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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Temperature Guide(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: PZEROFGH This is a temp guide so you know how hot things should get and how hot things shouldnt get. If your OC'ing or not The Video card is supposed to withstand much hotter temps then your CPU. The older 6*** series from nVidia are known to run much hotter then the new 78** series. As the 8** series from ATI i dont really konw much about them because they are crap and are a waste of money :D Video card Temps Stock idle - 30-40C full - 50-60C if you have a 6*** series you could be running upwards to 80C which is OK. If you are running hotter then 80C or want to do a little more OC but you are getting held back by the heat, you can invest in a third party heatsink and some AS5. You can run up to 100C-120C but no one really wants to run their video card THAT HOT at 24/7 usage. Zalman VF-700cu and the NV silencers are one of the best. With these on, with AS5 of course, your temps should be running 5-10C lower then with stock cooling, and you should be able to OC your video card some more. CPU CPU's shouldnt be running higher then 60C. The AMD 64's are known to run pretty cool. AMD Single core Idle - 20-35C Full 35-50C Dual core X2's Idle 30-40C Full 40-55C The opterons are known to run a little hotter then the X2's or the single core Idle 35-40C Full 40-55C As for Intel, if you OC them you will get really high temps, upwards to 60-70C which then you would want to invest in some decent cooling As for heatsinks, the zalman CNPS9500 or Big typhoon are the beste out there. If you dont feel like spending money for those 30-50 dollar heatsinks, here are a couple of steps to cool down your temps 1) Get a can of compressed air and clean out your exsisitng heatsink of dust, and your case. 2) Rewire some cables so it is cleaner and can get some decent airflow through the case 3) Buy some cheap fans 2-10 dollars and mount them in free fan slots. Case Airflow One of the most important factors when trying to cool down your temps. The ideal setup for case airflow, is mounting some case fans in the front of your case, for intake, or blowing air INTO the case. If your case has a side fan, you want that to be blowing air INTO the case. If your case has a mountable fan in the rear of the case, you would want to place that as EXAHUST, or blowing air OUT of the case. Usually people recommend putting a blowhole at the top, so it would blow air OUT of the case, like a blowhole :bald: lol. Cleaning your wires To start off if you have an IDE hdd you can buy some rounded ones so they arent so big and bulky as the regular IDE cables. What you want to do, is to not have so many wires blowing the fans, and inside your CPU heatsink :amazed: Most people do is put wires behind their mobo rack, or inside the optical drive rack. Having a clean case will make your CPU and GPU very happy people :) As if you fry something because you read what to do in this guide, it isnt my fault. Though if you do break something you should not get back into the computer building business at all. So enjoy your new hardware, and see what kind of temps they get :D Overclocking When your overclocking, that doesnt really raise your temps, what raises your temps is raising the voltage. Usually most people raise the voltage between 1.4-1.6V . Some people are just to scared and rarely even go above stock ranging from 1.2-1.35V . :rolleyes: Stop being babies and make that puppy purrr, for 24/7 use of a computer, you really dont want more then 1.6V on the new AMD 64's and dual cores. For the older XP's and Semprons i heard they can go up to like 1.8V but i still wouldnt even want it that high lol. Raising the Mem voltage also makes your mem hotter and increase the overall temp in your case. Most mem, regular 2.6-2.9V while BH-5 can go upwards to 3V . Hitting DDR500 at very low timings, 2-2-2-5. As TCCD chips dont want more then 2.8V hitting very high speeds DDR600 at not to shabby timings 3-3-3-5 ish . Water Cooling vs Air cooling IF your in a budget and dont have a lot of money, i would suggest a nice third party heatsink, but if you got some spare money lying around, and want to get some decent OC's out of your video card or CPU i would suggest water cooling. For a dual waterblock, CPU and GPU water block