It's that time of year again....

theboy · 04-13-2008, 05:18 AM

...and its starting to get hot out!

Living in Sunny California our temps today were just about 90 Degrees F.

I need to find a better way to cool my computer. After some gaming playing BF:2

my CPU temps were at 50C...Really is that a bad thing considering its 70 Degrees F out?

or do I need to look at getting a better case fan that pulls more air out?

Thanks!

cohen · 04-13-2008, 05:31 AM

Fan - get a good fan for the CPU and maybe another one for the case.

Garethman!!` · 04-13-2008, 06:56 AM

It was a horrible 93 degrees here in NC yesterday, but the PC remained the same temperature inside, which has made me very comfortable with the computers cooling. Zalman make excellent case + CPU fans.

Id recommend Zalman Intake and Exhaust fans and maybe a Zalman processor fan, that should cool the full PC down.

theboy · 04-13-2008, 06:57 AM

I Could get a better case fan, but my CPU cooler is pretty good.

heres the link...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185125

and its dust free.

Maybe re-apply compound?

cohen · 04-13-2008, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theboy

Maybe re-apply compound?

Worth a try

El DJ · 04-13-2008, 03:53 PM

I find that AMDs run hotter than Intels.
My old AMD idles at 50C.

just a noob · 04-13-2008, 04:09 PM

try this paste if your going to reapply: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/70..._15_Grams.html

theboy · 04-13-2008, 06:46 PM

Are most AMD CPU's with the heatsink and fan I have receiving these temps....

Its at 34C at idle and I just turned my comp on this morning!

Garethman!!` · 04-13-2008, 09:08 PM

I use the same heatsink as you, for the processor. My processor idles at 38C, goes to 47C in games.

csmdew · 04-14-2008, 04:56 PM

I know that I may be hijacking a little but since on the subject what is the diff from board temp and the cpu tem; say one 33c and other 50c; won't jack again, thanks.

04-13-2008, 05:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
theboy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California -West Coast Posts: 293	It's that time of year again.... ...and its starting to get hot out! Living in Sunny California our temps today were just about 90 Degrees F. I need to find a better way to cool my computer. After some gaming playing BF:2 my CPU temps were at 50C...Really is that a bad thing considering its 70 Degrees F out? or do I need to look at getting a better case fan that pulls more air out? Thanks! __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Mobo:GA-K8N51GMF-9 Memory: 3X512mb Kingston Hard Drive(s)Master:160GB, Slave:200GB_External(1):250GB (2):200MB Optical Drives: AopenDVD+-RW. PSU: Antec 380-Watt Monitor:19"Widescreen 1440X900 5ms 500:1 Sound:Dolby Surround w/powered sub. Temps (idle):CPU:33C SYS:26C Core: 26C OS(dual boot): Vista Ultimate/XP Pro

04-13-2008, 05:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,179	Fan - get a good fan for the CPU and maybe another one for the case. __________________ My Website Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

04-13-2008, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,326	It was a horrible 93 degrees here in NC yesterday, but the PC remained the same temperature inside, which has made me very comfortable with the computers cooling. Zalman make excellent case + CPU fans. Id recommend Zalman Intake and Exhaust fans and maybe a Zalman processor fan, that should cool the full PC down. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM SATA GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick Last edited by Garethman!!`; 04-13-2008 at 06:58 AM.

04-13-2008, 06:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
theboy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California -West Coast Posts: 293	I Could get a better case fan, but my CPU cooler is pretty good. heres the link... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185125 and its dust free. Maybe re-apply compound? __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Mobo:GA-K8N51GMF-9 Memory: 3X512mb Kingston Hard Drive(s)Master:160GB, Slave:200GB_External(1):250GB (2):200MB Optical Drives: AopenDVD+-RW. PSU: Antec 380-Watt Monitor:19"Widescreen 1440X900 5ms 500:1 Sound:Dolby Surround w/powered sub. Temps (idle):CPU:33C SYS:26C Core: 26C OS(dual boot): Vista Ultimate/XP Pro

04-13-2008, 06:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
theboy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California -West Coast Posts: 293	Are most AMD CPU's with the heatsink and fan I have receiving these temps.... Its at 34C at idle and I just turned my comp on this morning! __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Mobo:GA-K8N51GMF-9 Memory: 3X512mb Kingston Hard Drive(s)Master:160GB, Slave:200GB_External(1):250GB (2):200MB Optical Drives: AopenDVD+-RW. PSU: Antec 380-Watt Monitor:19"Widescreen 1440X900 5ms 500:1 Sound:Dolby Surround w/powered sub. Temps (idle):CPU:33C SYS:26C Core: 26C OS(dual boot): Vista Ultimate/XP Pro

04-13-2008, 09:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,326	I use the same heatsink as you, for the processor. My processor idles at 38C, goes to 47C in games. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM SATA GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick

04-14-2008, 04:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
csmdew Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 138	I know that I may be hijacking a little but since on the subject what is the diff from board temp and the cpu tem; say one 33c and other 50c; won't jack again, thanks.

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