03-25-2003, 03:46 AM
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CPU temp climbing 1-2 degrees per second...???
I have a 1.2Ghz Tbird AMD running w/ the Asus A7M266 MB...
up until recently, the system would reboot itself outta no where... Then I finally looked in the bios to check the cpu temp... it was at 149F degrees ?! I looked at the fan, it was still running fine... but lots of dust... so I cleaned it... got a small gerbil sized dust ball outta there and now i'm running the PC to see if the temp climbs again.... its been on for about 5 min, and it went up to 56C/132.5F within the first 5 min.... Is this too hot? Hope this CPU isnt dying.... thanks for the advise.. -Electro |
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03-25-2003, 04:24 AM
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That is still hotter than I would feel comfortable with running for any length of time--especially if you are running at idle.
Make sure that you have a nice flow-through of air through your case, and that the airflow is not being blocked (by cables, cards, etc) your goal is to get your processor to run in the mid 40s or lower. I would stongly suggest that you try the via chipset cooling Tweak-- See the how to here: http://www.pctechtalk.com/view.php?id=180 (this is actually very easy to do, and it will really lower your average temperature by a LOT!!) consider it as a FREEBIE way to get your processor to run cooler. This will help as long as you are not running programs that use 100% cpu for any length of time. You might want to check all of your fans, and MAYBE reapply some arctic silver to your HSF.--also if you are overclocking you might want to back it down. Technically AMD processors are supposed to be able to run fine at of 60-70 C. --> HOWEVER the higher the running temp, the shorter your cpu lifespan will be, and you may experience lockups at the higher temps.. Try to get the temp in the mid 40s-50.
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03-25-2003, 05:34 AM
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LPDad has it all covered. Make sure all ur fans are working. Case flow is a big factor. Depending on if you put the system together from original or if it is a factory system, the heatsink grease may be that nasty cheap white stuff that basically disappears if it does get too hot. Like when the heatsink is full of dust and isn't cooling efficiently. I would definitely get urself some artic silver if you don't already, pull the heatsink off, clean it and the cpu die with some rubbing alcohol and reapply some, as LPDad's how-to on the chipset cooling tweak is a really good one and should also be tried. If all else fails, switch to water-cooling.....LOL
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03-25-2003, 10:25 AM
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External airflow is a pretty big factor. Give your case at least 2 inches on each side and six inches in the back.
If you have a case fan in the front and a case fan in the back, the one in the front needs to be an intake and the one in the back an outflow. Otherwise you will generate a negative pressure situation and defeat the convective environment these fans seek to create. In short: Airflow - good Vacuum - bad
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