Sempron getting too hot?

Nevakonaza · 11-13-2006, 11:58 AM

Alright people,

My friend has exactly the same processor as me (Sempron 2800+)

But his cpu idle temps are always at 50-55c

Where mine idles at 31-35

We both have stock heatsink & fan.

Is this a little hot for the processor @ idle?

PC eye · 11-13-2006, 12:16 PM

It sounds like the old thermal pad is starting to let go there. Time for a thermal pad replacement kit or better yet going out and buying a better cpu cooler. Let's see what one Zalman cooler looks like at http://www.coolerguys.com/840556016472.html I have one sitting around just that one but was all silver colored with a blue led for the fan.

Nevakonaza · 11-13-2006, 01:57 PM

Yeah thats what i thought,

Il have to tell him and see what we can do.

Thanks

_simon_ · 11-13-2006, 02:38 PM

Just another thought, it could be where he has his machine located.

Does he have case fans? Are they blocked by anything?
Is the room hot?
Is his machine located near something that produces a lot of heat?
etc.

PC eye · 11-13-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon@Linux

Just another thought, it could be where he has his machine located.

Does he have case fans? Are they blocked by anything?
Is the room hot?
Is his machine located near something that produces a lot of heat?
etc.

Don't be surprised to see a higher temp on an older Socket A model. The old case had two 80mm fans in a case close to an air conditioner and still saw temps go up due to pad hardening up. That happens often after a year or more of heavy use while others can last for years. Seeing that at idle is a main concern there. That should be down around 42-46C until loaded.

The main drawback with stock cooling is the haevier loads seen when gaming and running multimedia apps. And you ocing will bring that up further. If it's in an older style atx case those were shorter in length and lacked the room for larger fans unless you had an adapter for mounting them. A gaming case makes the room for the 90-110-120mm fans. You get far more air flow there.

jboythekid · 11-26-2006, 04:05 PM

Try getting a new cpu cooler.

11-13-2006, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
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11-13-2006, 01:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,207	Yeah thats what i thought, Il have to tell him and see what we can do. Thanks __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II + WDC 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Vista Ultimate X32\|Kaspersky IS 2009

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11-13-2006, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	It sounds like the old thermal pad is starting to let go there. Time for a thermal pad replacement kit or better yet going out and buying a better cpu cooler. Let's see what one Zalman cooler looks like at http://www.coolerguys.com/840556016472.html I have one sitting around just that one but was all silver colored with a blue led for the fan.

11-13-2006, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
_simon_ Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 969	Just another thought, it could be where he has his machine located. Does he have case fans? Are they blocked by anything? Is the room hot? Is his machine located near something that produces a lot of heat? etc.

11-26-2006, 04:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
jboythekid banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greenwich,CT Posts: 94	Try getting a new cpu cooler.