Hot or Not?

[freak]

Recently bought me a boxed Amd 1.2 mhz (266). Everything seems to be fine except my temp on the cpu is running at 58c idle and upto 65c playing quake 3. The fan is an approved Amd that came with the chip! I guess my question is - does anyone know is how hot is hot? Is there a set standard min or maximum temp that this cpu should run? Obviously cooler is better, but need to know if 58-65c is a normal temp. for these AMD's? I would like to extend the life of my cpu.....grrrr!

 

[Guest]

for default fan it isn't that bad but you should get a better cooler if you want that thing to run more than a year or so. Getting a better hsf will bring those temps to around 35c idle and at least 50c full load if not lower.

 

[Arrow]

I think max temp is around 90*C or something like that.
Definitely go for a better fan because the ones that come with the processor don't do a very good job in most cases!

Rob
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[ejsmith2]

This is an excerpt from <A HREF="http://www.overclockers.com/tips400/" target="_new"> Overclockers</A>:


AMD's absolute temp maximum is 90 C up to 1000 MHz and 95 C over that. Anyone even close to these temps is one step away from a toasted CPU.
AMD's specs contained in "AMD Thermal, Mechanical, and Chassis Cooling Design Guide" (p. 13, Publication # 23794 Rev: B Issue Date: October 2000) gives the following guidelines:
CPU up to 48 watts: C/W of .55
CPU up to 55 watts: C/W of .41
CPU up to 70 watts: C/W of .32
C/W means that for every watt the CPU radiates, the heatsink is supposed to cool the core by C/W x watts plus ambient temp. AMD specs system temp at 45 C, which is on the warm side. What all this means when you run the numbers is the following:
CPU up to 48 watts: 26.4* + 45 = 71.4 C
CPU up to 55 watts: 22.6 + 45 = 67.6 C
CPU up to 70 watts: 22.4 + 45 = 67.4 C

*(48 x .55)

Now that's AMD's Guideline; if you're overclocking, temps in the mid 40s and up will start to impact stability. Temps per AMD are OK at normal speeds and voltages. So if you just adhere to AMD's spec, anything over 67 C is not recommended.

 

[Guest]

Nice reply!

You can run at those temps, but they make almost everyone shudder at the thought! A lot of people post misleading temps, don't understand why, but I think that is a bit high and you could use a little work. Look into getting a good aftermarket hsf and maybe add a case fan or two. The fop38 line is good and relatively cheap (think the new one is wbk38 or something?), I have a Swift Tech mc462 but at $80, admit it is a little overkill . If you can bring those idle temps down to the mid 40c range and the load temps to lower 50's, you should be fine and last for a while.

 

[freak]

Cool....I mean cool, guess this means I am going to purchase a cooler fan for my chip. But I think I will do a case mod and put a blow hole on top of my case first! Thanks ejsmith2 for the link and tech data on temps.

 

[freak]

Thanks all for your posting. Found another link that might help others with different cpu's and cooling ???'s.

http://www.heatsink-guide.com/maxtemp.htm

Indeed my cpu temp is normal for idle, but I did experience a brief hot period after numerous reboots from install patches and updates to my O/S.

Present posts and future ones are appreciated! Thx.