Athlon xp2500+ temperature too high

Apocalypse23

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My athlon 2500+ processor is reporting 56-60 degrees C temperatures when its idle and it goes up to 67 at times when under heavyu load... Ive got a abit nf7-s 2.0 board, 2x256 ocz pc3200 dual cahnnel ram, 80gb harddrive , enermax 350watt ps, bfg 5900 overclocked at 457/959 speeds. THe computer temperature is bothering my a bit. Let me know what to do. It has a stock heatsink and fan for the cpu. Maybe it could be the error in the bios reading faulty temperatures? My mainboard temperature is 41, HDD is 44 and cpu is 60. The video card temp is only 51 C. The room temperature is probably 26 degrees. Help me out here pls.

THanks
 

Apocalypse23

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k, i tried cooling the whole computer down by passing cool air form the window, i opened a part of the case. THe temperature went down to 36 C for the cpu, the mobo was at 22C. I am thinking theres something wrong with the nf7-s temperature reading. I've already flashed the bios for it but the temp readings are weid. I let it stay on for a while after closing the window and the temperature was back to 52-53 C at ide. NOw im thinking it actually would be 8-10 degrees lower normalwise. I think theres some faulty reading here.

Help me out. THe power supply has huge cables that may be blocking the trapped heat from escaping but still im thinkin the mobo has faulty cpu temp readings...


stock setttings

mobo temp 36
cpu temp 53
HDD temp 39
dan speed at 3375 rpm

let me knwo what you guys think
 

badaphooko

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sounds like you dont have suffient cooling. how many fans u have? and if when you open your case your temps go way down then you must not have enough airflow. or you mabye you may be right by your mb monitor not giving you accurate readings.
 

Apocalypse23

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Originally posted by: badaphooko
sounds like you dont have suffient cooling. how many fans u have? and if when you open your case your temps go way down then you must not have enough airflow. or you mabye you may be right by your mb monitor not giving you accurate readings.

I think its both. I have updated the mobo with the latest available bios. I have no aditional fans apart from the stock heatsink/fan and the fan on the mobo.

Anyone else have any suggestions? I have only been using the stock thermal coating that was fixed to the heatsink. Should i try to apply a thermal coating myself? And if so, then how should i remove the old coating or should i rather just apply some fresh one over it?

 

jar5tyle

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No additional fans? Yea I would think that's your problem... With no airflow inside the case, things can heat up.

Using a better thermal grease instead of the stock thermal pad would help your temps a bit.

I just use a razor blade and scrape off the thermal pad.
 

myocardia

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Originally posted by: Apocalypse23
Originally posted by: badaphooko
sounds like you dont have suffient cooling. how many fans u have? and if when you open your case your temps go way down then you must not have enough airflow. or you mabye you may be right by your mb monitor not giving you accurate readings.

I think its both. I have updated the mobo with the latest available bios. I have no aditional fans apart from the stock heatsink/fan and the fan on the mobo.

Anyone else have any suggestions? I have only been using the stock thermal coating that was fixed to the heatsink. Should i try to apply a thermal coating myself? And if so, then how should i remove the old coating or should i rather just apply some fresh one over it?
See what happens when you reinstall all of your case fans.

 

Apocalypse23

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Originally posted by: myocardia
Originally posted by: Apocalypse23
Originally posted by: badaphooko
sounds like you dont have suffient cooling. how many fans u have? and if when you open your case your temps go way down then you must not have enough airflow. or you mabye you may be right by your mb monitor not giving you accurate readings.

I think its both. I have updated the mobo with the latest available bios. I have no aditional fans apart from the stock heatsink/fan and the fan on the mobo.

Anyone else have any suggestions? I have only been using the stock thermal coating that was fixed to the heatsink. Should i try to apply a thermal coating myself? And if so, then how should i remove the old coating or should i rather just apply some fresh one over it?
See what happens when you reinstall all of your case fans.

what do you mean? I have mentioned in mypost that i have no additional fan. THe nf7-s board comes iwith a tiny mobo fan.

 

AIWGuru

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It's not hard to understand. He just told you to install case fans. What don't you understand here. Your temps are high. You need a case fan. Jeeez
 

pillage2001

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Originally posted by: AIWGuru
It's not hard to understand. He just told you to install case fans. What don't you understand here. Your temps are high. You need a case fan. Jeeez

Wow, you guys are harsh in here.
 

mechBgon

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Lemme throw in another thing to watch out for: heatsink orientation But yeah, it sounds like your case needs at least one additional fan, preferably an exhaust fan on the rear near the CPU.
 

