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Author: Dr.G
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Subject: CPU Temperature Monitoring & Limits
AMD rates the XPs as being "Perfectly Normal" at under 90 dgerees celcius I
believe (Go to thier site for more info)

So. yes. You have a very powerful CPU that runs VERY hot. But it should be
stable. So...



----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:42 AM
Subject: RE: Re: CPU Temperature Monitoring & Limits


> Yeah I have just about given up... It works fine and I have not crashed

yet.
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Dr.G
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:09:31 -0700
> To:
> Subject: Re: CPU Temperature Monitoring & Limits
>
>
> I have almost the exact same set up you do, except I have a 1800+. Your

CPU
> is running at normal temperature. They just run freaking hot as hell. The
> only thing you can do is water cool it to get it to a lower temp.

Otherwise
> your pretty much SOL. That is the reason, in fact, I am switching to a P4
> 1.6B (cause you can OC the hell out of it) at it runs about 90 degrees
> farenheit, standard. I do not need a heat lamp for a PC.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Lauer" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:58 AM
> Subject: RE: CPU Temperature Monitoring & Limits
>
>
> > Any thing cooling those drives?
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [mailto:jon@unfm00.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:05 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: RE: CPU Temperature Monitoring & Limits
> >
> >
> > Man I hate to get started on this subject. I built a AthlonXP with the
> problem below:
> >
> > "amd 2100+
> > asus a7v333
> > pc-3000 512mb cl 2.0 @2,2,2,5T
> > gforce 3 PNY (not a TI card)
> > 4 ata/133 Maxtor 40g drives two are Raid level 0
> > volcano 7+ Heat sink fan 6500rpm/copper heat sink
> > 4 intake fans three exit fans including power supply
> > 350watt power supply.
> > latest bios 1007
> > artic silver goop
> >
> > Processor runs at 1755mhz due to a factory overclock of 5mhz by Asus.
> >
> > At any rate the box is fast, very fast, but my question is its running
> hot, and no mater what I have tried it still runs hot. Idle about 57°c and
> 63°c full load. The threshold for the Amd xp 2100+ is 90°c. so this is

what
> I have done.
> >
> > I have tried two different Asus a7v333 mobo, same temp readings, two
> different 2100+ processors, two different 350watt power supplies, i have
> tried the oem heat sink & fan that came with it and my volcano 7+ runs
> faster and cooler, still hot. tested my friends 1800+ and he ran in the

40s
> with my setup. My room Temp is about 80-82°F. I replaced all the fans in

the
> chase with 2600rpm 80x80xwhatever fans, that supplies a little more

airflow
> along with the power supply that has the extra fan in it. All my cables

are
> tied off and out of the way for maximum air flow. But the damn thing runs
> hot. I'm reasonably sure that I'm not overclocking anything.
> > vcore 1.75
> > cpu/pcibus 133/33
> > cpu/mem raio 4:5"
> >
> > After I did some research, Asus stands behind thier boards and said any
> temp below 70°c is fine. I'm still not to happy about my temp being in

the
> 60s. But I have been running this computer for over a 4week and I have not
> had it crash yet, even after 8hours of compiling.
> >
> > http://unixmafia.port5.com/news/00211001.html <--- this guy had the

same
> problem just with an older board, and I have that board at it to runs at
> 60°c all the time.
> >
> > Does anyone else run any asus mobo?
> >
> > jon
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: George Toft
> > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:26:44 -0400
> > To:
> > Subject: CPU Temperature Monitoring & Limits
> >
> >
> > Where can I find recommended CPU temperature limits for an AMD Duron? I
> > have the AMD Duron Processor 3 Technical Specification Sheets, and all
> > it says is "Maximum die temperature 90C." Recognizing there is a
> > thermal gradient between the CPU and the temperature sensor, does anyone
> > have any ideas what the maximum temperature I should experience for a
> > healthy PC? I have not found any concrete numbers on the 'Net.
> >
> > I configured "sensors" yesterday, and wrote a script to log system load
> > and CPU temp over time, which results in this output:
> > 06-17-2002 06:47:00 0.09 95.5°F TX: 271kbps RX: 150kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:48:00 0.19 96.1°F TX: 270kbps RX: 194kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:49:00 0.13 96.1°F TX: 271kbps RX: 185kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:50:01 0.21 96.1°F TX: 264kbps RX: 201kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:51:00 0.24 96.4°F TX: 201kbps RX: 240kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:52:00 0.37 97.2°F TX: 270kbps RX: 193kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:53:01 1.17 103.5°F TX: 272kbps RX: 176kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:54:00 0.76 105.3°F TX: 269kbps RX: 204kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:55:01 0.66 107.2°F TX: 259kbps RX: 209kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:56:01 0.84 110.1°F TX: 272kbps RX: 200kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:57:01 1.85 111.4°F TX: 270kbps RX: 177kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:58:01 1.62 112.3°F TX: 269kbps RX: 183kbps
> > 06-17-2002 06:59:01 1.01 113.4°F TX: 220kbps RX: 218kbps
> > 06-17-2002 07:00:02 0.81 113.7°F TX: 222kbps RX: 212kbps
> >
> > (As you can see, I also incorporated tracking network traffic from a
> > previous thread as well. This script is located on my web site.)
> >
> > I then ran the machine ragged playing an AVI movie in full-screen mode
> > for over 1.5 hours. The CPU temperature reached 127F and held steady.
> > I set my alarm at 129F and reset (hysteresis) at 127F. Do these sound
> > like reasonable values? Obviously, cooler is better, but I don't have
> > $200 for a liquid cooling system.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > George
> >
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