Operating Temperatures for Athlon Cpu

[Sarrkazztic]

Does anyone have any info on the proper operating temperature range of a 1.2ghz Athlon cpu 200mhz fsb. Last night mine was running at 136 degrees fahrenheit....the ambient temp in the office was kinda high...the machine was performing fine but I am just curious as to where I should be running this at...I did not use any after market thermal paste on this because there was some preinstalled on the heatsink should I clean this off and get some arctic silver? The cpu came with a coolermaster hsf should I upgrade? and if so what do you reccomend...I have heard nothing but bad reviews on the golden orbs.

[magtecln]

though the tbirds are rated up to about 95°c, amd recommends a running temperature of 30-50°c ... try to keep it below 60°.

arctic silver is a very good paste and should cool the processor by a few degrees (dont expect amazing rezults though).

as for a different heatsink, check amd's recommended thermal solutions list.

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[Ridgerunr]

I have the same PCU in my latest build. The temp on mine runs between 46c-49c. I use the new Thermalright SK-6 HS with 5200RPM Sunon fan with Artic SilverII. I could get a couple of degrees cooler with the Delta high output fan,but don't want the noise My personal thoughts on ANY of the "orb" 'sinks is mostly glitz n' glimmer. Read many reviews that don't think much of them.

Ya' might want to take a look over at
www.plycon.com
Have had good buying experiences with them.

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[Dickster]

I've got a 1.4hz, and it runs around 50C at the chip socket. It rises to 55c during heavy use (3D games). The system temperature runs around 32c. I have a Cooler Master heat sink and fan, not sure of the model number offhand.

Out of curiosity, I looked at the AMD Thermal, Mechanical, and Chassis Cooling Design Guide, and it doesn't list a socket temperature, but states that the heatsink plate temp should not be above 70c. The proper way to measure this is to drill a hole in the heatsink and install a thermocouple.

Another interesting statement from the AMD guide, regarding case fans: "A front cooling fan is not essential. In some extreme situations, testing showed that these fans recirculate hot air rather than introducing cold air".

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[This message has been edited by Dickster (edited 09-12-2001).]

[magtecln]

1.4/266 tbird, thermaltake volcanoII hsf, arctic silver II, inwin s500 case with two extra 80mm fans. cpu temp is 45°c at idle, about 50°c under full load. system temp is normally 26-29°c.

keep in mind that this thing sits in a basement that is a lot cooler than the rest of the house.

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personally, i think christ is a can of spam; spam is infinate and has no age. coagulation is modern day nectar and the key to immortality. but then, i also think that pre-columbians had it right: the world is flat - its a huge petri dish.

[Dickster]

You're right, mag, the room air temp directly affects the system temperature. The room where my PC resides was around 75-80F to get the temps I listed above. By the way, I also have an Inwin S500 with front and rear 80m fans.

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[Sarrkazztic]

I have done some experimenting tonight and I am running between 50-55 degrees celcius with the side panel on....I have taken it off and it is about 2 degrees cooler and I have also blown a box fan into it and it cools down to about 43 degrees. The ambient temp in the room is about 80 degrees fahrenheit.....I may have to upgrade the hsf