Apocalypse23

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k my case is small i believe....its got a maximum height of 17 inches and a width of 17inches as well. Now iIam sure most of the new cases these days are over 17 inches. THe power supply fan's hot air falls directly on to the cpu heatsink and i think thats whats messing the temperatures.... WEll my case only has an additional fan spacing for 1 fan only so im guessing its really old...even if i did install an extra fan it would keep blowing that same old air throughout barely effecting the temps. ALso im thinkin that the latest cases have mounted holes for atleast 2 extra fans....oh boy i never thought bout this.... Mind you that i simply was using this case with my pentium 3 700 mhz before i upgradedand its bout 3 and a half years old now. Ive just upgraded everything and fit it in this case but i didnt even know that i would actually need a larger case. LEt me know what you think. ALso could you give me the case specs that i need for this rig?

Lol at me using a P3 case for a xp2500...damn noone told bout this before

THanks

 

Falloutboy

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hopefully not the same psu you wrere using for your p3 also

prolly should just go get a new case. something like a antex Sonata. not too big nice and quite but has good cooling. and comes with a decent PSU
 

Apocalypse23

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speakin of Psu i just recently bought an enermax 350 watt psu

the psu is stable and fine, it just gives off heat like all other psus.
 

Apocalypse23

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Originally posted by: Falloutboy525
hopefully not the same psu you wrere using for your p3 also

prolly should just go get a new case. something like a antex Sonata. not too big nice and quite but has good cooling. and comes with a decent PSU

naw that old one was a 250 watt psu that wouldnt even work on this comp
 

Apocalypse23

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wait up, this is odd..thecases im looking at dont have any outlets for 2 fans...they look just like my current case....where can i get a better case?

No i dont think it could reall be the case now....

my case looks like this from the back...just has 1 fan outlet though

check this
 

Jeff7181

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A 17 inch wide case???? :Q

Oh... by the way... hot air doesn't fall... heat rises =)
 

Apocalypse23

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Originally posted by: Jeff7181
A 17 inch wide case???? :Q

yea man i just noticed thats my problem right there...the cases nowadays are much wider or longer...no wonder im getting fffd up temps....

my case is high enough alright but the length is too short has to be atleast 22 inches ill bet...
 

mechBgon

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Good to hear you already have a good PSU, good start What do you think about this case? Look at the photos, it has a telescopic tube that lets your CPU fan suck cool room-temperature air straight in from the side panel. And it comes with a secondary 80mm exhaust fan pre-installed. It's not the perfect solution if you have lots of hard drives (check an Antec SLK3700AMB or Sonata for a case with more hard-drive bays and cooling) but for what it costs... yeah. And it comes with a decent-quality 300W PSU you can keep for spare, or sell off.
 

Apocalypse23

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Originally posted by: mechBgon
Good to hear you already have a good PSU, good start What do you think about this case? Look at the photos, it has a telescopic tube that lets your CPU fan suck cool room-temperature air straight in from the side panel. And it comes with a secondary 80mm exhaust fan pre-installed. It's not the perfect solution if you have lots of hard drives (check an Antec SLK3700AMB or Sonata for a case with more hard-drive bays and cooling) but for what it costs... yeah. And it comes with a decent-quality 300W PSU you can keep for spare, or sell off.


cool thanks anyways man, but i live in canada and newegg wont ship it to me anyways...here is a canadian site im looking at...
check this

Im loving some cases they have there that come with 4 fan outlets one at the top one at the side and 2 at the back, im lookin at somethin like that...heh see if you can find me the right none...aksi im not into white colors...maybe something more black or whatever...

 

mechBgon

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If they had it in stock, I'd vote to look at this one. It has a window, dual 80mm exhaust (besides the PSU), dual 80mm intake positions (including one that blows through the HDD cage, but I don't think these fans are included with the case, you buy them separately), and you're not paying for another PSU in the deal. Maybe it'll come back into stock.
 

myocardia

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Apocalypse, if you have the money to get a new case, I would recommend you buy one with either 2x120mm fans, or a minimum of 3x80mm fans. But, if you don't want to spend the money, it's possible to keep that case. You would need to just at the minimum, install an exhaust fan where there's supposed to be one, and install an 80mm intake fan where I know there has to be a spot for one, at the front. If there isn't already a place to mount an 80mm intake, it's not hard to do yourself. Just buy or borrow a handheld jigsaw (around $20 US for a cheap one), spend a couple of dollars for a package of metal blades for it, and use the fan that you buy as the template for where to cut. Use either a sharpened pencil, or a mechanical pencil, and draw your circle. I would recommend a 120mmx25mm (25 is the depth) fan, because it moves more air, but makes less noise. Remove your left side panel, get out your tape measure, and measure to a point where the edge of the fan will be blowing on the video card. Your cpu will still receive a large amount of the air coming in, especially since the newly-mounted exhaust fan will be removing the hot air that your psu fan is putting out. I can guarantee you that if you do that, you won't need a new case. BTW, the reason we call it "air cooling" is because we use cool air to cool the components, not the same hot air that's been in the case all along! Hope it works for you.
 

Apocalypse23

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thanks guys for your posts...Im liking the one Mech showed me from the site. Maybe i'll pick that one out soon from their store.
 
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