Author: Terje Vagle
Date: 23:59:39 01/20/03
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On January 21, 2003 at 02:14:02, David Dory wrote: >On January 20, 2003 at 18:09:47, George Wilson wrote: > >>How do I know if my xp2000 processor is running Cool or not? I went into the >>bios and it said my processor was running at 127 degress is this real hot? Is >>there some comparison chart i can go by? I notice my temperature usually goes >>up after i play some games with Fritz. Just installed a Thermal Fan that cost >>about 20 bucks, so far i haven't been getting the system crashes that I was >>previously getting, but it still seems that 127 degress is hot. I just bought >>this brand new amd elite motherboard and processor, so i can't see how it can be >>a bad processor. I guess i will wait until i get another crash to complain, so >>far i have been running fritz constantly for three hours with no crashes. > >At 127 degrees, you can be sure it is NOT running within proper operating temp. >Yes, that is too hot! > >Fritz will exercise the CPU at 100%, increasing the CPU temp. > >Attached to the CPU, by a small film of special sealant (Artic White), should be >a good heatsink with small fins to help dissapate the CPU heat. The CPU fan then >pulls the heat away from the CPU and heatsink. Actually, it does quite the opposite. The cpu fan blows air onto the heatsink to cool it down. > >Depending on your room's temperature, your computer case may require an extra >fan or two to ensure enough air flow. I have Athlon 1900's and they have three >fans on the case. One in the front (In), one in the back (Out), and one fan in >the side of the case, (also In). > >Check in your BIOS if it can be set up to stop the computer or give an alarm >message in case your CPU exceeds normal temp. > >As always, never run your CPU without the CPU fan, etc. Several have fried their >CPU in mere seconds, while "experimenting" running the CPU "au natural". > >email me direct if you have more questions. > >If you have any desire to get into special cooling as needed for overclocking, >email Aaron Gordon - he's very skilled and helpful.
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