defintely go with 2*120mm radiator or a heatercore which i really dont know anything about. Get a decent pump and some tubing, and you got yourself some low temps, but i warn you, if you get those panaflo fans or somethign else at 110cfm 24/7 you wont get any sleep ;) Temperature Programs Everest Home Edition IT is discontinued from the main site, but you will find a lot of 3rd party websites with available downloads :D Motherboard Monitor 5 IF it supports your mobo, its a great program :) Speedfan It sucks, so inaccurate, it makes your chipset fan -148C :D and your voltages will be way off To be most accurate you can check in your bios by pressing DEL at startup Posted by: ilovesocks Yess - finally, a temperature guide. Sticky! Maybe this will cut down on the number of "OMG IS MY TEMPERATURE TO HIGH" or "6600GT Temperature?" threads. Posted by: Flying-Squirrel You could put a few more notes on what kind of temps with OCing you might get and at what lvl stuff would start to get fried. :p Still good post, I am sure others will have suggested add-ons and then lets get this puppy stickied! :) P.S. PZERO like my new sig? Posted by: Mr_Threepwood Whats dangerous for an intel 3.2 prescott series CPU, mine has stock cooling only and runs to about 50 degrees celcius which is fine I know. I was wondering what would be considered dangerous and if i should attempt a small OC on stock, say to 3.4 or 3.6. Any suggestions? My case has OK cooling, wires in the way though. Posted by: filocardhustler Uhuh, so I shouldn't have freaked out so much when my 6800gt hit 74 degrees. Posted by: Flying-Squirrel P4s run hotter and can handle more heat Threepwood so I would say ya go ahead and try to OC that baby. You mainly increase temp when you raise voltage so you may get a decent OC without raising your temp much if you aren't required to increase your voltage by a lot. Unless you are like me and you can't stand having something that isn't pushed to the limit :p lol I am going to try to hit 3ghz with my 3700 sandy this week when my heatsink and ram arrive tomorrow :D If I were you I would get a top of the line heatsink and try to push that biznitch up to 4ghz :eek: Posted by: SHAWN [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Flying-Squirrel [/i] [B] P.S. PZERO like my new sig? [/B][/QUOTE] Your sig is too big. You need to resize the image to 468x120 or you will loose your priviledge. Read the rules Posted by: Flying-Squirrel oh wups my bad i didn't know there were rules for it =( thanx for the info i'll take care of it. Edit: Ok taken care of, now do you guys like it? :D Posted by: crossphyr [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PZEROFGH [/i] [B]This is a temp guide so you know how hot things should get and how hot things shouldnt get. If your OC'ing or not The Video card is supposed to withstand much hotter temps then your CPU. The older 6*** series from nVidia are known to run much hotter then the new 78** series. As the 8** series from ATI i dont really konw much about them because they are crap and are a waste of money :D Video card Temps Stock idle - 30-40C full - 50-60C if you have a 6*** series you could be running upwards to 80C which is OK. If you are running hotter then 80C or want to do a little more OC but you are getting held back by the heat, you can invest in a third party heatsink and some AS5 Zalman VF-700cu and the NV silencers are one of the best. With these on, with AS5 of course, your temps should be running 5-10C lower then with stock cooling, and you should be able to OC your video card some more. CPU CPU's shouldnt be running higher then 60C. The AMD 64's are known to run pretty cool. AMD Single core Idle - 20-35C Full 35-50C Dual core X2's Idle 30-40C Full 40-55C The opterons are known to run a little hotter then the X2's or the single core Idle 35-40C Full 40-55C As for Intel, if you OC them you will get really high temps, upwards to 60-70C which then you would want to invest in some decent cooling As for heatsinks, the zalman CNPS9500 or Big typhoon are the beste out there. If you dont feel like spending money for those 30-50 dollar heatsinks, here are a couple of steps to cool down your temps 1) Get a can of compressed air and clean out your exsisitng heatsink of dust, and your case. 2) Rewire some cables so it is cleaner and can get some decent airflow through the case 3) Buy some cheap fans 