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OK I just bought a AMD sempron 2600+ (Box) so It came with the AMD certified Heat sink, My CPU temp Sits around 50C pretty much all the time, I got it down to 47C by letting it sit all day with no power.
But after useing it (Booting Up) it jumped to 51C and stayed there.
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No I am not OC'ed
5 Case Fans. 2 exaust 3 Intake
and the Power and CPU . Does this appear normal?
Just a small point you might want to consider here.
That series of mother board had a small issue with the temp reporting of the amd xp cpu. I hada similar issue with the 7nnxp
I suggest you update your bios witht he latest version if you havent already done so, and see what happens.
But in real terms if you have fitted the HSF correctly the actual temp of the cpu is in real terms around 45C.
Just set the thermal protection a bit higher than normal to stop the thing shutting down on you.
Hope that helpsRegards
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Do you know what voltage your Sempron should run at? If so, check and see if it is set correctly in your bios.
YO
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Overkill on the case fans, but to each, his own.
My overclocked 2500+ Sempron (10.5 x 185MHz) isn't running anywhere near that hot & my vcore is at 1.775v. It idles in the low 30s & maxed out at 42C under load testing.
Are you sure you installed the HSF correctly? Are you getting the temp readings from the BIOS or a monitoring program? Temp reading errors are sometimes corrected with a BIOS update.
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my bet is on the boards sensor.
That series of boards had a an issue with the cpu temp sensor, the bios was reporting a temp of about 5 to 8 C higher than what the actual temp of the cpu was.
It was a known problem at the local level, I did send a few e-mails ot ggbt about it but they neverdirectly admited to the fault.
So I suspect the real temp of the cpu is 40 to 45.
The only other issue could be the hsf but if that was the case it would be reporting temps much higher.
Regards
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OK i checked the v core 1.65 and i do have th HSF installed correctly, I check temp in bios and Sandra both are close to each other. and I do have the latest bios update
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OK
One sure way to find out if the thing is really getting hot or not.
Use the comp in a normal manner, open the side of the case and place your finger on the Heats sink itself.
Be careful of the fan and ram, if the heatsink feels hot to the point that you cant hold your finger on it for any length of time than you have issues if the hsf feels warm, in other words yu can place your fingers on it and hold it there for an extended period of time without any problems I suspect the reporting temp is incorrect.
Sandra would be reading the mobo temp sensor.
With the side of the case open watch the temp through the OS and see if it drops if it doesn't than I would say the sensor or the cpu is sending incorrect reading.
If the temp actually does drop than the cpu is really getting hot, for some reason. But considering the amount of fans yo have the air flow through the case would be quiet high.
What you might also want to consider is the new P4 side case covers with the intake pipe, this also will help with cooling.
But to be honest I don't think the cpu is really getting that hot.
Set the thermal shut down threshold to about 60 C plays some games if you have em and see how quickly the system shuts down if at all.
And at the same time make sure that the area around the hsf fan and ram is clear of any wiring etc.
Bit strange this one I do admit.
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You could also try taking out your HS/fan then seperate the two. Give your HS a good washing with some hot water providing it's alluminum. Let it dry completly then reassemble.
I used to live in an old dusty house and my case was seriously caked with dust bunnies after about a month after building new system. And having 3 intake fans can pull a lot of dirt in.
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Reading jam saying overkill on case fans gives me a idea.
What if the fans are working against each other?
Try shutting all exhaust OR all intake fans and see the temps.
Good Luck and Happy Computing,
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Ok I took the Side panel off and felt the Heatsink felt around room temp, maybe a little warmer, deffinatly not 50C. (I took some water and heated it to around 120F buy the thermomitor and put my hand in it. Much hotter than my heat sink). Prolly Is the Sensor, But to be safe I am buying a new heat sink, and in a month I am going to Liquid cooling, Its not to much and I do want to OC.
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I had a funny feeling it may be the sensor if the heat sink is about room temperature that means the CPU is about 40 C i suspect, for an xp athlon 2600+ that is quiet acceptable.
Nothing to worry about minor issue.
But if you are going to OC can I suggest you have a real good look at the Gigabyte range of coolers.
Designed for both athlon and Intel, look good, and work great, fan speed is adjustable from 1500 to 5000 Rpm.
Liquid cooling may be a bit over the top but heck just depends what you wish to do, just be darn careful make sure you don't get any leaks ( now that could be costly ),
Very interesting though keep us informed how you go with it, and the sort of results you get with that type of set-up.
Regards
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PS I bought a new Heat sink and fan it dropped my temp by like 10C I thought that was cool.
I over clocked it to 2.084 GHZ and still under 50C after 3 hours of gaming.
And Gigabyte sent me an email about the temp sensors, they read 5~10C on the high side
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