noraml cpu temperature?

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i have an athlon XP 1800... when i just got it the fan was loud, and spun at 6800 rpm. the average temperature was 68 degrees celcius. then i got a quiter fan which runs at about 4960 rpm. my cpu temp is now about 55 degrees celcius. what is normal, because everywhere i go i see that it is bad if your cpu reaches 40 degrees celcius. what is going on?
 
Dude, make sure your heatsink is properly seated. Both temps are way out of whack, unless something's wrong with the monitoring software my bets are that the heatsink is slightly lifted off the CPU. It is quite possible to do this with modern socket CPUs, specially because the heatsink fits right only one way...

Depending on your ambient temps, you shouldn't be more than about 10 above ambient at idle and 15-20 above ambient at full load. That's generally a rough and ready guide. Anything more and you're probably courting danger.

Sang
 
shit! how can i test to see if it is my software (came with asus mobo) or the heatsink? how can i see if it is properly seated?


the software will set of an alarm if the cpu gets to 90 degrees c... is this totally off?


thanks
 
90 C is fryland! I'm not sure you'll get an alarm because if the proc hits 90, it'll be close to death. AMD recommends core temps of 70C maximum. If you add loss between the Core and the HSF, that's about 65. Add the loss from the in-socket diode, and you're looking at maybe 60C as maximum temp you can go to.

If you're on Asus Probe (I think that's the name of the software), it's usually off by about 5-6 degrees. Asus Overcompensates for monitoring losses (let's not get into that).

Your temps would likely be at about 50 celsius surface and 56-57 core, which is still high but not cause for panic. You should look at the way the HSF is seated on the proc... Look at this link from AMD. It tells you the right way to mount an HSF onto a proc. Advisable to do the process once yerself, just to be sure...

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/23986.pdf

Sang
 
Please stop using that Heatsink and fan. It is NOT recommended by AMD for use with anything over 1500+. It is slightly quiet, but not good enough for 1800+.

Try out some more resources at AMD's site, to check out more solutions. If you want advice on heatsinks, try out www.dansdata.com. You should be looking at 0.5 C/W or better for the 1800+. If you're taking recommendations from AMD's site, bump up the recommendations by a factor of one. i.e. for an 1800+, look for HSFs rated for 2000+.

Sang
 
OH SHIT!

damn skanks in the comp store! AHHHHHHH!

so now i have to buy a new fan!

shit! this is just great!
 
btw what fan and heatsink that is VERY quiet but also recommended by AMD can you recommend?
 
Volcano 6

I've got an AMD 1800+ with a volcano 6 which is fairly quiet. I originally had a Vocano 7 but it sounded like a Chinook Helicopter and I had a hard time hearing the phone ring over the fan noise.
 
TT is pretty good, The Volcano series is reliable, but I'd still go with a BitsPower NP80D, an AlphaPAL 8045 (beware, this may not fit all boards), or basically something with a really low C/W rating.

Check out DansData. You might have to compromise a bit on sound / cooling power. The more powerful the cooling, the louder the fan (usually)

Sang
 
Using some Taisol ones on a dual XP1600+. The disks make more noise and temp is around 44°C. They are also on the AMD list.
 
Also check to make sure there is some heatsink "gunk" compound (I don't know the technical name) between the CPU and the heat sink. This helps conduct the heat to the sink better.
 
just got back from the shop

got a volcano 7

huge mofo!

anyway, the bios says it is running at 42 degrees C

but asus probe says 53...? what is going on?
 
Lucid: Your temp should be close to 45-46. Which is about normal Idle temp. Ignore Asus Probe temp, and uninstall the program. It consumes a lot of resources, reports temps wrong, and serves absolutely no useful purpose. Volcano 7 is good.

RWhite: No surprises. It's called thermal compound. Arctic silver is the best there is. Be sure to apply a very thin layer, as thin as you possibly can. It's meant to fill in the gaps in the metal.

Remove the heat transfer pad before applying the compound...

Sang
 
thanks all

so why do they supply the prog if it is so innaccurate?

any other programs that work better? i'd like to be able to accuratly monitor my cpu temp....
 
try Motherboard monitor. It reports temps off the sensor without padding up anything.

Asus pads up because they err on the side of caution.

If you want to cool your CPU as well as see the tempertaures/fan speeds, try Vcool.

You'll have to do a search for these on Yahoo! or some such, but easy to find.

Sang
 
i never even thought about my computer temperature...i blow weed smoke at mine, do you think it could overheat my computer?
 
samich17 said:
i never even thought about my computer temperature...i blow weed smoke at mine, do you think it could overheat my computer?
Click to expand...

:) No but it might leave deposits on electronic parts. Seriously.

You're not supposed to be smoking near computers.

Sang
 
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