What temperature range is okay for an AthlonXP CPU ?

Mine is a 2000+ and is currently operating at 52 degrees. When should I start to panic ?

Thanks

 

is that on full load??? even if it is, it sounds a bit high.... i would expect idle to be around 40c...

 

I Would start to get edgy if that is the CPU Temp at rest, they usually heat up by 7-8 degrees if they are loaded and in my opinion 60 degrees is getting close to damage.

I would recommend a Akasa Silver Mountain Fan and Heatsink as I have an overclocked 1700+ XP running faster that a 2000+ all on the FSB and that runs at 52 degrees under full load.

 

Mine is regularly about 50c and that is with multiple fans, blowholes,copper coolers - the works! You have nowt to worry about at that temperature. As I am currently in Cyprus, I've seen mine go to 65c and although high and I wouldn't recommend sustained usage at that temp, it doesn't do any damage.

 

Thanks for the replies.

I'll keep an eye on it and run some full-load tests

 

My XP2000+ runs at 45c idle & 50c on full mohaa load

 

Hi DJ Dunk,

I've got an Athalon XP2100+ & mine runs at 32c idle and 38c on full load.

I would recomend you get a Thermaltake Smart & Silent Volcano 9
Specs at www.thermaltake.com/products/heatsink/v9.htm

and some Articsilver 3 Thermal compound.
Specs at www.articsilver.com/as3.htm

Oh yeah, and a well-ventilated case.
Mine has two 80mm fans in the front, two at the rear and one on the side + 2 in the PSU

Not to noisy as the fans are all temperature controlled

Cheers,

Rob
P1 Web Owners Club
www.P1woc.co.uk

[Edited by rob barron - 11/22/2002 5:07:57 PM]

 

my xp 1700 runs fine at 65 degres playing lots of 3d games
given that the maximum possible die temp before damage is 90 degrees i rekon its well within limits despite the other comments here

 

DJ,

Dave here from www.medwaycomputers.co.uk.
Come down to my shop, I Stock loads of fans not found on my website, including some wicked coolers and if your into it ones that flash multi colours when your hardrives going aswell.

 

mccltd,
where are those ide led fans on your site?

 

Taff07,
My mail told him to pop down as I have a load of fns not on there.
Site still being update, so hopefully during the wek they wi get on there.
I have some 80mm fans coming in on Monday that glow a cool blue for about a fiver i think they are plus VAT.

Dave.

 

""given that the maximum possible die temp before damage is 90 degrees i rekon its well within limits despite the other comments here""

90' was for athlons not XPs, Xps are lower, i'll dig out the figures when im back at work...

 

85 or 90 degrees for xp:

http://www.geocities.com/amd_info/

 

Yeah, I've got me alarms set at 70C, it's not till you hit 80 that your gonna start having problems..

 

32C mobo and 35C cpu a roughly idle here XP 2200+ on an Asus A7V8X, doesn't get above 40C fully loaded.

Thermalright SLK-800 with 80mm fan on with some coolermaster thermal compound.

Also well ventilated case, Coolermaster ATC-710:
One 80mm intake, two 80mm exhaust and twin fan 431W Enermax PSU, yes it needs another intake really Not too noisy as they're 'quiet' pabst fans.