On Tuesday 03 Feb 2004 1:47 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > CPU temperatures and cooling issues+ memory > =========================================== > > I decided to start this thread again. > The precious thread had become a bit rambling. > > Well, > > My cpu / heatsink and case temperatures are still > regarded by the techies at AMD as withing tollerances. > I am not happy with the conclusion though. > > These are:-- > > Case temp 28C with CPU temp of 49/50C on normal desktop loads. > Case temp 28/32C CPU temp of 56.5 on 99% Loads (and siezure) > > I am not happy with these temps. > I would like to see case temps of 28C constant > and cpu temps of low 40's rising to middle/upper > 40's under full load scenarios. > > I already have two 8cm case fans ,in at front, out at back.
Hi John, I usually throw away the stock coolers and buy a decent one. However I do run my Linux standalone router (AMD Athlon 2000+) with its stock cooler and fan adapter so I can use a higher CFM 8cm fan. You could always use a 6cm->8cm adapter+ 8cm fan to increase the airflow over your heatsink. For an Athlon 1800+ which isn't overclocked you shouldn't really need a new heatsink. However AMD are taking out of their backside if they think that a patch is the way to bond a heatsink to a CPU!! Always use high grade heatsink compound (I always use Artic Silver - but thats just laziness :-). If you do want to spend lots of money Swiftech make very nice copper heatsinks :-) This is unlikely to be the root cause of your problem. Athlon CPUs do run hot. So do P4's for that matter :-) My laptop (P4-M) has a cooling hystersis which switches in at 54C and off at 46C. I built up a Athlon 2500+ based PC for a friend. Even when its not overclocked and with a huge Coolermaster blower-type fan it still runs at 47C idle!! Have you thought of a powersupply issue? The PSU will be under strain when your CPU is drawing a lot of current (mainly to heat your house). The PSU in another PC I built even tripped the MAIN circuit breaker in the flat :-) The powersupply became more and more unstable (PC just died occasionally). That powersupply was rated at 400W so think QUALITY not POWER!! Antec, Q-Tec, Thermaltake, etc. are good. Make sure your RAM is branded: Crucial, PNY, Kingston, Samsung, Panasonic, Corsair, etc. In the first PC I built I used generic DDRAM. I had to replace one the modules within a year because it had died :-( Its hard to tell with yours - like you say it may be outsourced Samsung production. My advice would be to try getting hold/borrowing something like a cheap Q-Tec PSU and/or a crucial DDRAM (PC2100) stick to test what is actually wrong. Then replace these parts (one at a time). Linux has kernel support for avoiding dodgy areas of RAM but I would rather have RAM that works :-) Hope that helps. Robert
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