CPU and SYSTEM working temperature

[alwayz_yummy]

may arrow naman ang fan,diba? i got 2 outward fans installed na...and i have 1 more provision for chassis fan....for inward lalagyan ko...

nga pala, which is better for the CPU: papunta ang hangin sa CPU or ung init hihigupin paalis sa CPU?

[Jun aka Pekto]

From the Gadgets forum.......

We also have an Athlon XP 1700+/ASUS AMD 760 motherboard. If it comforts you any, cpu temp goes up to 56C (A/C is off) within a couple minutes of turning the pc on.

I may be wrong on this, so please someone correct me. But, I've always thought that the Sempron 2200+ is based off the Athlon XP and we all know the Athlon XP is a hot-running cpu. I was glad to upgrade to the cooler-running Athlon 64's.

You're going to have to apply some smart cooling techniques to cool off an AthlonXP/Sempron. My Athlon XP 1700+ ran fine although we did get a better case (an Antec) with some chassis cooling fans.

[alwayz_yummy]

check ko nga pala ung sa gadgets.ph....nakaimunan ko na yun,a!

[swimstroke]

1. If you haven't organized your cables yet, now's a good time to do so. You can use cable ties, which are cheap and readily available.

2. Check the base of the heatsink if it's even and has good contact with the processor's core or IHS.

3. Make sure that you don't apply too much thermal grease.

HTH.

[Revenant]

What Sempron revision do you have? There are Athlon 64 and Athlon XP derivatives of Sempron and the latter tend to run hotter. However, motherboard themselves do not consistently read temps accurately and they could report inconsistencies.

A 5000+rpm 70mm+ fan with a good block of an aluminum or copper heatsink are needed to cool off an XP based Sempron and a 5000+rpm 60mm+ fan for the Athlon 64 "Venice" ones. Fan on the CPU should be blowing air towards the heatsink. If you have an exhaust fan, there should be an intake in order to avoid creating a vacuum.

My Athlon 64 "Venice" 3200 2.0ghz runs with its stock cooler and it barely reaches 42 degrees.

[Jun aka Pekto]

It's not hard to rearrange cables and improve the airflow in the case. It would be good practice to have intake and exhaust fans take advantage of the improved air flow.

My PC (Aspire X-Cruiser) case with additional 120mm rear exhaust and 80mm cpu intake fan.

[Psylocke]

ask ko lang, anu normal working temperature range ng system and CPU?

mines sempron2200, replaced ko ung CPU heat sink, kasi nasira ung clip for the CPU fan.

sa bios, the CPU is registering 45-53 deg.C and the system goes from 20-30deg.C with the cover on.

is this normal?the fan is registered to be running at 4680-4710rpm.

naglagay me ng thermal paste, pero di ko sure kung kulang or sobra, basta mga approx. 1mm bead nilagay ko sa center ng processor....

Thermal paste is not recommended for your processor or any processor with exposed die.

[alwayz_yummy]

nung tinangal ko, may thermal paste na kasi,e... ung white thingy... is it the same sa thermal grease?

[Psylocke]

yes the white stuff is thermal paste/grease, not a long-term solution for exposed-die CPUs, it gets pumped out over time and your temps go up.

long-term solution is PCM (phase change material) like those pink gummy stuff under a new heatsink. but if you don't have this grease will do but change it every few months or so...

[alwayz_yummy]

saan ko makakabili nyan? 30 pesos lang ang 5ml syringe sa gilmore...

[Psylocke]

PCM is very hard to find locally, best bet is under a new heatsink. I do have a bunch of them, you can have some but I don't live very near your place...

If it's too much trouble grease will do if you're just a "regular PC user"...

[katsudon_ph]

also baka d naman cpu heat ang nag cause ng crash sa pc but hdd heat,if you are using 7200rpm then maybe you can install hdd fan.

if you really want cool cpu then install a water based cooling stuff just like during my college days when i used to overclock amd processor hehehe.

Dati DIY lang yang water based radiator cooling fan pero i think you can have it now for roughly 3k. im not really updated when it comes to this because im just content with intel based processor which does not require too much tweaking.
another cheap suggestion .. tuktuk mo lang electric fan sa bukas na cpu hehehe.

[katsudon_ph]

also you can consider aluminum based cpu case like the enlight series but then that is roughly 5k for their entry level if i am correct.

[Jun aka Pekto]

yes the white stuff is thermal paste/grease, not a long-term solution for exposed-die CPUs, it gets pumped out over time and your temps go up...

Good advice. That's probably why our Athlon XP 1700+ min temp has gone up. I haven't changed the thermal paste in like 4 years.

[ghosthunter]

also you can consider aluminum based cpu case like the enlight series but then that is roughly 5k for their entry level if i am correct.

its been proven that an aluminum case doesn't help in lowering the internal temperatures.

[alwayz_yummy]

as much as possible for my servers i stick to maxtor 5400 rpms.....i had experience w/seagates, pero my maxtors held way better than seagate,specifically barracuda 7200 rpm..madali magkabad-sector at HDD crash...40gig lang server ko...and its hard to find 5400 rpm HD these days, brand-new....lalo na 80 gig up!

maxtor ang choice ko lang,e..sa MB, asus/ecs/redfox...

[FrankDrebin]

Solved mine using a full copper heatsink, TT smart fan, and a well ventilated casing.

[Revenant]

Your copper heatsink looks like a Globalwin.

[alwayz_yummy]

thermaltake fan...may pang socket 468(sempron 2) ba yan?

[Psylocke]

Here's mine: