cpu temperature

[MrBaseball]

I don't know to much about computers so I was wondering, at what temperature should I start to worry that my cpu is getting to hot?

[Kuasimodem]

That all depends on which processor you are running.

For example, if my 900Mhz Thunderbird starts to go up to around 135 or more, I start checking my system, at 147 my motherboard will shut down to protect the processor.

AMD says you can run a T-bird up to 190 or so without hurting it, but I wouldn't recommend doing that.

[MrBaseball]

ok, thanks. I've got a thunderbird 1 ghz and its running between 140-145 so I think I'll be alright.

[Stan]

Hi

I have a dual PIII 1GHz. Temp is around 90F.

Stan

[Kuasimodem]

Is that full load or idle? For idle it's WAY to high. Check to see if your heatsink is making full contact with the processor. I would recommend a better heatsink/fan with a good heatsink paste like Arctic Silver.

Your idle temp should be around 5-10 degrees above room temp, with full load being around 120 or so with a decent cooler.

Many are using Globalwin, Alpha, Super Orbs and other good coolers.

[loki515]

Hey baseball what is your HEatsink and fan?
I have a T-bird 950@1050 and when even playing games I only ever get up to 104 at the very highest.And must bveing runnig it very hard.Do you have alot of case fans?...SIC...

[MrBaseball]

to tell you the truth, I dunno what heatsink and fan I have. When I bought them, they guy said that the one I bought works best with thunderbirds so I went with it. It cost $24 bucks so I hope its semi decent. I have 2 case fans. Bought my system from www.memoryshippers.com (http://www.memoryshippers.com) since I know someone who works there.

[loki515]

Yeah I see what you are saying,I have a FOP38 on mine.It works well but the clip is very strong and it's not AMD approved because of that but you can get a FOP 32 I think it is.Big plus with that one is that it's not as loud as this HElecopter I have mounted in mine.FOP 38 is SUPER LOUD http://kdcomputers.com/

That's where I got mine seems to be very competive in price.
...SIC...

[Brangwen]

MrBaseball:

Loki gave you an excellent site. I've purchased many fine products there. May I suggest a heatsink/fan assembly with 3-clask connectors to the socket. This spreads the tension among 3 nubs on each side of the socket, reducing the likelihood of the HSF falling off if a nub breaks. I bought a Taisol from them rated for my 1.33 GHz Thunderbird. The tech support and sales support is good at KD, so don't be afraid to ask for appropriate fan and heatsink.

Good luck.

Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[MrBaseball]

Thank you two very much, I will certainly look into that site.

[muno]

Sysopt could have a personalized settings for temperatures in profile. Thus it would convert automatically any reference to fahrenheit to celsius. Why don't you US residents just submit to the metric system =)
-M

[Kuasimodem]

Muno,

Why did you foreingers have to switch to metric? LOL.........JK!

Some of us old codgers (I'm 35) just can't get the metric system to work in our heads. I'm getting better at measurements, but the temp thing always screws with me.

[This message has been edited by Kuasimodem (edited 05-21-2001).]