On Saturday 19 June 2004 02:04, Aron Smith wrote: > > > > > > 105C to 110C _internal_core_temp_ is the AMD spec'd failure > > > temp. Read that as 'fried forever'. Bios temps aren't very > > > useful. The system has just booted an is under low load. As Ron > > > mentioned earlier, and AMD docs support (overclockers have long > > > known), the actual core temp is 10C to 20C hotter than the temp > > > you see in bios or from lm_sensors. It is afterall, an external > > > contact temp from a probe. 45 to 55C for current XP's is normal. > > > Just keep in mind the actual internal core temp is closer to 60 > > > to 75C. If you see less than 40C from a probe, the report is > > > bogus unless you're usin a water cooler. > > >
> > Thanks for the info. I dont have any control over the fan speed and the > > reason I know as much as I do is that the cpu fan quit high speed a few > > days before the warrenty expired. The bios is all I have for fan and > > temp info. I didnt realize the importance of temp sensors when I bought > > the system, since I didnt plan on overclocking I assumed that I would > > not need the sensor system. > So would underclocking it be an option? > > > Murphy likely would have something to say about that but do you ever remember a 1meg cpu running hot? -- Regards; Hoyt
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