Heat Warnings!!!

[Mr.Ferrari]

Eh well probally through sensors you might notice a 0c temp diff. Like I said..it can be hard to tell.
Both should be near equal performing. (assuming at top speeds). Go with whichever one you like better.

[whubbard]

Ok thanks! I'm getting the thermaltake then (love my LEDs)

[newbuilder14]

You really can't say beacause it all depends on the airflow. Try some wire management and try to make the air all blowing in one direction (front --> back). This should help your temps. Plus, your temps are not that bad.

[whubbard]

The air blows in one direction, and there is a fair bit of wire management...i could try some more...but i have a LOT of wires in my case!
Can somebody recomend what good temps would be for my system?
Asus P5W duluxe:
Intel Core Duo x6800:
ATI x1950xtx:
RaptorX:
Seagate 7200.1 320gb:

(I believe those are the only places that have temperature sensors)

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by whubbard Can somebody recomend what good temps would be for my system?

Don't go crazy worrying about the fans and the temps...if the computer is running stable then all is fine.

Cricket

[Mr.Ferrari]

Asus P5W duluxe:

Like I said before, try to keep below 50c. 975X runs alot cooler then 965.

Intel Core Duo x6800:

Keep below 70c

ATI x1950xtx:

Im not too familiar with the new series, they however do take the same power consumption as the old x1900xtx, but they have a newer, more efficient cooler. So try to keep this under 80c.

RaptorX:

Keep under 50c. Raptors do tend to run hotter then normal drives.

Seagate 7200.1 320gb:

Same as above, under 50c. 45c being optimal.

[whubbard]

Thanks

[nokiafan05]

What is a idle optimal temp for a Socket AM2 Amd 64 athlon 3400+ ?

[Mr.Ferrari]

There is no optimal temp persay. Max load for these new am2's I would say would be best fit under 60-63.

Idle..I mean if its idling at 50-55c..then you have issues.

[nokiafan05]

It was getting close when I closed up the case and only had a case fan and the cpu fan going. It got hotter and hotter in the case. I think its my hard drives that are kicking off the heat. I ended up taking the side panel off to help it cool off.

[newbuilder14]

I disagree that idling 50-55C gives means you have a problem. Maybe for AMD, but never for Intel.

[clroberts]

I have a thermaltake volcano 9 that I keep at full speed. Runs at around 5300 RPMs. Might be a little loud, but it keeps it cool.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by newbuilder14 I disagree that idling 50-55C gives means you have a problem. Maybe for AMD, but never for Intel.

Depends on which processor is involved. My 2.8GHz P4 Northwood idles at 32C and has problably never even seen 50C ever. My wife's 3.0GHz P4 Cedar Mill idles at 42C and does probably go over 50C under load.

I built a computer for a friend a few years ago with a 1.4GHz AMD T-Bird and that thing idled at 49C with the stock HSF. We put a Thermalright HSF with a Delta Black Label fan (sounded like a small vacuum cleaner) and got the thing to idle at 42C. He eventually got tired of the noise and had me build him a new computer a year later with a 2.26GHz P4 with the stock Intel HSF and Panaflo L1A 80mm case fans. Can barely tell that thing is running.

Cricket

[TwoRails]

Originally Posted by newbuilder14 I disagree that idling 50-55C gives means you have a problem. Maybe for AMD, but never for Intel.

As I mentioned in the other thread, newbuilder14, I've had two identical builds on my bench at the same time that have read as much as 15°C different from one-another. 50-55 is Not the "kiss-of-death" for AMD that so many like to say it is. I have builds out there that have idled out there at those temps for many years.

[Mr.Ferrari]

Idling at 50-55c with a typical amd processor, isnt too good, thats correct, because your gonna probally be loading up at 60plus. For intel however, its perfectly fine.

For amd. Most single cores are good until 65-70c. Dual Core amd X2's are good until 63c. And FX series are good until 58-60c.
AMD opterons are good until 75-80c. And the old barton XP's are good until 85c.

For intel. Single cores are good until 80c. Pentium D 9xx are good until 73c, and 8xx are good until 78c.
Core 2 duo's are good until 75c. And Pentium M's are good until 95-100c.

Im talking about maximum threshold temperatures. Motherboard sensors would vary. But not to the point I would disregard a reading of 70c. Thats what they are good for. Telling the difference between overheating, and stable temperatures.

[whubbard]

Hey, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP.

My temps have droped a lot.
The Processor now stays around 31-33 (it bounces between them)
The Mother Board now stays around 41-42 (again it bounces between them)

All of this was after loading up...with about a 30% load on the processor.

[Cricket]

Exactly what did you do to improve the CPU and system temps?

Weird how the motherboard temps are higher than the CPU temps.

Cricket