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| 719316 | 2008-11-11 01:03:00 | I have PC with an Athlon XP 2400 and 2gig RAM, running Windows Home Server. ASUS Probe is consistently reporting the CPU temperature to be around 52degrees C, which seems a little warm to me. Any comments or suggestions? | Tony (4941) | ||
| 719317 | 2008-11-11 01:06:00 | Sounds fine to me. My CPU sits in the high 60's sometimes. I caught it in the low 70's a little while ago which had me a touch concerned. 50's are smallfry though, nothing to worry about. Just read that the official limit for temp is 85C. But someone suggests to keep it in the 60's if you can. Bottom line: Don't worry, it's fine. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 719318 | 2008-11-11 01:06:00 | Thats not hugely hot, but could be cooler. Cleaned dust out of the case, and made sure that the temps are teh same in the BIOS? You may need to clean/reapply thermal paste to the CPU/heatsink. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 719319 | 2008-11-11 01:35:00 | Thats not hugely hot, but could be cooler. Cleaned dust out of the case, and made sure that the temps are teh same in the BIOS? You may need to clean/reapply thermal paste to the CPU/heatsink.I wondered about the thermal paste. This is newly (re)assembled, so I'll check it out. I raised the issue because on my main PC the temperature is reported as 28°. Oddly, on the main PC the CPU is 28° and the mobo is 40°, whereas on the WHS beast, the CPU is 52° and the mobo is 25° :confused: I'll check the BIOS as well. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 719320 | 2008-11-11 01:50:00 | Try using Speedfan (www.almico.com) to get temps. The Asus utility isn't always accurate. The other temps seem suspicious to me, 40C may be right, but 28C for a CPU that's not water cooled or underclocked seems quite low. Also bear in mind when comparing that temps change from idle to load. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 719321 | 2008-11-11 06:23:00 | I've used Speedfan. The problem I have with it is that (unless I'm missing something) it just uses terms like "fan1", "fan2", without any indication of which is which. I started to have a look at dismantling the fan/heatsink/processor, and can't quite see how I separate the heatsink from the base. It is obviously clipped somehow, but I can't see (largely because the access is quite restricted) how it unclips. It looks like I might have to remove the mobo to get access, but I don't want to do that if I can avoid it. Clues, anyone? I've also corrected the typo in the thread title. :blush: |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 719322 | 2008-11-11 06:28:00 | Open the case, then try using the up/down arrows to slow a fan down. See which one slows. A CPU fan is normally about 2000RPM. How do your speeds compare to mine (www.imagef1.net.nz)? Does the case have fans? |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 719323 | 2008-11-11 07:43:00 | If you can't just lift it off, you may find that your HS has been bonded to the CPU with thermal compound, in which case I'd just forget about it. You can get it off, but might not be worth it. Anyhow, the mid fifties aren't anything to be concerned about at all. Start getting worried if you regularly see it in the late sixties. Also, ask it to send my regards to Jimi Hendrix while you're at it (har har). You don't need to worry about fan speeds, just the temps. Are they the same temps in speedfan as you're being shown in the Asus tool? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 719324 | 2008-11-11 09:46:00 | If you can't just lift it off, you may find that your HS has been bonded to the CPU with thermal compoundI am sure it is removable; I just can't see how it unclips. On my Athlon 5600 in an AM2 socket, there is a lever that rotates and releases the pressure - there doesn't seem to be an equivalent on the 2400. I'm not going to obsess about this. I just thought it would be good to lower the temp a bit if I could. |
Tony (4941) | ||
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