Hi all

I have just read on some other sites and forums and they are saying that the Athlon XP 2100+ Palimino is the hottest Athlon made

Is this true, and if it is are these temps ok for that CPU

43C IDLE, 46C Full Load, Average 45c, case is 35c all the time

I am using a Volcano 9 Full speed @ 5500rpm all the time

Are these temps ok

Thanks in advance

Zero Cool

The hotest Athlons to my knowledge were the athlon thunderbirds, not the XP line. The 2100+ is the fastest Palomino core processor, so it most likely is the hottest XP based on that core.

Your temps are fine, but i bet your ears arn't.

Ok thanks for the info plyduster, I get used to the noise after a while, now it just doesn't bother me :D

Thanks again for replying so soon

Zero Cool

I tend to rate the 1.4g t-bird and the 2100+ palomino as the same in terms of heat for several reasons. They share the same max wattage of 72W. Amd rated the t-bird with a max temp of 95C and the palomino with 90C but its hard to use that as reason to say the palomino is cooler since amd would have been nuts not reduce the advertised max temp after all the press the t-bird got for its heat. Not to mention nobody thinks 88C is safe for either cpu so there's no practical difference between 90C and 95C. I've got a 1.4g t-bird and a 2000+ palomino right here and they run at about the same temp with the same cooler. Imo the t-bird has the reputation as the hottest cpu because it was so-o-o much hotter than anything that came before it, and the coolers of its time were not up to today's standards so anyone who had one really noticed its temps.

Any links showing an actual measured comparison between the two would be interesting to see.

Your temps are good.

Thanks to for that info johnoh, it was interesting to read that,

Can't wait to get a T/Braed CPU or even a Barton at least then I can get my temps maybe into the 30's with a Volcano 11 :D

Thanks guys for telling me my tems are ok

Zero Cool