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Normal CPU Temps?
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Drworm2005
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I don't know much about AMD64's, but by what i've heard they are meant to run cooler than Athlon XP's. I have a 2600+ and on idle it sits on 30*C and on full load it never goes over 36*C.
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AdamMT1618
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AllLiving said:
If I were you, to be safe, clean your heatsink and reapply some Artic Silver 5.
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Before I go through this, i'll say it's most likely the 2nd thing, dust 
Check the following for overheating or perceived overheating:
- Is the heatsink correctly installed ?
--> Verify it is correctly installed.
- Is the heatsink filled with dust and crud ?
--> Clean with compressed air in a can.
- Is the heatsink fan operating ?
--> Replace defective fan with similar or better unit.
- Is the heatsink adequate for that application/CPU ?
--> Verify it meet the requirements for the CPU being used.
--> RETAIL heatsink? May require lapping and better TIM.
- Is thermal interface material used between heatsink and cpu ?
--> Verify it is used, and is applied according to the manufacturers guidelines.
--> Recommended PCM's, thermal pads from "AMD Thermal, Mechanical,and Chassis Cooling Design Guide #23794.PDF.
- Bergquist HF225UT Phase Change
- Chomerics T725 Phase Change
- Honeywell PCM45 Phase Change
- Power Devices Powerfilm Phase Change
- ShinEtsu PCS-TC-11T-13 Phase Change
- Thermagon T-pcm905C Phase Change
--> Recommended thermal interface material aka: grease, gel etc.
- Arctic Ceramique.
- Arctic Alumina.
- Arctic Silver, 3, 5 etc.
- Is the TIM pad cover removed from heatsink before installation, if using supplied TIM pad ?
--> Remove the cover before installation, failure to do so will insulate the cpu from the heatsink.
- Is there adequate airflow or case ventialation ?
--> Verify airflow, add case fans if required.
- Is the Vcore set higher than specified by the manufacturer ?
--> Verify the Vcore is set to the manufacturers specification in the mainboards bios.
- Is the temperature read via the internal temperature diode. Is the tremperature read via the socket thermistor ?
--> Temperatures read at the diode can and will be higher than an external reading.
- Is the temperature sensor properly calibrated ?
--> Several boards have this problem, check manufacturers bios revision history for calibration fix.
--> Does the heatsink feel warm or HOT, if it's warm it could be a miscalibration error.
- Outside temperature high ?
--> If the external temperature is high, then the case fans will be drawing in hot air, especially during summer months. Remeber, when it's Winter in the Northern Hemi-sphere, it's Summer in the Southern Hemi-sphere & vice-versa.
thanks to MD!
Check the following for overheating or perceived overheating:
- Is the heatsink correctly installed ?
--> Verify it is correctly installed.
- Is the heatsink filled with dust and crud ?
--> Clean with compressed air in a can.
- Is the heatsink fan operating ?
--> Replace defective fan with similar or better unit.
- Is the heatsink adequate for that application/CPU ?
--> Verify it meet the requirements for the CPU being used.
--> RETAIL heatsink? May require lapping and better TIM.
- Is thermal interface material used between heatsink and cpu ?
--> Verify it is used, and is applied according to the manufacturers guidelines.
--> Recommended PCM's, thermal pads from "AMD Thermal, Mechanical,and Chassis Cooling Design Guide #23794.PDF.
- Bergquist HF225UT Phase Change
- Chomerics T725 Phase Change
- Honeywell PCM45 Phase Change
- Power Devices Powerfilm Phase Change
- ShinEtsu PCS-TC-11T-13 Phase Change
- Thermagon T-pcm905C Phase Change
--> Recommended thermal interface material aka: grease, gel etc.
- Arctic Ceramique.
- Arctic Alumina.
- Arctic Silver, 3, 5 etc.
- Is the TIM pad cover removed from heatsink before installation, if using supplied TIM pad ?
--> Remove the cover before installation, failure to do so will insulate the cpu from the heatsink.
- Is there adequate airflow or case ventialation ?
--> Verify airflow, add case fans if required.
- Is the Vcore set higher than specified by the manufacturer ?
--> Verify the Vcore is set to the manufacturers specification in the mainboards bios.
- Is the temperature read via the internal temperature diode. Is the tremperature read via the socket thermistor ?
--> Temperatures read at the diode can and will be higher than an external reading.
- Is the temperature sensor properly calibrated ?
--> Several boards have this problem, check manufacturers bios revision history for calibration fix.
--> Does the heatsink feel warm or HOT, if it's warm it could be a miscalibration error.
- Outside temperature high ?
--> If the external temperature is high, then the case fans will be drawing in hot air, especially during summer months. Remeber, when it's Winter in the Northern Hemi-sphere, it's Summer in the Southern Hemi-sphere & vice-versa.
thanks to MD!
definitely check you heatsink. i remember when the temps of my athlon xp were high too and to cut it to the chase, it turned out that my thermalrigth SLK-800 had a big chunk of dust between the HsF and the fan. check your hsf and see if there is dust build-up around it.
I have 2 in fans in the front, 2 out fans in the back, 1 out fan on the top, and my PSU fan. I also have the correct type of fan for my CPU.
NOW, you're going to laugh.
When I installed my CPU and HEATSINK, I never applied any sort of arctic silver cream, or any type of cream whatsoever. It's the heatsink metal on the cpu metal. This is probably the problem. I also am going to get canned air and clean off the heatsink since there is some dust in there.
At the time I was thinking... "Well, the surface of the heatsink and cpu are both very smooth and flat, so it will conduct fine without any cream.
NOW, you're going to laugh.
When I installed my CPU and HEATSINK, I never applied any sort of arctic silver cream, or any type of cream whatsoever. It's the heatsink metal on the cpu metal. This is probably the problem. I also am going to get canned air and clean off the heatsink since there is some dust in there.
At the time I was thinking... "Well, the surface of the heatsink and cpu are both very smooth and flat, so it will conduct fine without any cream.