DarkPhoenix Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Hi guys.I have a question. My CPU runs at a stable 55-58°C, which I find to be rather.. um.. hot. My fan runs at ~2950 RPM and my room temperature is usually between 25-35°C during summer, which it is now.. anyway, is this bad for my CPU? The program that tracks my CPU heat (PCAlert4) has set the threshold to 75°C.. but still.. I see others say they have somewhere between 30-50°C, usually lower.. and so I figured mine might be too warm... I think I'll buy a new one. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeMaC Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 is that intel or amd?if its amd i'd say its a little above normal u can always get another fan! not expensive either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkPhoenix Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 It's an AMD... and I sorta have decided to buy a new one anyway... yesterday I unscrewed my fan from the heat sink... and there was a ton of dust in there.. so I removed that, and screwed the fan back on... and now it runs at about 45-46°C...still, I'd like a new one. Maybe I'll even go for water-cooling, just for the coolness of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Drewdatrip Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 It's an AMD... and I sorta have decided to buy a new one anyway... yesterday I unscrewed my fan from the heat sink... and there was a ton of dust in there.. so I removed that, and screwed the fan back on... and now it runs at about 45-46°C...still, I'd like a new one. Maybe I'll even go for water-cooling, just for the coolness of it. MAte thats not a bad temp on an AMD at all.If your concerned with the temp get yourself a nice zalman, vantec or thermaltake Heatsink and that will solve most all your issues.You also may want to increase the airflow in the case as awhole..getting a front and back fan could help abit aswell|Drew| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkPhoenix Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 Actually, I have to keep my cabinet cover off, else it reaches 65-75°C... which is way above my accepted limit... so there's no need to talk about airflow in my case, since there is none... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Actually, I have to keep my cabinet cover off, else it reaches 65-75°C... which is way above my accepted limit... so there's no need to talk about airflow in my case, since there is none... lol I would reccomend cutting out air vents in the back of the cabinate and even installing small fans there..I have seen many untimly death of computers due to conjested cabinets.|Drew| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkPhoenix Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 You know, once I get excess money, this is what I'll do, by priority, 1 being most important, and 5 being least1) Get a very decent CPU fan (ordered one already, a Thermaltake Volcano 11+. (meant for a lot more than 2200+'es, which I have)2) Get S-ATA drives and controllers or at least get rounded IDE-cables, so the the usually flat-cables don't supress the air flow.3) Get fans pulling air in in the front, and get fans pulling air out in the back.4) Get a new cabinet, one that is made for providing a better air flow.5) Replace the whole fan-crap with a water-cooling system, for both a quiter and (I believe) cooler system. Cooler as in heat, not as in awesomeness. Although it is cool having a water-cooled system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubros Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Actually, I have to keep my cabinet cover off, else it reaches 65-75°C... which is way above my accepted limit... so there's no need to talk about airflow in my case, since there is none... lol I would reccomend cutting out air vents in the back of the cabinate and even installing small fans there..I have seen many untimly death of computers due to conjested cabinets.|Drew| I belive it is better to cut/drill out ventilation in the celing of the cabinet, and install a fan up there. The fan does not need to shovel around lots of air. (so you can use a quiet fan ). A fan placed there causes good airflow within the cabinet and it also sucks out the hot air traveling upwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 i have a volcano 12+ (usually between 4000rpms because more rpms means an annoying noise). with no aditional cooling 40º-50º in winter. later i bought 2 fans front, 2 fans left and a fan in the side. and i got from 36º-45º. the most important it's that the agp card has note the change (the side fan do the job from 46º to 37º). the fans are lighten and they give a cool look . the answer it's that your temps are not too higher but expending a few bucks can help u a lot and will take up the life of your processor/hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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