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| Thread ID: 51180 | 2004-11-14 01:31:00 | What temp should an athlon 64 3200+ be when idle? | Wilky (776) | Press F1 |
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| 291541 | 2004-11-14 01:31:00 | I was monitoring my CPU temp, and it said it was 50 degrees, idle. Is this normal? I thought that it seemed a bit hot, so, worried, I powered down and touched the heatsink, and it felt about the same temperature as my arm, around 37 degrees. What temp should the CPU be when idle? Do I have an inaccurate motherboard heat sensor? Because it seems like it, having felt the heatsink and it not feeling anywhere NEAR 50 degrees. My motherboard is an MSI K8N Neo Platinum- do they tend to have inaccurate sensors? Thanks in advance. | Wilky (776) | ||
| 291542 | 2004-11-14 01:37:00 | Im not really sure, but my Athol XP 2100 idles at ~ 60 degrees. I think Athlons tend to be hot. | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 291543 | 2004-11-14 01:51:00 | Wilky - I wouldn't worry about that temp... The Athlon64 should have a better heat transfer with the flat design than an AthlonXP but they all run pretty hot. |
HadO (796) | ||
| 291544 | 2004-11-14 01:54:00 | mejobloggs - your one is pretty hot - that should be idling around 40-50 degrees - depending on room temp... If the system is running smoothly and not restarting under load then it could just be an inaccurate sensor. |
HadO (796) | ||
| 291545 | 2004-11-14 02:09:00 | I haven't tested it under load yet- I finished building it yesterday and I'm installing stuff still. I'll give it a test under load later tonight. I think Doom 3 should do the trick... | Wilky (776) | ||
| 291546 | 2004-11-14 02:14:00 | > mejobloggs - your one is pretty hot - that should be > idling around 40-50 degrees - depending on room > temp... > > If the system is running smoothly and not restarting > under load then it could just be an inaccurate > sensor. I think it has something to do with my motherboard not supporting the halt command thing. I have installed Cooler XP to try and fix that, and it helped about 10 degrees or something. It idles at about 55 instead of about 65. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 291547 | 2004-11-14 02:14:00 | If you've got some type of monitor software that came with your mobo it might be an idea to install it and watch your temp as your installing countless apps etc - this will give you some idea of the load temps - but yeah a good session of Doom3 with the details up high is always a good stress test. If there is an option to set a maximum temp in your BIOS you should also set this as a failsafe.... What model is your Athlon64? You can get max operating temps from the AMD website for particular models but I would set the max (if possible) well below this... about 20 degrees less... |
HadO (796) | ||
| 291548 | 2004-11-14 02:19:00 | I had a 2000+ Athlon XP TBred and it would run 40-45 idle and around 50-55 full load - this is with a multitude of fans and beefy copper heatsink. It all depends on the room (air) temps, air circulation inside your case, your heatsink etc. Lower is better but if its not restarting or freezing under big loads it should be ok. |
HadO (796) | ||
| 291549 | 2004-11-14 02:51:00 | its summer time, pc's tend to get a tad hotter during summer..... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 291550 | 2004-11-14 03:01:00 | Huh. After a good 10-15 minutes playing Doom 3 maxed out, the CPU temp went up to 52 degrees. Odd. | Wilky (776) | ||
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