Running hot?

[TheGoatMan]

My athlon 2600 is running at 49c idle and 52c active. Now my v.core is way low at 1.60 and I'm running a thermaltake volcano 7 heatsink. The reason why I'm questioning this is I ran the same heatsink on my overclocked 1700+ and it ran at 38c max! Is it just the chip or is my heatsink not enough?

 

[paparazi]

TheGoatMan,
38C sounds low for an overclocked XP1700+ but 49/52C sounds about what I would expect to see from an XP2.6+
Onboard senses can vary quite dramatically, bios upgrades can also have quite a significant impact on displayed temps, I've seen 10C drops with the Abit NF7S after a bios flash.
Point is these onboard monitors are not very accurate so don't take them too seriously, they are nothing more than a rough guide at times.
I'm guessing the later 49/52C figure is nearer the make than your older readings.
Martin

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[SkipCox]

I completely agree with paparazi. More Mhz makes more heat and your temps are still just fine.

Skip

http://home.comcast.net/~scox9/index.html

 

[TheGoatMan]

I had brand new bios on both systems and that was the PC health status temps in the bios. Just anything over 50c bugs me.

 

[xomcat]

What is your case temp? If you box is hot, your CPU is going to be also, regardless what HSF your running.

 

[TheGoatMan]

System temp stays low at around 38c-41c. I leave the side cover off. I don't really need it on anyways. Anyways my girlfriend agreed to getting me a thermaltake aquariusII cooling system for christmas. So we'll see.

 

[BenyG]

I agree with Martin regarding the change that an update can do. I installed a Health utility on a computer several years ago for a friend and it suddenly started screaming undervolts. I got the new BIOS from the website and everything then became fine.

And no before you think the software was for the *right* mobo! This is what I thought the problem was at first!

Ben

"To our surprise we have not been able to locate even
one scientific study on the proved harmful effects of addiction"

 

[SkipCox]

I'd like to see your case temps at 30°C or below. If you set a small house fan to blow into the open case, the results would be interesting.

Skip

http://home.comcast.net/~scox9/index.html

 

[TheGoatMan]

I keep it outside sometimes. My system drops to 9c. And my cpu down to 25c. Not kidding.