What is a good temperature for your CPU? (W2K)

[Moloko_Plus]

From bios mine says 177 Fahrenheit, which according to bios and my PC health is dangerous..
My fan on cpu is running fine i think, how can i fix this??

[Xavier_Ao]

Couple questions:
What CPU and Heatsink/fan do you have?
Athlon XPs tend to run hotter if you have one of those.
Also, if your fan on your CPU isn't designed for the CPU you have, it might not be able to provide adequate cooling.

How's the airflow inside your case?
Bad airflow can cause temperatures to rise. You could cut a hole in the side of your case from your CPU and put in a fan.
You could also search for programs that keep the cpu cooler. They do actually work to some degree.

Always glad to help!
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[jdharm]

Yeah, that's way high for anything. The fastest Pentium 4's max out at 70°C (150°F). Your system should be smokin' right about now.

Things to do:

Check and make sure the cpu fan is running at full speed.

Check to make sure that the heat sink is flat against the processor core and not being held off of it by a nearby circuit board component or the socket itself.

Make sure the spring holding down the heat sink is secure.

Make sure there is a good thermal pad or a film of thermal paste between the core and heatsink.

Make sure the heatsink and fan are properly sized for the processor. (I built an Athlon XP 2200 (1.8GHz) system and the processor is holding at a steady 39°C (102°F) under load because of a quality heatsink and high flow fan.)

Josh's suggestion about case air flow is another big one. Those broad flat IDE cables are as good as blankets. Try to fold them out of the way and get an unimpeded line from the air intake, by the processor, and out the power supply or case fan.

Josh
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[tom_keefer]

<font color=red>"Those broad flat IDE cables are as good as blankets. Try to fold them out of the way and get an unimpeded line from the air intake, by the processor, and out the power supply or case fan."</font color=red>

Or, pick up rounded IDE cables and you won't have to stuff the ribbon cables out of the way. Plus, they come in cool colors /images/forums/icons/cool.gif

<font color=purple>Tom</font color=purple>

ya'aa'tey

[Xavier_Ao]

And you can even get some that <font color=green>glow in the dark</font color=green> /images/forums/icons/cool.gif
You could also try tying the cables round yourself. May be a pain, but it also works.

Always glad to help!
Josh /images/forums/icons/smile.gif

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[jdharm]

You could also try tying the cables round yourself...

Been there, done that.

...May be a pain...

Whooo, boy, is that an understatement. And when you're done they are UUUU-GLY!

When a flat cable is stripped and the conductors gathered together the cable shortens by about and inch. The conductors on the extreme ends of the connectors use a lot of length just getting to the center of the connector. This means that the conductors in the middle suddenly have about an inch extra length, which you just have to double over. And since there is no way to get some heat shrink small enough over the connectors then you are left with removing the connectors (problematic to say the least) or tie wraps.

Uuuu-gly.

Josh
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[Xavier_Ao]

Whooo, boy, is that an understatement. And when you're done they are UUUU-GLY!

Quite right. Another reason I'm glad I haven't put a window in the side of my case yet.
-Sign above the window: <font color=blue>Come look at the messy cables and laugh!</font color=blue>

Tie wraps is the easiest and cheapest solution.
Also good for keeping the cable-mess behind the computer under control as well.

Could also get an HD cooler as well, as HDs can generate a good amount of heat if they're working hard. That would contribute to lowering the overall internal temp of the case, and would also be good for the HD in general.

Always glad to help!
Josh /images/forums/icons/smile.gif

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