2-10 dollars and mount them in free fan slots. Case Airflow One of the most important factors when trying to cool down your temps. The ideal setup for case airflow, is mounting some case fans in the front of your case, for intake, or blowing air INTO the case. If your case has a side fan, you want that to be blowing air INTO the case. If your case has a mountable fan in the rear of the case, you would want to place that as EXAHUST, or blowing air OUT of the case. Usually people recommend putting a blowhole at the top, so it would blow air OUT of the case, like a blowhole :bald: lol. Cleaning your wires To start off if you have an IDE hdd you can buy some rounded ones so they arent so big and bulky as the regular IDE cables. What you want to do, is to not have so many wires blowing the fans, and inside your CPU heatsink :amazed: Most people do is put wires behind their mobo rack, or inside the optical drive rack. Having a clean case will make your CPU and GPU very happy people :) As if you fry something because you read what to do in this guide, it isnt my fault. Though if you do break something you should not get back into the computer building business at all. So enjoy your new hardware, and see what kind of temps they get :D [/B][/QUOTE] its not a bad guide but I think its a little misleading.. first off the threshold for most 6800 series cards is 120.. which means you are probably safe close to that.. even though I don't want my card running that high.. Also you can run your cpu @ close to 60 and it wont hurt it @ all... I myself hardly break 50 anymore with a 3200 @ 2.6 but thats because my cooling is fine but I think its a great guide for all the fools who just can't understand you can look on intel or amds website!!!!! Posted by: Flying-Squirrel Ya I agree with crossphyr, I would definately add into the guide the max temps listed on the AMD and Intel websites as well as: - an upper limit recommendation for low use machines -a general purpose 24/7 use recommendation. For example 120 C max, 80 C recommended for low use machine, 60 C max recommended for a 24/7 use machine preferably 55 or lower. :D Also crossphyr you should edit your post and remove 99% of that quote, we already read the actual post we don't need to see the whole thing duplicated again by you. *** Edit: Here is an excerpt from: The Heatsink Guide [url]http://www.heatsink-guide.com/content.php?content=maxtemp.shtml[/url] [SIZE=1] "[B][SIZE=2]Introduction[/b][/size] This page is there to answer the common question: [i]"My CPU is running at xx degrees, is it too hot?".[/i] Here are the maximum temperatures for the most popular CPUs. Keep in mind that the onboard measurement facilities are often inaccurate and may report temperatures that are too low. This is especially the case with motherboards that use a thermal sensor below the CPU to "guess" the CPU temperature. The temperature values displayed by the BIOS have usually a correction value added, to compensate for this problem - but in some cases this correction value may be too low, or the sensor might not be in good contact with the CPU. This means: If the maximum allowed temperature for your CPU is 95°C, and your motherboard reports a CPU temperature of 90°C, then you are not on the safe side. However, this doesn't mean that you should start to panic when your Athlon XP CPU reaches 60 degrees celsius, for example. Most people tend to underestimate normal CPU operating temperatures - maybe due to overclockers bragging with their super-low CPU temperatures in forums. Also, note that these values are for CPUs that are not overclocked. Overclocked CPUs may run unstable even if their temperature is way below the maximal specified temperature. [b][SIZE=2]What happens if the maximum operating temperatures are exceeded?