Noob here, need advice plz

[lkr299]

i recently purchased a Vantec Aeroflow and AMD 2500 Barton CPU with a MSI k7n2 delta motherboard, will the vantec fan be good enough to keep my CPU below 55C when i play a game (ex diablo2 lod, w3 TFT, cs, etc) that requires alot of resource? and what is a safe max temp for this cpu? btw i will not be overclocking it. thank you

 

[scottchen]

LOL, you're living in the past, the games you mentioned are extremely not demanding. Your CPU will probably sit idle when you play those games, you may even need a heater beside your computer to heat up your CPU so the transistors start working. (Don't take the last part seriously)

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[LtBlue14]

you'll be ok, but it's a joke to say that the cpu will be sitting idle...it'll still be working hard, getting him higher framerates. and wc3 TFT is a new game anyhow...he's not exactly living in the past

in any case, you should be fine with this cooler. monitor your temps while you're playing a game and see how they are - i'd set 60* as a maximum operating temperature. AMD probably says 70

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[scottchen]

Well Warcraft3 is not a demanding game, Geforce2 MX400 can run it smoothly on 1200x1000.

-Intel PIV 2.4C @ 3.84G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 2x256 4000EL memory @ 275mhz 3-4-4-8 -Sapphire 9800pro @ 490/780 -SB audigy -80G Maxtor Diamond Plus9 Ultra ATA-133 hdd -450 Enermax PSU

 

[lkr299]

umm... true those games dont require alot, but i'm a very cautious person, and i didnt want to destory a new computer, by over heating it.

 

[scottchen]

You can't dammage them if you install everything properly without overclocking.

-Intel PIV 2.4C @ 3.84G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 2x256 4000EL memory @ 275mhz 3-4-4-8 -Sapphire 9800pro @ 490/780 -SB audigy -80G Maxtor Diamond Plus9 Ultra ATA-133 hdd -450 Enermax PSU