For a minute, pretend you're not an overclocker, 'cause I'm not.
I am running an XP 1800+ and have a TT Volcano 7+ HSF.
The fan has 3 speeds. I love running it on low as it's very quiet.
But the CPU temp. is around 50-55C if I do that. Is this a safe temp? Many thanks.
CPU Temperature
CPU Temperature
These are the instructions that came with my Thermalright SLK-800 cooler:
Assembly:
The assembly gestalltet itself just as simply as with the standard Slk-800. after the foil of the base plate was removed and the processor core with thermal compound moistened, leaves one the 6-Punkt-Halteklammer in the base noses to engage. Subsequently, the radiator box is aligned centrically on the base. By means of slotted bolt turners finally the catch side of the fixing clip down pressed to these on the base engages. A strammer contact pressure develops, whereby a good waermeaufnahme is ensured. Although the additionally existing PU Schaumpads provides for a safe seat on the processor, the PC should very carefully be transported and/or the radiators before transport be developed.
Assembly:
The assembly gestalltet itself just as simply as with the standard Slk-800. after the foil of the base plate was removed and the processor core with thermal compound moistened, leaves one the 6-Punkt-Halteklammer in the base noses to engage. Subsequently, the radiator box is aligned centrically on the base. By means of slotted bolt turners finally the catch side of the fixing clip down pressed to these on the base engages. A strammer contact pressure develops, whereby a good waermeaufnahme is ensured. Although the additionally existing PU Schaumpads provides for a safe seat on the processor, the PC should very carefully be transported and/or the radiators before transport be developed.
Those temp are high enough that if it were my system I would be doing something to lower them. Those temps are under a load I hope. Are you using software to monitor temps? I have been using MBM5 for a long time and then I got a dual temp monitoring set up and found that MBM was reading my CPU temp about 3-5 degrees cooler than it actually is and the hotter it gets the bigger the error in reading it is. Maybe just run it on low when you are surfing and doing email and then crank it up when playing games or anything that is CPU intensive.
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I have an XP1800 and the temps according to both the BIOS and SiSoft Sandra show between 50-55C. But thats with the standard cooler.
I have a TT volcano 7+ ordered so I'm hoping I will see a big improvement on my temps when that arrives.
I have a TT volcano 7+ ordered so I'm hoping I will see a big improvement on my temps when that arrives.
Rig 1
AMD Athlon XP2400+ @ 2100Mhz on Gigabyte GA-7DXR+
Thermaltake Volvano 7+ HSF with Artic Silver 3
512Mb PC2100 RAM with Thermaltake Ramsinks
GeForce4 Ti4400 with Thermaltake GF4 cooler and ramsinks @ 310Mhz x 625 Mhz
Lian Li PC6083A case with Lian Li windowed side panel and bloo cold cathode
Rig 2
AMD Athlon XP2100+ @ 1820Mhz on Abit KD7
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ with Artic Silver 3
256Mb PC2100 RAM
Nvidia MX440 64Mb @ stock with Thermaltake Ramsinks
Lian Li PC60
AMD Athlon XP2400+ @ 2100Mhz on Gigabyte GA-7DXR+
Thermaltake Volvano 7+ HSF with Artic Silver 3
512Mb PC2100 RAM with Thermaltake Ramsinks
GeForce4 Ti4400 with Thermaltake GF4 cooler and ramsinks @ 310Mhz x 625 Mhz
Lian Li PC6083A case with Lian Li windowed side panel and bloo cold cathode
Rig 2
AMD Athlon XP2100+ @ 1820Mhz on Abit KD7
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ with Artic Silver 3
256Mb PC2100 RAM
Nvidia MX440 64Mb @ stock with Thermaltake Ramsinks
Lian Li PC60