[sflesch23]

i'm running an xp 1800+ at the stock speeds and i'm getting temps of 50 - 53C, is that normal? i read some were that the temp should be no more than 39C and that if i was runnin at 50C that it was too high. anyone care to shed some light on that?

[ross_aveling]

Well, a friend of mine runs an Athlon 1.2Ghz (not an XP) and it usually hits around 60C. Quite high, but his machine has been running for a year or two now and he hasn't had any problems with it.

I'm not too sure how much hotter the newer Athlons run, but compared to that your temps are lower, so you're probably ok.

[Tomay]

[Immortal]

if its using cheap cooling or stock cooling then those temps are bang on perfect for those type of cooling, especailly if its a Palomino core...

[sflesch23]

no its not stock cooling. and its not the palomino core either.

[Immortal]

could u tell us what cooling you are using and what motherboard....

[sflesch23]

i forgot the name of the cooling i bought i know it has a 60mm fan on it. i'm also running the msi kt4v board. i should also mention i did have the processor overclocked before to about 1.8 ghz and the temp on the processor was the same as it is now.

[Immortal]

If its stable theres not much to worry about. Also are you running it stock voltage or giving it extra voltage...

[sflesch23]

when it was overclocked i didnt' increase the voltage. i left the setting on auto.

[Immortal]

Check the fan RPM using some Windows utility (MBM 5 is a good 1), MBM will also tell u the default voltage of the chip and so on...

[sflesch23]

the cpu fan is running at 6750 rpm and the voltage is at 1.52

[Immortal]

The best thing you could do is take the HSF apart and re-apply some thermal compound... are you using thermal compound or the thermal interface pad?

[sflesch23]

the thermal pad, funny part is i just checked my computer now and the temp is at 46C.

[Artanis]