What Temp Is Too High?

[Xor]

I've got an old Slot-1 P3-700 (100mhz fsb) that I've overclocked to 933mhz (133fsb)... with core voltage at 1.80.

I've got PC133 ram and the system seems stable, but Motherboard Monitor has shown me that the temp goes as high as 72 degrees celsius under load. The alarm on MBM defaults to 70 degrees celsius. I've adjusted the alarm to allow 73 degrees celsius before it interrupts the running processes, but is that too high?

I can't seem to find a Slot 1 HSF combo anywhere so I'm using the stock one that came with my boxed processor. Even without overclocking, the chip maintains about 50-53 degrees celsius at idle...

Are Slot-1 processors just plain hotter than others by default? ...and is that okay?

In general, what temps should I expect from any processors? ...with stock cooling? ...and with a nice HSF combo?

 

[Frazas]

The question that you have to ask yourself is if the system is stable... If it is, then don't worry so much. If it isn't, you should be looking for a better cooling solutions. I had that kind of CPU and my cooler was the AlphaP3125 (check this link: [L]http://www.alphanovatech.com/cat_pf2e.html[/L]). For a Slot-1 CPU, you can't beat that performance...

 

[NEVERwinter]

73?? I WON'T even get my CPU to above 60 celcius.... too darn scary

 

[Xor]

Originally posted by: NEVERwinter
73?? I WON'T even get my CPU to above 60 celcius.... too darn scary

That's what I originally thought... every article I read online mentions idle temps around 35 and overclocked, full load temps around 55-60 degrees celsius.

Now that I've been checking my CPU regularly, however, I notice that even at stock speeds my idle temp is around 48 and at full loads I'm at 65 degrees. And this processor has been stable for about two years at those temps. Now that I'm overclocking, everything jumps up about 10 degrees (~58 at idle and up to ~73 under load when the computer does anything intensive... like 3DMark2001).

The system seems just as stable as it was at stock speeds, so....

As long at it is stable, the processor won't just burn itself out (without any warning)... right?

 

[alkemyst]

check the manufacturers website, for intel they list the max temperatures for each stepping.

Also check your 'baseline' temps without any OC'ing. Then OC the chip and watch them, they should go up at most in my opinion 5 degrees, more than that and I have found things prove unstable.