what's the recommended CPU temp. for AMD 1.4ghz 1

[Guest_imported]

What is the recommended running CPU temperature for a AMD Athlon 1.4ghz?

 

[Guest_imported]

someone reply...i wanna know myself! =)

 

[Ma3x323]

Hey Heatttt guy,
I run an AMD 1ghz (overclocked to 1.1ghz) with my side open. It runs at 46C, to figure out F, look equation at bottom. So, with a little bit more, it should be around 52 - 56 C unless you don't have a good cooling system/unit.

F to C : (F - 32) x .5555556
C to F : (C x 1.8) + 32

-Feryl

 

[mradmin]

Hi, the problem with this kind of question is that there is a gap between the manufacturer's data and the real world. From AMD's technical docs on Athlon processors, for cpus under 1100MHz the max. die temp. is 90(c) and 95(c) for 1100Mhz or greater (measured with an ambient in-case temp of 42(c)). [*note:'die' refers to the piece of silicon that is the heart of the cpu and not any kind of term for component failure LOL.] This would be the surface temp. of the actual chip (inside the package) and so will be different from any m/b sensor reading. What the difference is depends on m/b and case design, etc. As an overall general answer, of course, more cooling is better and if it stops, it's too hot! HTH ---Will

 

[ceh4702]

I think this is where having a good motherboard comes in handy. The last motherboard I got from A-Open had a nice setup that automatically stopped the processor activity if it got too hot. It used a fan with a sensor, and some software that sent an audible alarm if it got too hot. This alarm actually went off the other day when the power supply went bad on my son's computer. Of course even that board is out of date now. It was an AX59Pro A-Open board with a K6-2 300 CPU. I don't know how well the A-Open boards are rated as motherboards go. I have seen some fans lately that are double decker with 1 fan stacked on top of the other one.

 

[Guest_imported]

The 1.4ghz AMD Athlon runs at 120F/49C at regular load (meaning it's in Windows and running simple appz).
So this is safe, right???

 

[dakota81]

120F is pretty good. The CPU isn't going to show any instabilities until you get motherboard readings up around 150 or 160F. People will tell you that dropping ten degrees off the temperature will double the life of the CPU, which is probably true; though looking at this in a different perspective, CPUs last a long time, a cooled CPU can easily give ten, fifteen, twenty years of peak running time. But let's say the CPU is run hot, and the lifespan is a mere 5 years. In five years these processors will be a dime a dozen. Five years ago the top processor was like a Pentium 200, and they are virtually worthless now. I've got next to me three Pentium 100's, three 133's, a 166, and even an AMD K-2 450. They're just collecting dust because I have no use for them and no one wants them.

So I'd say if the temp readings are even 130 or 135F don't take it too seriously, the reality is in five years you'll have bought a processor three times as fast and the one you currently have, while still functioning perfectly, is best served as a paperweight.

It's kinda like the fact that everytime a harddrive is powered on a day is taken off of it's life. We've still got some full-heigth SCSI-II drives running in a server where I work. The companies that made the harddrives are long out of business (one was made by Core, I can't think of the other drive's manufacturer off the top of my head), but the drives are still cranking away without a flaw. Drives last a long time and it a couple years you'll have it replaced by a bigger model. How many people still have their 2gig drives from yester-year?

 

[paparazi]

I have a 1.2 T/bird idling on a warm evening at about 35c, after a half hour belt of unreal it shows the CPU temp of 45c.
A 1.4 admittedly will run another 5c warmer than this.
when I first put the system together at the beginning of july these temps were 45c idle and 65c max, I managed to bring my temps down with the addition of two standard 80mm case fans, a bit of cutting and chopping (nothing you can see from the outside)
I would say low 50's is what you should be aiming for (MAX)
Email me if you want any details. matin@ntlworld.com

 

[Guest_imported]

I have an AMD 1.4 Ghz and it runs hot 59-64C with a thermaltake dragon orb 3, open case case fan and a mobo fan.My computer restars by itself too. It is bad, I need help anybody!!!
1.4 Ghz
FIC mobo AD11
512 DDR ram
ATI Radeon 64 DDR
SB live value
IBM 60 gig 7200rpm
CD burner 12x
CD-rom 52x

 

[needurhelp]

MY brand new system runs on average at 57C it keeps freezing
when playing games and dvds. i have installed the latest drivers for all components but it still freezes. How do I stop it from freezing any suggestions please.
Thanks D___M___B@hotmail.com

1.4 Ghz
Asus A7V266
512 DDR ram
THETMAL TAKE DRAGON ORB 3 (7000RPM)
Asus V8200 64Mb DDR Geforce 3 DELUXE
SB live DE5.1
IBM 60 gig 7200RPM
PIONEER 16x DVD
RICOH 32x16x10

 

[thred22]

Your running fine 1.533 ghz @ 47 degrees for me running a MC462 rev 1 goto

http://www.swiftnets.com

and check out the MC line of coolers

 

[jlawson]

Running fine and stable at 59-63C on an AMD 1.4 using a Vantec FCE-6030D aluminum based heatsink 6800-7200rpm fan/heatsink unit with just a drop of thermal compound. I am using the MSI MS-6341 also called the K7 Master motherboard. A very stable board indeed. I also have front and back 2500rpm case fans blowing the air from front to back. A 350 watt AMD approved dual fan power supply with a bottom fan that blows on the cpu and a fan in back blowing out.

Now my question...

