Cooling the AMD AthlonXP CPU.

kinko · 08-24-2004, 10:22 PM

I was just wondering, I have a AMD Athlon XP +2200 (not overclocked) running with a temperature of about 50 C (with the standard heatsink and fan it came with). I wanted to know if that temp for the CPU was to high and would damage it over time.

If so, do any of you know of a good fan/heatsink that would bring my temperature down. One company I've been looking at is CoolerMaster.

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MSI K7N2 Delta nVidia nForce 2 chipset
AMD Athlon XP +2200
512 mb Kingston Dual RAM
ATI Radeon 9600 SE

Gl\l0m!$h · 08-24-2004, 11:48 PM

that temp is ok but it kinda high try newegg for heatsinks they usually have good ones

Raekwon · 08-25-2004, 05:53 AM

well, no, it wont damage your CPU, but it would be a good idea to get better than stock cooling, because most stock cooling sucks

ICS · 08-25-2004, 09:09 AM

Quote:

3DMark01 - 4104

how is that possilbe?

overclocker1 · 08-26-2004, 04:31 PM

i agree with raekwon, most stock coolers suck so try to get a cooler that doesnt die on you so quickly, cause i had a heatsink that cooled up an amd3000+ and it died on my with my 2400+. lol

bobojuice · 08-26-2004, 04:45 PM

Go check out newegg, you can get some pretty good coolers for under 20 bucks.

ICS · 08-26-2004, 06:25 PM

but dont cheap out

OIDanTheManIO · 08-26-2004, 07:38 PM

speaking of which, i have an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ w/ Barton Core. at idle. the temp is 60-70 degrees Celcius. sumhow i get the feeling that my mobo is giving me false readings. is it?

ICS · 08-26-2004, 08:06 PM

use motherboard monitor, or use a therm, to read the temps right at the base.

OIDanTheManIO · 08-26-2004, 08:23 PM

I just replaced my CPU Thermal Compund and I am currently using CPU CooL to measure the temps of my computer.

08-24-2004, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
kinko Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2	Cooling the AMD AthlonXP CPU. I was just wondering, I have a AMD Athlon XP +2200 (not overclocked) running with a temperature of about 50 C (with the standard heatsink and fan it came with). I wanted to know if that temp for the CPU was to high and would damage it over time. If so, do any of you know of a good fan/heatsink that would bring my temperature down. One company I've been looking at is CoolerMaster. --------------------------------------------------------- MSI K7N2 Delta nVidia nForce 2 chipset AMD Athlon XP +2200 512 mb Kingston Dual RAM ATI Radeon 9600 SE

08-24-2004, 11:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gl\l0m!$h Super Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 372	that temp is ok but it kinda high try newegg for heatsinks they usually have good ones __________________ <i>Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups</i>
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08-25-2004, 05:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Raekwon Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 671	well, no, it wont damage your CPU, but it would be a good idea to get better than stock cooling, because most stock cooling sucks __________________ <img src=\"http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/HAVOC2k5/Sempron_Userbar.png\">

08-26-2004, 04:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
overclocker1 True Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 130	i agree with raekwon, most stock coolers suck so try to get a cooler that doesnt die on you so quickly, cause i had a heatsink that cooled up an amd3000+ and it died on my with my 2400+. lol __________________ My blue box: Gigabyte GA7N400-L mobo Nforce2 Ultra 400+MCP Chipset 500 Watt Max Power Supply Athlon xp 2500+ Barton Core (O.C. @ 2.413ghz)With Stock Fan Kingston 512Mb DDR PC 3200 Ram Infineon 512Mb DDR PC 2700 Ram Running at DDR 400 Sapphire Radeon 9600xt 256mb DDR (O.C. @ 600Mhz Core/700Mhz Clock) LiteOn 8x +/- DVDRW Burner Samsung 16x Max DVD-ROM Maxtor 40+15 Gb 7200 RPM HDD Operating System: Windows xp Pro/Longhorn Mod

08-26-2004, 06:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
ICS True Techie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 229	but dont cheap out __________________ AMD 64-Bit 3000+ @ 2.4 skt939 1GB PDR Patriot PC4200 Ram @ DDR535 Dual Channel STOCK CPU FAN + STOCK VOCORE ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe X2 Chaintech 6600GT SLI (550/1200) WD Raptor EP (4.5ms seek) NEC Dual Format DVD-RW +/- Thermaltake Tsunami OS: Windows XP Pro v.SP2

08-26-2004, 07:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
OIDanTheManIO Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,848	speaking of which, i have an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ w/ Barton Core. at idle. the temp is 60-70 degrees Celcius. sumhow i get the feeling that my mobo is giving me false readings. is it? __________________ <a href=\"http://oi-forums.com/index.php?topic=187.0\"><img src=\"http://img171.echo.cx/img171/2096/getopera9zg6jw.png\"></a>

08-26-2004, 08:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
ICS True Techie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 229	use motherboard monitor, or use a therm, to read the temps right at the base. __________________ AMD 64-Bit 3000+ @ 2.4 skt939 1GB PDR Patriot PC4200 Ram @ DDR535 Dual Channel STOCK CPU FAN + STOCK VOCORE ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe X2 Chaintech 6600GT SLI (550/1200) WD Raptor EP (4.5ms seek) NEC Dual Format DVD-RW +/- Thermaltake Tsunami OS: Windows XP Pro v.SP2

08-26-2004, 08:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
OIDanTheManIO Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,848	I just replaced my CPU Thermal Compund and I am currently using CPU CooL to measure the temps of my computer. __________________ <a href=\"http://oi-forums.com/index.php?topic=187.0\"><img src=\"http://img171.echo.cx/img171/2096/getopera9zg6jw.png\"></a>

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