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Anonymous
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July 9, 2004 1:40:14 PM

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I am running an AMD Athlon 1400 MHz (Thunderbird) in an Asus A7M266
motherboard. It seems to be running too hot and it's worrying me. The
ASUS PC Probe V2.23.01 software shows the CPU temp to be 66C - 70C.
The room isn't too warm, so I am unsure what's happening. The system
is not overclocked, so that's not the problem. I am not sure what
heatsink/fan combo it's running at the present time because it was
installed by a dealer when I bought the PC and I don't recall any
markings to identify it.

I would appreciate it if anyone could suggest better cooling options
(Air) for this setup or any other suggestions. It is installed in a
large tower SuperCase if that's of any help. The BIOS in revision
1007.

Thank You

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July 9, 2004 5:47:12 PM

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:40:14 -0400, Capman <cphillips581@comcast.net>
wrote:

>I am running an AMD Athlon 1400 MHz (Thunderbird) in an Asus A7M266
>motherboard. It seems to be running too hot and it's worrying me. The
>ASUS PC Probe V2.23.01 software shows the CPU temp to be 66C - 70C.
>The room isn't too warm, so I am unsure what's happening. The system
>is not overclocked, so that's not the problem. I am not sure what
>heatsink/fan combo it's running at the present time because it was
>installed by a dealer when I bought the PC and I don't recall any
>markings to identify it.
>
>I would appreciate it if anyone could suggest better cooling options
>(Air) for this setup or any other suggestions. It is installed in a
>large tower SuperCase if that's of any help. The BIOS in revision
>1007.
>
>Thank You

An A7M266 with a 1400MHz TBird should have been assembled around the
summer of 2001. Even the worst-available HSF from 2001 should easily
keep that CPU below 55C. BIOS 1007 reports temperatures fully 10°
hotter than prior versions, but your temps are still way high. If
it's run for three years without maintenance, it could just be clogged
up with dust. Have you cracked the case to vacuum all the fins on
the heatsink and all the air inlets in the front of the case?
Ron
Anonymous
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July 9, 2004 7:50:24 PM

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"Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:40:14 -0400, Capman <cphillips581@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I am running an AMD Athlon 1400 MHz (Thunderbird) in an Asus A7M266
> >motherboard. It seems to be running too hot and it's worrying me. The
> >ASUS PC Probe V2.23.01 software shows the CPU temp to be 66C - 70C.
> >The room isn't too warm, so I am unsure what's happening. The system
> >is not overclocked, so that's not the problem. I am not sure what
> >heatsink/fan combo it's running at the present time because it was
> >installed by a dealer when I bought the PC and I don't recall any
> >markings to identify it.
> >
> >I would appreciate it if anyone could suggest better cooling options
> >(Air) for this setup or any other suggestions. It is installed in a
> >large tower SuperCase if that's of any help. The BIOS in revision
> >1007.
> >
> >Thank You
>
> An A7M266 with a 1400MHz TBird should have been assembled around the
> summer of 2001. Even the worst-available HSF from 2001 should easily
> keep that CPU below 55C. BIOS 1007 reports temperatures fully 10°
> hotter than prior versions, but your temps are still way high. If
> it's run for three years without maintenance, it could just be clogged
> up with dust. Have you cracked the case to vacuum all the fins on
> the heatsink and all the air inlets in the front of the case?
> Ron

Please dont use a vacuum cleaner inside your PC case, they are an
_excellent_ static generator and will kill your PC dead! Use a compressed
air can to remove the dust or even take the case outside and manually blow
the dust out by human effort.

Adam S
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Anonymous
a b V Motherboard
July 10, 2004 9:16:51 AM

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Capman <cphillips581@comcast.net> astounded us with:
news:ei7te01jg1cmbp1gfvjo010vakq5feevo6@4ax.com:

> I am running an AMD Athlon 1400 MHz (Thunderbird) in an Asus A7M266
> motherboard. It seems to be running too hot and it's worrying me. The
> ASUS PC Probe V2.23.01 software shows the CPU temp to be 66C - 70C.
> The room isn't too warm, so I am unsure what's happening. The system
> is not overclocked, so that's not the problem. I am not sure what
> heatsink/fan combo it's running at the present time because it was
> installed by a dealer when I bought the PC and I don't recall any
> markings to identify it.
>
> I would appreciate it if anyone could suggest better cooling options
> (Air) for this setup or any other suggestions. It is installed in a
> large tower SuperCase if that's of any help. The BIOS in revision
> 1007.
>
> Thank You
>

Remove the cover and clean the dust out of the CPU heatsink (do NOT use a
vacuum cleaner, they generate static!)and clean all the dust buildup on the
air vents. Replace cover and run the machine, if the temp isn't lower,
remove the cover and run the machine, if the temp drops, you have an
airflow problem.
Anonymous
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July 10, 2004 3:24:25 PM

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"Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
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| On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:40:14 -0400, Capman
<cphillips581@comcast.net>
| wrote:
|
| >I am running an AMD Athlon 1400 MHz (Thunderbird) in an Asus
A7M266
| >motherboard. It seems to be running too hot and it's worrying me.
The
| >ASUS PC Probe V2.23.01 software shows the CPU temp to be 66C - 70C.
| >The room isn't too warm, so I am unsure what's happening. The
system
| >is not overclocked, so that's not the problem. I am not sure what
| >heatsink/fan combo it's running at the present time because it was
| >installed by a dealer when I bought the PC and I don't recall any
| >markings to identify it.
| >
| >I would appreciate it if anyone could suggest better cooling
options
| >(Air) for this setup or any other suggestions. It is installed in a
| >large tower SuperCase if that's of any help. The BIOS in revision
| >1007.
| >
| >Thank You
|
| An A7M266 with a 1400MHz TBird should have been assembled around the
| summer of 2001. Even the worst-available HSF from 2001 should
easily
| keep that CPU below 55C. BIOS 1007 reports temperatures fully 10°
| hotter than prior versions, but your temps are still way high. If
| it's run for three years without maintenance, it could just be
clogged
| up with dust. Have you cracked the case to vacuum all the fins on
| the heatsink and all the air inlets in the front of the case?
| Ron

My 1400 Tbird lived in the basement, where the air is cool, and under
load it would approach 60C temp easily. Idle temps were in the hi
40's to low 50's. I note my case did not have exceptional cooling (2
fans). In a warmer room, it would not surprise me to see temps in the
low 60s (C) under load. These temps were with a Coolermaster HSF
slightly better (larger) than the stock retail HSF. The stock HSF in
a retail package was also a Coolermaster design (I believe).

My experience with the 1400 Tbird was as follows: About every 6-12
months I needed to reapply the thermal compound as it tended to
migrate out of the HS-CPU interface (I was using Arctic Silver II).
Maybe newer formulations work better than ACII. Average temps would
drop 3-5 degrees after a new coat of ACII.
--
Best regards,
Kyle
Anonymous
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July 22, 2004 3:30:44 AM

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:40:14 -0400, Capman <cphillips581@comcast.net>
wrote:

>I am running an AMD Athlon 1400 MHz (Thunderbird) in an Asus A7M266
>motherboard. It seems to be running too hot and it's worrying me. The


Good luck! That chip runs kinda hot anyway.

I have one running as a game server.
!