Its getting HOT! in here....

[Harish]

Just a lil' humor,

Anyhow,

Problem is that my CPU temps are upto 65C and are just staying there. I havent overclocked my Athlon XP 1600+. I have a 7200RPM fan and a globalwin heatsink.

Is this normal? My motherboard is the MSI K7GN2-L (nforce2)

thanks!

 

[mechBgon]

Perhaps your heatsink is on backwards, which will result in it not making proper contact with the CPU core. What brand/model of heatsink/fan unit do you have, and which way is the screwdriver-friendly end of its clip facing (up/down/left/right)?

 

[spanky]

yeah i am thinking ur fan is on backwards too.

 

[mechBgon]

Looking at a photo of the board, I see the solid end of the CPU socket is at the top, so the stepped end of the heatsink's base (and the screwdriver end of the clip) should be at the top too.

 

[Harish]

Thats exactly how its setup. It seems to be making perfect contact. My computer crashes once in a while (could this be heat??) Yeah so in anycase the setup is fine.
I my heatsink and fan specs are SK-6 + D38FAN. I used thermal paste to make the contact between the core and the heatsink. Any suggestions?

thanks!

 

[Sniper82]

By any chance are you using a copper shim? If so try taking it off and re-applying some thermal paste and trying that. I took mine off and I keep my 1600+@2100+ default voltage under 57 celcius. Remember you need to use a paper thin layer of thermal paste.

 

[mechBgon]

The SK6+ can slide back and forth on its clip, so try this: unclip the top end of the clip, pull the SK6+ as far downward as the bottom end of the clip will allow, and then re-clip the top end. With my SK-7, if this is not done, the heatsink will ride up on the solid-plastic end of the CPU socket and cause overheating.

 

[majewski9]

wow you better fix that right away since you are very close to burnout temps. Well that is unless AMD + Nforce thermal Diode works.

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: majewski9
wow you better fix that right away since you are very close to burnout temps. Well that is unless AMD + Nforce thermal Diode works.

I had been wondering about the protection as well. Anybody know if it is effective? (If your info is about an NF7-S, that would be a plus)

-Sid

 

[mechBgon]

I started up an AthlonXP in one of our nForce 220D (classic nForce) boards, namely an Asus A7N266-VM, and it ran about one second and stopped. Pushed power button again, same thing. Huh...? I'd forgotten to take the plastic slip off the retail heatsink/fan unit, as it turned out. (edit: in my defense, I was building four systems simultaneously, ok?) Impressive and very quick protection. I'm not going to try it with my nForce2 board but you can figure it's going to do the same if the CPU starts approaching the danger point.

Sounds like either Harish has a board that reports the temps more honestly than most, or else he is getting marginal contact between heatsink and core.

 

[Insidious]

mechBgon,

Thanks for the first-hand. I was hoping it was up to the task.

-Sid

 

[human2k]

Originally posted by: majewski9
wow you better fix that right away since you are very close to burnout temps. Well that is unless AMD + Nforce thermal Diode works.

WHy dont we let Harish be the first try it out.

 

[TAL0N]

AFAIK MSI are the only nForce2 to actually read the on die temp, so it will be about 10C higher than others, but 65C seems way too high. I'd definately pull the HSF, reapply thermal compound and reseat it... preferably out of the case so you can visually inspect all around to ensure it is properly seated on the cpu and not hungup on the lip of the socket or some other mobo component.

 

[AtomicDude512]

Originally posted by: TAL0N
AFAIK MSI are the only nForce2 to actually read the on die temp, so it will be about 10C higher than others, but 65C seems way too high. I'd definately pull the HSF, reapply thermal compound and reseat it... preferably out of the case so you can visually inspect all around to ensure it is properly seated on the cpu and not hungup on the lip of the socket or some other mobo component.

You're saying that my MSI mobo detects 10c higher than it is? So that means my XP 1700 is acutually running at 22c. drool...

 

[CCityInstaller]

I believe he was saying that since the MSI reads the internal temp as opposed to using its own sensor, the MSI will read the temps about 10C higher, since the core is hotter than the bottom of the chip itself. the MSI is basicly reading the "actual" temp of the cpu.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: AtomicDude512

Originally posted by: TAL0N
AFAIK MSI are the only nForce2 to actually read the on die temp, so it will be about 10C higher than others, but 65C seems way too high. I'd definately pull the HSF, reapply thermal compound and reseat it... preferably out of the case so you can visually inspect all around to ensure it is properly seated on the cpu and not hungup on the lip of the socket or some other mobo component.

You're saying that my MSI mobo detects 10c higher than it is? So that means my XP 1700 is acutually running at 22c. drool...

Unless you have water cooling, then you are not running 22C. Even suggesting this is pretty ridiculous. That's essentially room temperature.

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: majewski9
wow you better fix that right away since you are very close to burnout temps.

What are you talking about? My processor is running @ 70C+, and it's just fine. 65 is nothing to be worried about, if anything I should be the one sh!tting my pants.



~Aunix

P.S. I too have an SK6+, 'cept I'm using a 4500RPM fan. With my 7000RPM fan it stays around 40, but it burns my ear drums, so this is the only solution currently.

 

[kponds]

AunixM3 - if this is the xp1700 on the K7S5A, you should be - something is wrong!!!! Xp1700's I have built on K7S5As with cheap cpu coolers ($5) run in the mid 45 to 50C at full load.

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: kponds
AunixM3 - if this is the xp1700 on the K7S5A, you should be - something is wrong!!!! Xp1700's I have built on K7S5As with cheap cpu coolers ($5) run in the mid 45 to 50C at full load.

No, I'm talking about my Duron 950, not the XP.

~Aunix