Is it too Hot?

pdc76

pdc76

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i have an fx-60 and a zalman cnps5000 cooler. i put artic silver on when installed it, let it run for a few hours, and shut my system down overnight. i haven't overclocked for about 2 weeks so it could cure.

so i'm reading a post and decided it was time. i raised the multiplier to 13.5 and got the stock 2.6ghz up to 2.97ghz. i thought it was running a little on the warm side at stock settings: 48c idle. since the oc, it's idling at 58c. is that too hot? i'm afraid to put a load on it.

i used a proper amount of as5, properly seated the hsf, and i even got the fan cranked up all the way (2550rpm). is this a normal temp, or should i back off alittle? you'd think the cooler would do a better job even at stock speeds.

ps: the side is off my case and my mobo temp is 29c.
 
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Ocing even with the Zalman model there will see temps go up. But that still is a little bit too high there especially for an idle temp. With the Zalman CNSP9500 here the oc with a load saw 52C and 42C idle on the 3500+. One thing that will help keep cpu temps down is keeping the board temps down low as well. What have you been using to monitor temps with?
 
my board temp is 29c. i am using asus probe and speedfan side by side. bios also shows the same temps. does anyone know what the normal temp range for an fx60 is supposed to be?
 
The mid range with stock cooling should be idle around the low to mid 40s. With the Zalman that should drop down well below that with the cooling you have in the case already. The one thing advised when ocing with that model cooler is to make sure it's running in the normal mode.
 
yeah, it's running in normal mode. that's how i was able to change the multiplier. any other setting, and you don't get that option because it does it automatically. i guess i'll drop it back down. maybe i'll reseat it tomorrow and see what happens. then, i'll have to wait for curing again, ugh. getting closer to liquid cooling. i wanna get a better card first though, lol. thanks guys.
 
just a thought, i had cool n quiet disabled so it was running full speed all the time. could that have accounted for some of the high temps? anyway i put it back to stock and enabled the cool n quiet, and it's at 34c right now. it just sucks that i bought an fx60 and run it at stock speeds.
 
oh this again. my system is a socket 939. moving to another socket would mean a new mobo.

i currently run 2gigs of corsair ddr. i'd have to get ddr2 right?

also, i have an x800 xt pe card that is of the agp variety, so i'd have to replace that as well.

then i'd have to do a fresh windows install. then install drivers for everything. too much hassel.

i got a good deal on the fx-60 so i bought it, dropped it in, and never looked back.

plus i really don't like intel.
 
I'll be looking for a good deal on the FX60 or Opteron 185 here when the prices start dropping sometime. Keep ocing and pushing high temps and you won't have that one much longer.
 
i don't think 58c is gonna hurt it. but that was at idle and i didn't want to put a load on it that way. i had my old fx-57 higher than that for almost two years without a problem.
 
The max temp on those models is about 65C when the specifications were initially looked over at AMD. I wouldn't advise running it idle or loaded at those temps. My last build saw 74C and cooked the cpu there when the fan quit.
 
yea, reapply the heatsink. if the temps arent below 40C idle to start (yes before what you call its "cure" phase, since that'll drop temps minimally over time) basically read these instructions
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_amd_dual_wcap.pdf

basically you're looking at purifying the surface with rubbing alcohol (the higher the % the better) and spreading the thermal compound out with a credit card (which you also ought to clean with rubbing alcohol) and then put the heatsink on. if the heatsink LOSES contact with the cpu, then you did it wrong and new air was introduced to the thermal compound surface, and you need to reapply it.
 
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i don't think 58c is gonna hurt it. but that was at idle and i didn't want to put a load on it that way. i had my old fx-57 higher than that for almost two years without a problem.
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dont worry... its not that high indeed.. Im running an 4800+ X2 atm, wich is basicly the same chip as the FX-60,.. Im running it overclocked to 2.7GHz atm, and i want to push it a bit further.. anyhow, i upped the Vcore to 1.62V atm ( so it doesnt run unstable for sure) and its ideling at 35*C atm (on a Zalman 9500 cooler) and my motherboard is at 37*C.. lol, i never noticed my CPU was cooler than the motherboard ^_^.

I dont know the Zalman 5000, but nevertheless, i think the temps are a bit high indeed :) you could try the Zalman ZM-STG1 paste, wich is absolutely great (way easyer to apply than AS5 and better too :o ) but then... those temps are not really worrying me yet
 
i meant i have the 9500. i will reseat the hsf and see what happens. can i overclock with the cool n quiet enabled? would that just give it a higher ceiling?
 
I have cool 'n quiet disabled, and use the FanmateII (wich came with the 9500) and putted the fan to a acceptable sound lvl,.. it runs on like 2/3 speed atm,.. and keeps it perfectly cool :)

Edit: If you're going to reseat it, and have to get new paste to do so, i can only reccomend the Zalman paste, since its way easyer to apply that as AS5 :)
 
What are the temps with the side on? The airflow pattern is made so it has optimal cooling with the side on, unless you have a really bad case or bad wm.
 
i have a lian-li pc-65b case. i will try it with the side on, but i can't imagine there being that big a difference just because the side is off. i'm not using the fanmate, i have it plugged into my ultra fan commander, set to 2550rpm's. think the fanmate would be better?

are you talking about the nail-polish type zalman? i may just order some of that and reseat after i get it.
 
When going for the new board here last spring the case lacked the needed air flow. The idle temps for the old were about 39C and soon saw 48C when the new board went in. With the new case and Zalman 9500 the board saw 31 after the first days while AS5 was still firming up.

The fan controller on the Zalman was set to normal and have never had to do anything else. The larger fans along with a pair of 120mms added on is what saw board temps down which helped in cooling the cpu itself.
 
pdc76 said:
i have an fx-60 and a zalman cnps5000 cooler. i put artic silver on when installed it, let it run for a few hours, and shut my system down overnight. i haven't overclocked for about 2 weeks so it could cure.

so i'm reading a post and decided it was time. i raised the multiplier to 13.5 and got the stock 2.6ghz up to 2.97ghz. i thought it was running a little on the warm side at stock settings: 48c idle. since the oc, it's idling at 58c. is that too hot? i'm afraid to put a load on it.

i used a proper amount of as5, properly seated the hsf, and i even got the fan cranked up all the way (2550rpm). is this a normal temp, or should i back off alittle? you'd think the cooler would do a better job even at stock speeds.

ps: the side is off my case and my mobo temp is 29c.
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I'd definitely say that is too hot. I'm at 38c and thats on an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ with stock heat sink and fan overclocked to 2.3 GHz/core.
 
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