

 

[Serville]

Duron case temperature can resist upto 90C.
Take it lower for safety, but most overclocked Duron/TBird temperature range mostly between 50-55 which is still considered very normal.
Even without overclocking Duron runs at about 44-45 C with bad heatsink, with TBird 800-900 can run at 50-55 C.

So, I believe as long you are still below 60 C, you are still very safe.

 

[purechaos]

My 600 @ 800 stays about 54c/129f all the time. I have had no lock ups at all.... Knock on wood 🙂

 

[fyre]

My D600@968 baths in 52C weather, it's getting a nice tan I guess.

 

[Oreo]

40C for a Duron is not something to aim for, cause it can´t be done. Even at default voltage and speed my Duron 600 went to 40-45C at full load, and now it´s at 61C at full load (at 1GHz 😉). It hasn´t crashed yet, so I don´t think it´s anything to worry about. They are made to take alot more heat than the PIII´s for example and produce alot more heat too so I´d say if you´re under 70C you´re safe.

 

[Cypher]

If you want your Duron at 40C or less try water cooling. My Duron is running 1Gig at 1.85v and hovers around 34-36C depending on load with a room temp of around 28C. You might also want to try putting a copper 'Cap' on the CPU to aid in spreading the heat from the tiny core. Check out the article at www.overclockers.com for details on making yourself the cap.

Ray