ur temp sensors are innacurate.. get one of those temp probes n stick it in there n try again..

60 degrees C is nouthing a few years back I had a pentium 2 450mhz running at 1.2 ghz. These were the days before liquid cooling was widely avaliable and the thing got up to 85 degrees C.After running games for hours.The heatsink got so hot I had to wrap the main power cables which touched it in asbestos tape so the wire insalation wouldn't melt.This system ran like this for two years before it finally died. Since It was a 3 year old system I would have just replaced anyway that was good.

I have an older system Soyo Pavda with a 2.4, ran into some real lock up problems (witnin about 4-5 min) trying to use a Dazzle to convert some VCR footage, so in despiration I pulled the side off the case and ran a box fan on low (24"x24") and the problems went away, the cpu was peaking at about 128F and the moterhboard around 123F, respectively they dropped to 90F and 78F under load. I know this the slegehammer approach, and is probhibly masking the real problem. Any ideas appreciated.

I have anAMD X2 4400 running @ 2.7MHz, watercooled. My idle temps are around 39-41C with my load temps being around 55C max. I keep reading about people with idle temps in the 20's and I'm jealous. I think I'm going to buy a small fridge and keep the reservoir for the watercooler in it.

Do you think your computer will run faster if the temperature drops a bit?

Can someone put it in plain english what temperature range the CPU and System temps should be plz.

I have just disconnected 4 fans from my pc and my temps are now

CPU: 67 degrees celcius
System: 40 degrees celcius.

before i disconnected them they were:

CPU: 63 degrees celcius
System: 27 degrees celcius.

thanx

my cpu threshold is 80C.. that means it turns itself off once it reaches that temperature.

if those are your load temps (meaning when your cpu is at 100% process) then, in my opinion, youre fine. if those are idle temps (your CPU is jus sitting there) then it might be a little high.

what cpu do you have btw?

My AMD Athlon XP 2400+ runs at 67 degrees and 40 degrees system temp.

My P4 HT 3Ghz 64 runs at 53 degrees celcius.
and the system temp is at 45 degrees celcius. I have 2 120mm fans btw.

What should the system temps be ideally? On both systems they are using the generic PSUs. I am wondering will changing to a better PSU decrease system temps?

Thanx

Critical temp for your AMD CPU is 85c, so those temps are fine assuming it is your full load temp. If that is your idle temp, then you may be a little toasty.

The pentium 4 critical temp is about 70c, so again, providing that 53c temp you are reporting is the highest your cpu is going, nothing to worry about. If that is your idle temps, then you may be a little on the warm side again.

A new psu will not affect your cpu temps in any way. If you want to lower your temps, the best way is to first clean off any dust built up, and then if you want to be really aggressive, to remove the heatsink and apply some new thermal paste - maybe with a third party heatsink/fan.

What about the system temps???

What are you refering to when you say system temps? Motherboard chipset temps, or ambient temps? Those numbers don't look like anything dangerous to me.

When i check inside the bios it reads CPU temperature ....... and System Temperature ..... thats what i am referring to. And will a better PSU affect the system temperature?

thanx

I'd assume that is your motherboard chipset temps then, and those temps seem fine. I'd say a more important issue is whether or not the CPU temps you report above are your idle or your load temps. If they are idle temps, you are a little on the warm side, and you'll want to take some action before any damage is done.

And no, the PSU wouldn't be the cause of your temps. I won't say that PSUs have nothing to do with cooling, as they actually do (the efficiency of the PSU fans can help/hinder your case's overall airflow). If your CPU temps above are idle temps, then a new PSU wouldn't be the solution (unless your current PSU fans are not working for some reason). A better solution would be removing dust and/or reseating the heatsink is your best bet.

I removed the CPU and heatsink, applied Artic Silver and my CPU temp is running at 55 degrees celcius at full load now.

BTW it wasnt crystal clear about the System Temperature. What would the max temp be for the system temp (motherboard whatever its in the bios).

thanx

ps

would a better case make a difference in bringing down temps???

I'd say you wouldn't want your chipset to get to 60c. That would be dangerous.

You could also remove the chipset heatsink and at some new thermal paste there. Replacing your case might also bring the temps down, depending on how bad of an airflow your current case has.

But it doesn't sound to me like you are having any temp problems. Your CPU at full load is hitting 55c and its critical temp is 85c (for your AMD), your chipset is reaching 40-45c at full load, nothing dangerous there at all either.

It seems to have done the trick my cpu temp is down to 53 degrees celcius. i've done the same with my motherboard heatsink and have seen a slight improvement also.

thanx

ok i've got another question to pose. on my intel system i have a geforce pcie 6200. i've downloaded some temperature monitoring software. and i know that my temperatures for CPU and system are fine but it shows another temperature at 126 degree celcius !!!!!!!! Is that my graphics card and if so is it ok at that temp????

On Speed Fan Temp 3 is 126 degrees Celcius and on Everest Ultimate Edition it show it to be my GPU diode and its running at 45 degrees celcius???

Whats going on?

Ok i've been on it all day long trying to figure out what the 126c is. I managed to download PC Wizard 2006 and its the Power/Aux.

My GPU, CPU and motherboard are fine. From PC 2006 Power/Aux is running at 126C. Now what i wanna know is that is that talkihg about the PSU??? is this normal???

I need some input peeps

thanx.

Alright guys i wonder if any1 can help me out i cant find out the whether my cpu is running too hot or not because i cant seem 2 find any specs on it ( or maybe im looking in wrong places) computer currently has the following

Field Value
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 3200 MHz (16 x 200)

Motherboard Name QDI P4I865PE Novo (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)

System Memory 2048 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)

Video Adapter RADEON X800 PRO Secondary (256 MB)

Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y120L0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)

Cuurebtly my CPU works around 50 Degrees Celcius idle and upto about 66 at full use. ALso my graphics card appears to run around 50 degrees Celcius also. Any advise would be appreciated

My processor is slower than yours but just for reference...

CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2600 MHz

Motherboard Name Asus p4p800 dlx 865PE (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)

System Memory 1536MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)

Video Adapter AIW 9600 PRO (128MB)

Disk Drives Maxtor 6Y120SO (120 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-150)
Maxtor 6B300SO (300 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-150)


CPU used to idle @ ~40 and sometimes peak @ ~ 55. I picked up the Antec P180 case, which has like a million fans, and the idle dropped down to ~30 and peak @ ~46.

I'm happy about the 10 degree average drop, but I still don't like it hitting near 50. I did find that keeping the ambient temp in the room low has huge effect. When ambient is @ 21, I've seen the CPU hit as low as 24 on idle.

Your temps seem high, but again, that could be because your CPU simply runs hotter. If you haven't done so already, look into lowering ambient temp. and maybe a better case similar to what I mentioned or anything aluminum would also help.