Temperatures of 50C, 60C, and 70C are O.K. with Duron

[RobsTV]

Seems like 1 out of 4 posts is about Duron temperature. People are freaking out at temps in the low to high 50C's. I would guess that 90%+ do not understand this CPU. More and more reports are being made about how well this CPU handles high temperature.

Here is a good overclocking review that actually shows a Duron 600 possibly getting damaged by putting on the heatsink backwards. This caused the temperature to rise well "above" 93C or 200F during testing (measured with KT7 built-in probe under CPU), and the thing still worked!
Overclock or Over-cook Your Socket A Processor

Also, many users are confusing instability with being caused by excessive heat. With these new Durons, that is not usually the case, as it takes a whole lot of heat to affect these. If the temperature is below 70C, heat should be ruled out as the cause of instabilty.

If anyone can provide a link to an article that proves the above wrong, please post it! Guessing that a CPU will not handle the heat means nothing. The proof lies in testing, and tests show again and again, that high temp is no problem with these.

 

[jinsonxu]

I've a question though.

Will voltage supplied affect a CPU's life?

Assuming that i use a peltier that cools the processor to near or below 0 degrees C. If i upp the voltage to say, 2.2volts for a Duron, will it's lifespan be very much affected?

 

[DaddyG]

RobsTV,

Check out Hardocp, they had problems with a 1gig bird failing certain tests with a hsf that didn't cool enough. As I recall the temps were not even close to 60c. The temps spec'd by AMD are almost impossible to measure as its at the center of the die. Its simply not true that temps less than 70c are not the cause of instability.

 

[Fish54]

I'm with DaddyG on this one...while the heat may not damage teh cpu, it can effect it's stability. This is very clearly shown by the fact that you are much more likey to get a higher overclock when using an Alpha or similar heatsink than you are when using a retail heatsink. Both keep the temps under spec, but the Alpha removes the heat from the core much more efficiently. Cheers!
-Fish

 

[Nevin]

DaddyG is right on!

The temperatures that you measure at the rear or side of the CPU can be 5C to 30C below the actual internal die temperature depending on the quality of the thermistor to die contact and the contact point.

Nevin