AMD 3500 too hot??

Corbin

Corbin

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I have an AMD 3500+, and it is at around 45c (113f) with nothing running. When I play games it like FarCry and Battlefeild 2 it gets to around 60c (140f)

SPECS:

Asus A8V-E Deluxe M/B
AMD 3500+
Zalman "Ultra Quiet" CPU heatsink and fan
BFG TECH 6800GT video card
1gb RAM
Seagate Barracuda 160gb Hard Drive
6, 80mm fans
 
that is too hot for a and64. So first thing is how are you reading your temps.

Second try resitting you cpu hsf onto the cpu, using some new thermal paste
 
I am reading it from my "Asus Probe" (a utility that came with my M/B)
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You should double check your temps through BIOS. ASUS Probe always gives me a few degrees higher reading than I get in BIOS.
 
Anyhow...

Anyway, the A64 should not go higher than 65. I would be very alarmed by those temperatures. Follow the above instructions and ensure sufficient case airflow. Make sure that the arrangement of fans is suficcient and logical.

JAN :D
 
I am having trouble with that, should the side case fan be pointing towards the cpu heatsink and fan or away? and should the top fan be pointing in or out?
 
I am having trouble with that, should the side case fan be pointing towards the cpu heatsink and fan or away? and should the top fan be pointing in or out?
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should have
a. 1x Fan front, and bottom sucking air in
b. 1-2x Fan back, top blowing air out of case
c. Side fan should blow air out of the case.
 
ok that is how mine are........i just checked my temp. in BIOS they are the same as the ones in ASUS Probe
 
apj101 said:
should have
a. 1x Fan front, and bottom sucking air in
b. 1-2x Fan back, top blowing air out of case
c. Side fan should blow air out of the case.
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A. OK
B. OK
C. Not sure. Usually the side fan, if positioned where the processor is, should be blowing air in.

Nevertheless you will most likely need to look at the HSF as your source of problems.

JAN :D
 
C. Not sure. Usually the side fan, if positioned where the processor is, should be blowing air in.
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Not if the heatsink fan is blowing air away from the processor... that would just be two fans blowing against each other.
 
j0hn00 said:
Not if the heatsink fan is blowing air away from the processor... that would just be two fans blowing against each other.
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Hmmm....how often is that the case? I mean I know that some prefab manufacturers like DELL do that sometimes but generally speaking, your normal HSF does blow air at the CPU and not away from it.

JAN :D
 
Hey I re-applied the heatsink and fan and now my cpu is at 36c this a normal tempurature right? I also repositioned my fan so the air is blowing towards the heatsink and fan; that doesnt really help any though.

Thanks
 
yeah

It's a decent temperature. I would still prefer it being lower for an AMD 64 system but you are definitely safe now. Have you actually considered the fact that the weather in your area may be causing the temperatures that you have?

JAN :D
 
Hmmm....how often is that the case? I mean I know that some prefab manufacturers like DELL do that sometimes but generally speaking, your normal HSF does blow air at the CPU and not away from it.
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I've heard this argument before... but to my experience, I've never seen a heatsink that came with an attached fan blow air towards the processor, only the other way around. Maybe I just haven't seen enough to know any better.
 
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j0hn00 said:
I've heard this argument before... but to my experience, I've never seen a heatsink that came with an attached fan blow air towards the processor, only the other way around. Maybe I just haven't seen enough to know any better.
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LOL...are you joking? Your stock HSF for an AMD Athlon64 blows air towards the CPU and not away from it. Consider almost any HSF and most do just that. The story is a bit different when you have heatpipes and then it does not really count anymore.

JAN :D
 
that is too hot for a and64.
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Hot yes, too hot? No.

You should double check your temps through BIOS. ASUS Probe always gives me a few degrees higher reading than I get in BIOS.
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Prolly because, by the time you get to ASUS probe ... the system warms up more ... cuz there's only one sensor thing and both BIOS and Probe read it.

should the side case fan be pointing towards the cpu heatsink and fan or away?
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That depends entirely on the room's thermal dynamics. Translation = trial and error. For the most part, side fan can be set as exhaust however there are plenty of counter examples to this

Not if the heatsink fan is blowing air away from the processor... that would just be two fans blowing against each other.
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If you happen to have one of the few HSFs that suggest that then you wouldnt be having these heat issues to start with

your normal HSF does blow air at the CPU and not away from it.
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A few Alpha heatsinks are designed to work like that (however they seem work better when in a more standard configuration)
 
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