[/b][/SIZE] If your cooler is insufficient and the temperature exceeds the maximum operating temperature, then this does not mean that the CPU is automatically damaged. With AMD CPUs, you will usually encounter crashes if the CPU is overheated; but these go away as soon as the CPU is cooler again. In the long term, running the CPU at a temperature that is too high may reduce the CPU life, since an overheated CPU is more prone to electromigration - even if it runs stable. With P4 CPUs, the CPU will turn its speed down automatically when it overheats. No damage to the CPU is possible, but the system will get slower while it's hot (which, in some cases, users might not even notice). If you attempt to operate a CPU without heatsink at all, recent AMD CPUs will usually be permanently damaged within seconds, unless special protection circuitry is available on the motherboard. P4 CPUs will run excessively slow without cooler. The purpose of this page is to give you a quick overview of typical maximum operating temperatures for common CPUs. In the case of Intel CPUs, values vary a bit; if you need precise information for one specific CPU model, please use the datasheets on the CPU manufacturer's website, or visit Chris Hare's Processor Electrical Specifications page - there, you will find more details, and also data for more exotic CPU types than the ones covered here. [b][SIZE=2]Higher is better here[/b][/size] On cooling-related websites, lower temperatures typically correspond to better products. On this particular page, the opposite is true: The higher temperatures a CPU can withstand, the less cooling is required. CPUs with low electrical power, but high temperature rating can be used with more quiet and more compact coolers. An example for such a CPU is the Pentium-M, which dissipates less than 25 watts, but may reach temperatures of up to 100°C. The worst-case example is the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.46GHz, which dissipates over 110 watts, but may only reach a maximum temperature of 66°C. Obviously, you need a large and possibly loud cooler here. [b][SIZE=2]The actual data:[/size][/b] [b][SIZE=2]AMD Athlon, Athlon 64, Opteron, Duron and Sempron[/size][/b] All Slot A CPUs (Athlon classic, Athlon Thunderbird) 70°C Athlon Socket A up to 1 GHz, Duron up to 1.3GHz 90°C Athlon "Thunderbird" Socket A 1.1GHz or more 95°C Athlon MP 1.33GHz or more 95°C Athlon XP up to 2100+ 90°C Athlon XP 2200+ and faster 85°C Duron "Applebred" 1.4G and faster 85°C AMD Opteron 69 or 70°C depending on model Athlon 64, 64FX, Sempron Most models 70°C; 65°C for some Socket 939 Athlon 64 models Athlon 64 X2 (dual core) 65°C [b][SIZE=2]AMD K6 series[/size][/b] All K6 CPUs (166-300MHz) and most K6-2/K6-III CPUs 70°C K6-2/K6-III CPUs, model name ending with X (e.g. K6-2-450AFX)65°C K6-2-400AFQ (uncommon) 60°C (!) K6-2+, K6-III+, most mobile K6/K6-2 CPUs 85°C mobile K6/K6-2 model name ending with K (e.g. mobile K6-2-P-400AFK) 80°C The temperatures specified for AMD CPUs max case surface temperatures. These CPUs do not have an internal diode to measure CPU temperature. The accuracy of the CPU temperature measurement depends on the motherboard; therefore, it is possible that the CPU overheats even though the CPU temperature reported by the motherboard is below the specified maximal temperature. [b][SIZE=2]Intel Pentium III[/size][/b] Pentium III Socket 370 500-866MHz, Pentium III Slot 1 (first generation, OLGA) 550-600MHz, Pentium III Slot 1 ('Coppermine') 500-866MHz 80-85°C depending on model Pentium III Socket 370 and Slot 1, 933MHz 75°C Pentium III Slot 1 933MHz 60°C (!) Pentium III Slot 1 1GHz 70°C for newer versions 60°C (!) for older version Pentium III Slot 1 1.13GHz (first version) 62°C (!) Pentium III max temperatures are the maximum temperatures reported by the thermal junction inside the CPU. [b][SIZE=2]Intel Celeron / Celeron[/size][/b] Celeron 266-433MHz 85°C (max. CPU case temperature) Celeron 466-533MHz (0.25µ) 70°C (max. CPU case temperature) Celeron 533-600MHz ('Coppermine) 90°C Celeron 633 and 667MHz 82°C Celeron 700-850 MHz 80°C Celeron 900MHz-1.4GHz 69-70°C depending on model Celeron 1.7GHz and faster 67-77°C depending on model Celeron max temperatures are the maximum temperatures reported by the thermal junction inside the CPU, unless otherwise specified. [b][SIZE=2]Intel Pentium II[/size][/b] Pentium II (1st generation, 'Klamath') 72-75°C depending on MHz Pentium II (2nd generation, 2.0V core), 266-333MHz 65°C Pentium II (350-400MHz) 75°C Pentium II (450MHz) 70°C Pentium II temperatures are the maximum temperatures of the thermal transfer plate (on which the heatsink is installed). [b][SIZE=2]Intel Pentium 4, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium M[/size][/b] Pentium 4 Max. temperature depends much on model and clockspeed, but no clear pattern is visible. Consult Intel's tech specs for information on your particular model. (Lowest: P4 Extreme Edition 3.2GHz with 64°C, highest: P4 Willamette 1.8GHz with 78°C). 