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| 87764 | 2002-10-10 06:31:00 | I recently bought a Athlon XP2100 chip. My Asus Probe facility tells me that at one point this afternoon, it reached 72.5 C\ 164 F and [ I think ] triggered the shutdown facility in the A7V333 motherboard. At the moment it has climbed from 32.C at boot to 49.C and seems to be holding there. I decided to try running the computer without the cover on to assist in cooling things down. I have installed a better fan and heatsink than that which shipped with the CPU. So: What are the optimum running temps for a chip of this size and short of cutting holes in the case, what can I do to help cool it down ??? cheers. |
Dataseeker (1289) | ||
| 87765 | 2002-10-10 06:53:00 | they do run quite hot. provided you have a resonable heatsink and used some decent thermal paste, have an AMD style power supply, exhast case fan and no big air restictions it should be fine. did taking the side off the case inprove it at all? what was the case temp? and if poss the room temp? |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 87766 | 2002-10-10 11:25:00 | I have an Athlon 1300 that runs at a constant 68. As the previous poster said did you use a good thermal paste. Also taking the cover off can disrupt a proper air flow and is not recommended. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 87767 | 2002-10-10 11:48:00 | I was having problems with my computer locking up and it never seemed to get hotter than 52 deg. I have finally removed the side cover and it hasn't locked up since. While it might not be recommended at least it means I can use it for more than just a paper weight. | Gorela (901) | ||
| 87768 | 2002-10-10 18:56:00 | My 2000+ runs at about 50degrees constant, but while playing games can get up to as much as 57degrees, you learn not to worry about it after a while ;) If only my machine was a bit quieter ;) it sounds a bit like an aeroplane at times ;) - David |
DangerousDave (697) | ||
| 87769 | 2002-10-10 21:15:00 | That's a bit too high and it's not even summer yet.. can't imagine what it will be like in summer... What type of HSF r u using? Make sure the HSF is sitting on top of the CPU flat with thermal paste in between. Check your HSF rotating speed... Try Volcano7+ from Thermaltake, the whole HSF is all copper and there are 3 settings for fan speed. If all else fails, try http://forums.overclockers.co.nz Cheers |
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