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What temp do you have your CPU running at?

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TrueBlueLS

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Okay, I just upgraded my computer to a XP1600+ and I'm curious as to what temps everyone else has. Mine's running at about 55C on idle for the CPU temp. Should I switch my HSF from the retail to something different?
 
I presume that it's in the K7S5A in your sig correct? If so I would definitely upgrade to a better cooler as that temp is high for a non-overclocked XP1600+@default Vcore on that board retailcoolers are considered to be better paper weights by many than cooling solutions 😛 BTW what is your case temp like? if it's high you should improve your cooling solution for it as well.
 
Okay, I thought it seemed to be a bit high for it. My case temperature hovers at about 35C. I figured I'd start asking considering the computer has locked up 4 times within the past 36 hours that it's been up and running.
 
With a case temp of 35c, it's about right to have 55c on your CPU. 🙂 Try getting a bigger HSF or better air flow in your case. That helps alot.
 
case temp of <25C would be good. most cpus will run an avg of 20C higher than case temp under load. my case temp is 21-23 and my XP1600+ @1.6g runs 41-42C under load (running Seti 24/7) with default voltage. What is the ambient temp? Case temp should be within a degree or 2 of that. 35C is quite high for ambient temp. the temps will contribute to your lockups- I'd get nervous over 45C. My alarm is set to 50C.
 
The CPU fan will not bring down your case temp. Intake and exhaust case fans will do that. I have 2-80mm fans and a bay fan in the front, and 2-80mm case fan, PSU fan and a slot fan in the back of my case (and an 80mm blowing on my video card). This is how you will bring down your CPU temp. ^T of 20C applies if your case is 20C or 35C. The biggest HSF you can get will still only push 35C air across your CPU. Cool the case first.
 
I let my system run hot and quiet. I've a K7S5A with a Athlon T-bird 1333, quite a hot chip (hotter than yours at about 70W at full load compared with 62W for your Palomino 1600+; see Anandtech's info on power dissipation). I use an Enermax Whisper PSU with adjustable fan speed, the external fan I run at about 2000rpm to keep it quiet, and an Alpha 8045 HSF carefully fitted with a very little Arctic Silver II, with the quietest Papst fan (19CFM output), all tucked away under my desk (keeps my feet toasty warm, not much air circulation though).

At stock speed, 1328MHz on this board, it's usually 33-35C system temp, and 57-59C CPU temp, full load (I run SETI@home 24/7), in an ambient temperature of >20C (all that hot air the PC makes). It's rock solid. Overclocking a little to 1427MHz (75W), it goes up to 35-37C system temp, 61-63C CPU temp. Rock solid. (By rock solid I mean, it never crashes, and as I say it runs 24/7/365.) Even when I let the system idle at stock speed, it still runs warm at 30-32C system temp, 52-54C CPU temp.

Moral of the story, such as it is, is yes, get a better HSF, and be very careful to fit it right with a suitably small amount of compound evenly spread; these chips can run scarily hot at their stock speeds or even with a slight overclock with perfect stability. The only other consideration might be the lifetime of the CPU - at these temps your CPU may have a lifetime of only 5 years' running or so; if you keep it really cool (under 40C) you can reasonably expect it to last several decades' running.
 
My brother's XP1600+ is about 53C idle and near 60c at full load. I built his system and he has 3 antec 80mm fans in the case, 1 in back, 1 in front, and 1 on the side over the CPU. He got a stock TAISOL CGK760172 w/ the stock fan that only moves around 20CFM. I think thats the main problem so I'm planning on giving him mo old black lable delta. My 1ghz T-Bird runs around 26C idle and 48C under full load. My case temp is 22C so that helps. Right now its got a Alpha 6035 w/ a Enermax adjustable 80mm cranked all the way up on it. I'm not too worried but when I OC it I'll get an Alpha 8045. I've yet to test this baby out, hopefully the extra I paid for AXIA stepping is worth it.
 
I am running 51C under full load, 1600+ @1806MHz 1.82v. Case temps 31C, three 80mm and one 92mm fan all running on a 7-volt mod. I have an AX7 with an adjustable 80mm Enermax running at 3300rpm, about 32cfm. This is a very quiet set up, I can crank up all my fans and run under 50C at 1860MHz, but that's just not worth the noise. I use Wpcrset with a 761 chipset, idle temps are 29C.
 
this is one thing I like about intel, not as great a fire hazard. Seriously though, 52c idle is pretty high. Anything above 55c @ full load, is getting crazy. I ran my xp1800 like that with the alpha 8045 and papst 12db fan, when it was overclocked I'd have idle temps around 49 and load temps around 56. Meanwhile my case temp was around 40c. Good circulation should reduce the overall impact of other heat generating components on the cpu, though it may not guarantee substanitally lower -case- temperatures.

currently case temp = 38c, p4 3.1 is 42c idle, 51c full load.
 
My cpu runs about 6 degrees Celsius above ambient (system) temp while crunching Prime95. That's a 2.26 P4 @2805 with water😀.
 
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