On Saturday 23 March 2002 03:44 am, Brian Parish wrote:
> thread I finally got around to getting sensors going on my main
> box. The output I get is:
> CPU core: +1.74 V (min = +1.79 V, max = +2.18 V) ALARM
> +2.5V: +2.68 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +3.03 V)
> I/O: +3.47 V (min = +3.03 V, max = +3.36 V) ALARM
> +5V: +4.94 V (min = +4.60 V, max = +5.07 V)
> +12V: +11.80 V (min = +11.03 V, max = +12.16 V)
> CPU Fan: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 2)
> P/S Fan: 4560 RPM (min = 0 RPM, div = 2) ALARM
> SYS Temp: +35.6�C (limit = +146�C, hysteresis = +50�C)
> CPU Temp: +53.1�C (limit = +60�C, hysteresis = +50�C)
> SBr Temp: +20.9�C (limit = +60�C, hysteresis = +50�C)
>
> Now I'm not that worried by the CPU fan reading as I can assure you
> that it's going a bit quicker than that, but the ALARMs are a bit -
> well...alarming. Tom and/or Civileme and/or any other hardware
> heads - any comments? The system is as follows:
Just opinions ;> Your I/O is great, but I'd raise your Vcore
to 1.82v Fix your cooling first tho. Your cpu temp is a little too
high. That's near the max you should see runnin cpuburn's 'burnK7'
at 1.82 Vcore, if you want a truly bulletproof system.
>
> AMD 1600+ processor running at bog standard default settings
> Abit KG7 mobo
> Nice big heatsink, but just a thermal pad - no grease (built the
> system before reading the "use grease" advice)
Well, sooner or later you're gonna need to replace the pad.
1gig+ Athlon's run so hot they deteriorate thermal pads over time,
and pads don't provide as efficient heat transfer as grease. So
sooner is better, and increase case cooling. That XP should be runnin
mid to high 40's under normal use, hopefully never over 55C under
extreme load (eg, 'burnK7'). FWIW, the new XP 2200+ using a thinner
die (.13 micron) and lower Vcore should run a lot cooler than any of
the current Athlons.
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