64°C - 78°C Pentium M 100°C (!) [b][SIZE=2]Intel Pentium D (dual core)[/size][/b] Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz) 63°C Pentium D 830 and 840 (3.0-3.2GHz) 69.8°C Note: Pentium 4 and Pentium D temperature specifications indicate the maximum cover temperature, which is typically lower than the temperature reported by the internal thermal diode. Therefore, your system may be running fine even if the reported "CPU temperature" in the BIOS is higher than the temperature specified here. This does not mean that you're on the safe side, though. [b][SIZE=2]Intel Pentium Pro[/size][/b] Pentium Pro, 256 or 512K L2 cache 85°C Pentium Pro, 1MB L2 cache 80°C Pentium Pro temperatures are maximum surface temperatures. [b][SIZE=2]Typical maximum power usage of common CPUs and overclocked CPUs[/size][/b] Apart from the maximum CPU operating temperature, the maximum power usage under typical worst-case conditions (thermal design power) is also essential for selecting a suitable cooling system. To find out about CPU power usage, please check out Chris Hare's Processor Electrical Specifications page. There, you will find values for unoverclocked CPUs running at their specified voltage. [b]How can you estimate power usage of an overclocked CPU based on this value?[/b] The theory behind calculating the power usage for an overclocked CPU is very simple: Power usage is proportional to clock speed, and proportional to the square of the core voltage. Before we express this as a formula, let's intruduce the following variables: * Ps is the power usage of the non-overclocked CPU * Po is the power usage of the overclocked CPU * Fs is the clock speed of the non-overclocked CPU * Fo is the clock speed of the overclocked CPU * Us is the default voltage of the non-overclocked CPU * Uo is the voltage at which the overclocked CPU runs Here is the formula: Po = Ps * (Fo/Fs) * (Uo2/Us2) A simple example: We want to calculate the maximum power usage of a Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.33 GHz CPU overclocked to 1.6GHz using 1,9V voltage. From this page, we find out that: * Ps is 70W (max) * Us is 1.75V Also, we know that * Fs is 1.33GHz * Fo is 1.6GHz * and Uo is 1.9V Therefore: Po = 70 W * (1.6/1.33) * (1.92/1.752) = 99.26 W Values calculated using this method are not very accurate, since I/O voltage and FSB speed is not taken into account. However, they should be precise enough to help you decide what kind of power supply and cooling you need. [b][SIZE=2]Disclaimer[/size][/b] The information here is provided WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind. If you are designing a system and need to have accurate information on the maximum temperature of a specific CPU, please rely on the information provided by the CPU manufacturer, and not the information here. Last update: December, 2004. Future CPU models (even if they are marketed under the same name/with the same MHz) as the CPUs mentioned here may have different thermal specifications." [/size] Hope this is helpful, if not let me know and i'll remove it :D Posted by: The_Tobes99 thanks for the link to the heastsink guide with temps, very insightfull & NOW i know that i could have ocd my old duron that run at 60 deg Posted by: Apokalipse I'll talk to the other mods about stickying this thread, although there are a lot of stickies as it is *edit* it's stuck now Posted by: PZEROFGH Hey Thanks apokalipse :) i always thought it was apokalise but who cares. So as long as you get a nice heatsink and some thermal paste, you will most likely be find with your temps :D Posted by: Tyler1989 We needed this sticky but I have my doubts as my 7800 video card idles 47C which is normal you have it towards the full load end. Posted by: PZEROFGH Depends on what kind of cooling you have also, i believe you most likely have stock cooling. The other things that depend are what your CPU temps are, mobo temps, chipset temps, how many hdd's, case fans, optical drives though they dont really give off heat, So basically its different from each system to others Posted by: Mr_Threepwood So should i be worried if my AGP 6800gs is 55 idle and 76 full load? I dont like how the idle temp seems so high, I wish it was 50/71. Is there anything to worry about though considering I have my computer on for about 10-16 hours a day? Posted by: PZEROFGH There is nothing to