What's the highest temp for AMD 2100+

temperature

I have an Athlon XP 2100+ 1.73ghz processor and it runs at about 55C idle, and about 10 degrees higher playing Quake3/Half Life/Battlefield 1942, etc.., but I have a 18" fan pointed to the inside of the case with the side panel off hehe.. I am doing about $900 in upgrades and modifications in the next 3 months though . I've been having problems but it is apparently with my cheap crappy PSU that came with the case. Case + PSU was $27 + tax. Getting a Xaser II case very soon though, this one is just temporary. Tip: monitor your power supply under motherboard monitor to make sure the power doesnt deviate very far. Mine deviates about 1-2v on 2 different lines. Crappy! argh.

My 2100+ runs usually below 31C idle :haha: I'm running UD now and it's at 38C.

With a 2900RPM HSF.

Quiet cooling at it's best. I have 5 case fans. Chieftec clones are great cases :grinthumb

well I have some bad pics of my case but they could let you know what I'm dealing with here.






cheap case!!! I know :rolleyes:

:grinthumb Thats it.... I would prefer if AMD got their act together and did some independent internal mechanism like Intel. Also like you say, good airflow in your case (or a good case) will definitely help alot (dropped my CPU temp a good 5-8 degrees C).

Besides geeting a good case plus good HSF, try to arrange and tie up your wires neatly,and remember not to put too much fans as this may disrupt the internal air-flow.

Just wondering, if I cant get Arctic Silver 3. What are other good pastes? Is GlobalWin any good? http://www.globalwin.com.tw/product/gw101.html

my god

Jesus. With all those wires I can see you have a major problem. That is a little extreme.

Coolmaster Thermal Paste PTK-001 might help too.

http://www.mikhailtech.com/articles/tim/cmcompound/

Re: my god

REALLY.

It may not be that bad since you don't have any intake fans at the front, but that's really messy. Especially with that mammoth power cable going right across your system board. Terrible cable placement.

Also, I don't like those 2 hard drives stuck together like that. They'll really get hot that way. Definitely get a new case if you can. I'm kind of partial to Chieftec clones, and you can get an Antec Performance whatever 1000AMG at newegg for $75. Great case and a GREAT deal.

Get Arctic Silver if you can! No other thermal paste is comparable. If you can't get AS3, just use the thermal pad that comes with your new HSF - most include them.

I'll rearange the wires as best I can, I just tried to keep the away from the fans, didn't thin kabout airflow in the case as I don't have an intake fan.
I found a store that has AS III so I'm getting it today.
As for the HSF, I'll keep the one I have for now, it's Glacial Tech Iglo 2310. You said earlier that it's a good one.... isn't it?

BTW how does one go about applying the paste. I should only put very little right?. And where exactlly ahould it be applyed (on that small square in the middle of the cpu back?

Only a blob in the middle of the square (CPU core). What I do is cut out some card or paper to sit round the core, then use an old bank/credit/store card to spread the paste evenly over the core.

Here is the mess my PC is in just now (see attachment), but as soon as I get back to Scotland I'm moving it to a new aluminium case, and I plan to maximise the tidiness. Might also get some rounded IDE cables just to make them easier to move out of the way of the board.

Arris, your cables are much neater than a lot of people out there. I have seen more untidy ones before like my old pc before i fix the mess.

Thanks

Well in the new case the drives mount at the bottom so that should keep the ide cables out of the way of the motherboard. Then I plan to feed power connectors down the side of the 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 mounting brackets. I'll post pictures once I've tidied it up.

Well, it's done, I've applyed AS 3. I managed not to fry any components (I assume that if something was wrong it would have blown immediatly). What is left to see is what happens to the temps. I'm not sure if I applyed enough or to much. I tried to follow AS# instructions as much as possible but... there can alwas be some mistake. Wait and see....
Thanks for the help everybody. I also saw an Antec case I really liked. Maybe in a month or two.

A tiny drop on the core should be enough.

Get some rounded IDE Cables as well since they will help improve your airflow. You could also remove some of the PCI Slot covers to help improve ventilation.

Th3M1ghtyD8: Good idea with the pci covers.
Young&wild: I did put only a tiny drop nut in the AS site they say to put some on the HS and rub it in, which I did.

so far I rhink there has been a drop of maybe one or two degrees. It's only been 48 hours though so I'm hoping for more.
I also pushed the wires aside as best I could and from looking at the pics I put on the forum it looks much better.

I can't wait to be ablt to affors that new case .... I dream about it at night

btw, to all the (rightfully) shocked readers out there that have helped me with this problem I would just like to add (if it wasn't obvious already) that this is the first pc I ever built! so you must excuse any ridiculously stupid things I have done (like those wires). I am learning form every post I read.