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Motherboard Monitor temps
Name: mwarsell Date: October 4, 2005 at 03:08:17 Pacific OS: Win Xp CPU/Ram: Duron 1.6/1Gb ram
Comment:
Hi,
I just have a question on Motherboard Monitor temperatures. When my system is more or less idle I have the following temps:
Name: Richard59 Date: October 4, 2005 at 04:35:19 Pacific
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Not unusual for an AMD chip. That CPU temp is about 46degC which is well under maximum tolerance. What are the temps like under heavy load? That is the more important question. Does your system have variable speed fan? Any extra casefans for improved airflow?
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: October 4, 2005 at 05:18:46 Pacific
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Yes, 116F is nothing to worry about. I once ran an AMD Duron at 130F continuously for over a year with no ill effect.
It was running at 100% doing one of those grid computing projects. It did have an effect on my electricity bill though.
Stuart
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Response Number 3
Name: Badboy Date: October 4, 2005 at 06:00:01 Pacific
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How is your CPU running?
My Athlon 1.4GHz has been running at 52-55C (126-131F) every day for about 2 years and it seems to be running fine.
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Response Number 4
Name: mwarsell Date: October 5, 2005 at 00:44:43 Pacific
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Do you guys use Prime95 or what to check how the CPU handles hard work?
Should I run that program? I'm afraid it breaks something :).
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