worry about, but once you start OC'ing or OC some more then what you have right now, i would be considering a third party heatsink, which includes heatsinks or a waterblock Posted by: Flying-Squirrel I have a question, I have speedfan and everest home. My speedfan seems like it is fairly accurate but I would like to check with everest because it seems like the temps that my bios displays are a little hotter than what speedfan says I have. I haven't been able to find any temps in everest though :( Where should I look? Any other good programs that people have experience with that they swear by for monitoring your temps? Also it doesn't appear that my bios shows a temp for my video card, any good temp monitoring programs for video cards? Since I OCed my 7800GTX I would like to know how hot it is getting :) and I am not sure how far I trust speedfan. Posted by: PZEROFGH Use nVidia's drivers to monitor temps. Everest open it up computer sensor :) Posted by: Mr_Threepwood Alright well after doing some further testing this is a weird one. It seems 3dmark05 and ATI tool can take me up to 76 degrees. Doom 3 only takes me up to 65 however with high mode and AA on. Diablo 2 (2d game) takes me to 65 aswell...wtf. Why is it that only 3dmark and ati tool are taking me to bad temps while doom 3 runs 10 degrees cooler? Posted by: PZEROFGH It really just does depend on the program, 3dmark only takes my card up to 57C but BF2 takes me up to 62ishC. Im wondering about Diablo though, are you OC'ing in 2dmode? Posted by: Mr_Threepwood Nope no OCs in 2dmode, I think its because diablo 2 does use direct x 5 or 7 so maybe it does count as a 3d application. As for BF2, I'm getting it this weekend so I'll try and hopefully my temps are under 70, or at least not over 76. PZERO have you tried running the artifact scanner on ATI tool and seeing how high temps you get, for some reason that puts a HUGE stress on the system, Im thinking that will take you up to your bf2 temp. Also I manged to low my temps 4 degrees by opening the window, before my room was about 26 degrees celcius, now its about 20. Ugh this is gonna be one aspect of summer I dont look forward to. Posted by: PZEROFGH yeah i ran the artifact scanner and after each heat up mode it will go up around 5-10C it started at 40, went up to 50, went up to 55, went up to 67C :eek: i need a VF-700cu! Posted by: Mr_Threepwood Hmm well I have a few things I could do to improve heat, here's what I think they are. 1. Case mod my case so that I drill a hole in the backboard so the wires can go through that rather then blocking the airflow. 2. Move my PCI fan cooler to 1 slot up, right now it sits 2 slots below the card as opposed to right under it (wires blocking the way of that PCI slot). 3. Spray some good ol canned air onto the works and clean my room :D. 4. Id rather not do this one, but I could remove the GPU heatsink and apply my OCZ silver paste onto it (I dont have any AS5 ATM, dont wanna spend 15 bucks seeings as I have no income as a student). If I do decide to do the case mod I'll make a post with pics to get suggestions as to how it should be done. Posted by: Flying-Squirrel Ok here is a nubbish question, how do you monitor your temps (my video card temps in particular) when you use a program or run a game to push your components to their limits. For example I would like to know what temp my 7800gtx vid card gets up to while I play BF2. Any ideas? Thanx Posted by: PZEROFGH You could just open your nvidia drivers, open up to the temps section. Run BF2 for an hour and minmize really quick and read the temp lol. Or if you have a secondary monitor, move the temp section box over to the second monitor and you can monitor your temps from the beginning :) Posted by: Flying-Squirrel I am afraid im not cool enough to have a second monitor at home however I do have 2 monitors at work :) one of them is a touchscreen too for doing crap with clients. I guess I could try the quick minimize thing but that seems fairly inaccurate and iffy to me. isn't there any programs that will record temps every so often till you stop it that i could have run while i am in a game? Posted by: idiotec [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PZEROFGH [/i] [B]You could just open your nvidia drivers, open up to the temps section. Run BF2 for an hour and minmize really quick and read the temp lol. Or if you have