With all this I am not achieving anywhere near some people who are reporting temps as low as 110F on their 1.4 AMD chips with just air cooling systems. Will an all copper based heatsink and fan combo really improve my cooling? Like I said I am running fine and stable regardless, but would like to get the temps a bit lower. Thanks.

 

[thred22]

Jlawson :: you will improve your temps if you follow the amd approved rating system
1.4 ghz they pretty much recommend copper all copper some good heat sinks are located at

http://www.plycon.com

I went a bit extreme with a MC462A but the all copper thermaltake sk6 really kicks and it's only 29 to 39 dollars compared to 79 for the MC462A

 

[paparazi]

The biggest mistake being made here is to think that the latest swifttech or thermaltake heatsink combined with a massive delta fan will be the TOTAL answer to to those HOT Athlons, you only have to read a few posts to realise that they aren't the whole sollution. Infact I would go as far as to say they run second to case cooling as a means of bringing CPU temperatures down.
This is my personal experience:
Your main aim should be to get the system temperature as close to the ambient outside case temp as possible.(if you can get within 5-6 degrees C you have done well.
The second aim should be to supply the CPU fan with as close to ambient air as poss (many people just don't realise that by the time there MASSIVE DELTA fan gets to do the business it's performance is compromised by blowing warm air onto a hot heatsink)
Standard case designs just haven't got enough air circulation for todays hot processors, they ought to come with a leaflet saying if you run a 850-1000 ADD 1 extra fan, if you have a 1000-1200 ADD 2 extra fans and if you run a 1200 plus hire a hellecopter! only joking but 2 to three extra 80mm case fans are a must on a 1200 plus system with one of these blowing ambient air directly onto the CPU, I prefer ducting pipe to do this.
As for a 1.4 t/bird, low to mid 50's MAX for stable operation. My 1.2 has never seen over 44c since my case mods (was 65c)when I first put the system together.

 

[thred22]

RE: paparazi : true the case cooling mods are great but most people do not want to cut on a case to install fans or
a heat pipe. most users prefer to keep sound inside the case and dust outside!
there are a number of ways to create the perfect cooling solution. aka water cooling or a peltier air cooler (look it up) not peltiers on the cpu!
watercooled systems have the most perfect way to keep ambient temps.
But for the less technically minded the
Vantec CCK-6035D Copper Heatsink do a search at

http://www.pricewatch.com

is only 21 dollars
all copper and keeps a 1.4 at 38 @idle and 47 @ full load
thanks

 

[paparazi]

Reply to manageme: Who said anything about CUTTING WHOLES IN THE CASE! I dropped my CPU temps over 20c without a single extra whole in the case.
And as for keeping the dust on the outside! ANY! fan AT ALL sucking in air or blowing out is going to bring dust! unless you fit a CAR TYPE of POLLEN FILTER to every vent on the case that is!
Anyway the increased through put of air takes dust away as well as bringing it!
As we all know it is good practice to open the case up say every six months and blow out the excess dust built up, unfortunately dust is a necessary evil.
As for noise!! fitting extra case fans (which are relatively quite) may well enable you to ditch that very load Delta fan for something less obnoxsiously load, and overall quieten your system down.
The vantec heatsink you recommend may well be a serious CPU cooler but as I said it will be rendered useless if it has WARM AIR blown at it!
Lastly! I was a heatsink worshipper like you! buying the biggest and the best, my expensive heatsink dropped the CPU temp down 2 degrees C, the extra case fans dropped my CPU temp BY 20c!!! SO TELL ME! WHICH WAY WOULD YOU GO?

 

[thred22]

True paparazi I see your point only the truly HARDCORE[OCP]*
will see the expense of those cooling systems payoff
the mean case temp. Do go way down with a few case fans
I agree but you must admit amd is not right when they say the operating temp range of their cpu's is between 25 and 90
celse there is NO WAY the cpu will not work right! 62 degrees to me is the absolute limit!! 55 is high 50 is a medium range and normal top temp 48 this is the full load top temps

 

[paparazi]

To manageme:
I know I get on my high horse a bit about this subject, it's because I read columns and columns of posts all about swiftech this, Vantech that, and how important it is to have a good heatsink and fan, agreed! it is important, but people neglect the much more important subject of good case cooling, they somehow miss the link between the two and how good air throughput can lower the CPU temperature much more than the latest heatsink and fan combination.
I also note that an awful lot of people complain about the noise from these high output CPU fans, if only the case cooling mods were carried out first they would realise that they probably don't need such powerful fans as the temps would already be down to a more exceptable level.
Your Temperature recommendations are spot on in my experience.
Anything 62 plus can produce an unstable system.
Obviously as low as you can get but:
Max's of low to mid 50's C for 1.3's and above
" " " to late 40's for 1- 1.2's

 

[thred22]

True, True !!!


WAZZUP! paparazi

 

[Guest_imported]

I have a AMD 1.3 that i overclock depending on what i am goin to do with it, i can run it as high as 1500 but stability is an issue.. but this is a wierd one.. if i jump right into quake or CS or something i can play for hours at that speed with no problem.. but the first time i let it idle at the destop for more than 5 minutes it freezez? anyone seen this?

for normal operations i run it at 1400 on a abit kt7a-raid and a GlobalWin FOP32-1
the temp right now posting the message is 44degrees C
the voltage is 1.87 VCore and a 350 watt PS

First time poster!

Nam Otamot