a secondary monitor, move the temp section box over to the second monitor and you can monitor your temps from the beginning :) [/B][/QUOTE] Um, that's not a good idea. Load temps can drop 5-10 degrees almost instantly, so that's not a good measure of load temps. The best way to check load temps for your card is to use Rivatuner. It monitors temps and creates a graph. After running a game for a while, check the temp graph and as you hover over with your mouse, it will tell you the temps that occurred while you were playing the game. Posted by: Flying-Squirrel Ah yes its nice to get an answer from someone who isn't interested in half-azz work around solutions *coughpzerocough* :p Thanx idiotec, I will definately do that. It is weird I always hear about rivatuner but I never actually downloaded it. Oh well now here is my chance!! :D Edit: P.S. your reply loses all its professionalism as soon as I look a little further down and see your sig idiotec :freak: Posted by: will h4x 4 food its Radiohead! geez Posted by: pizzaboy0023 I have a Sempron 2800+ it runs like in the F 80-high F 90. I that to high for the CPU??? Posted by: Flying-Squirrel Read the opening post of this thread.... then slap yourself.... then quit talking :p [B]Edit:[/B] From Previous post in this thread: [quote]Athlon 64, 64FX, Sempron Most models 70°C; 65°C for some Socket 939 Athlon 64 models[/quote] You say that yours "runs like in the F 80-high F 90." This converts to 27 to 32 degrees celcius which is really very low and not even remotely close to the limits which we had posted earlier in this topic. Read the other posts before you start babbling about your own situation that was already answered if you would have read. :D Posted by: nitestick just pointing out that BH-5 can take up to around 3.5v. a good way to keep temps down is (logically from what pzero has already said) is to try and lower the operating voltage of your cpu a.k.a burning in. Posted by: Chazzer3 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PZEROFGH [/i] [B] if you have a 6*** series you could be running upwards to 80C which is OK. [/B][/QUOTE] so, my 6800gs, running at 79-82 is okay...?! it just seems a lot! Charlie - Posted by: rama cpu amd 2600 very hot brought down to 2000 still 60 idle and 63-65+ at load gfx 6600 gt 60 idle and 70-80 load even after keeping case open also accumulating dust have stock heatsinks cant use big ones as MB has no HS mounting holes can't play games for long as alarm goes off what to do all temp in Cent Posted by: Apokalipse get some arctic silver 5 for the CPU Posted by: anons Nice Job. Posted by: PZEROFGH Reseat the heatsink most likely there isnt strong contact between the two Posted by: PZEROFGH Hmm With the new 7900GT and GTX, and the X1900XT/X, I have seen that these GPU's run on the high side with the stock heatsink. Around 50-60C idle, and 70-80C load. Which is plenty alright, seeing it's stable to 125C :p. Then again that's what you get for super overclocked cards :classic: Can't Edit post :mad: Posted by: JoshSB Wow, very nice read, makes me feel assured since my 3800+ X2 is at 45 on full load and 34 on idle, the GPU is around 42 idle and around 50 full load, not bad at all. Posted by: GhettoVet Just sharing this photo I dunno if this is accurate but its got me stuffed y its showing that its this hot it went from about 80 to 100 in around 2 minutes just in the bios screen. Posted by: barbiedoll1973 OK this may be a silly question but how can I tell what the temperature on my computer is? Posted by: Jax WOW! Thanks for info dude...i learnt so much frm this topic :o Posted by: jboyJr Hello, My tech forum friends:classic: I have an 754 Socket AMD Sempron 2800+ CPU.I really only play Halo and UT2004, so I don't need to overclock.{So my point is that if you don't overclock the cpu it will be much more cooler} :) Posted by: PZEROFGH [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jboyJr [/i] [B]Hello, My tech forum friends:classic: I have an 754 Socket AMD Sempron 2800+ CPU.I really only play Halo and UT2004, so I don't need to overclock.{So my point is that if you don't overclock the cpu it will be much more cooler} :) [/B][/QUOTE] The only reason that it will overheat is because you raise the voltage to make the overclock stable. But anyways if you don't overclock it will be cooler. :) vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |