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I realise this is off-topic, but I figured someone
here would know, and I desperately need an
answer:

I just bought an amd tbird 1.4Ghz system, put it
together, and booted it up; the bios reports
the chip's temp as constantly rising, starting
to slow down at around 83 degree's celcius.

Isn't that a bit high? Does anybody know
what a 1.4Ghz tbird should be running at?

Thanks,
Jeff

I don't have any exact info on the Athlons of that speed. When overclocking, some guides I have read recommend trying to keey your temp below 50 degrees Celsius (122 Degrees Farenheit). So, if your system is running that hot at normal speeds, I would think it would fall into the realm of WAY too hot. But, like I said, I don't know specifically about those chips, so they could be designed to run hotter without any problems.

I bet you could heat up your supper in your case tho.

Kurt

I'm not too sure of what the temp is suppose to be, but I do know the Athlons are notoriously hot chips. If you wanna get it cooler, throw away your heatsink/fan and buy a watercooling setup. This could cool your system as much as 50%.

>On 2001-10-23 22:57:23, J. Weeks wrote:
>I realise this is off-topic, but I figured someone
>here would know, and I desperately need an
>answer:
>
>I just bought an amd tbird 1.4Ghz system, put it
>together, and booted it up; the bios reports
>the chip's temp as constantly rising, starting
>to slow down at around 83 degree's celcius.
>
>Isn't that a bit high? Does anybody know
>what a 1.4Ghz tbird should be running at?
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff

No doubt you have a problem with your heatsink.
Please check that heatsink is correctly mounted
in the right sense (it must not be in contact
with the socket).
It's also recommended to put thermal paste
between the heatsink and the core.
Another possibility is your thermal sensor
beeing damaged, but if you really have 85 deg.
celsius your processor is in serious in danger.
Normal temperatures for a 1.4 Ghz Athlon are
between 50 and 60 degrees with certified and
proper installed cooling.

>On 2001-10-23 22:57:23, J. Weeks wrote:
>I realise this is off-topic, but I figured someone
>here would know, and I desperately need an
>answer:
>Isn't that a bit high? Does anybody know
>what a 1.4Ghz tbird should be running at?

Everyone else has been correct, that's way too hot.
If you are passing 130 F (61 C?) easily then something
is wrong.

Almost all Athlon socket processors require massive
cpu/fan combo's.

Get something big that looks like it will have good airflow,
and above 4000 rpm would be good as well. Depending on
your motherboard, becareful because some mb's have large
resisters that get in the way and cause the heatsink to tilt.

Sometime the retaining brakets for the heatsink need to be
bent. You have to take out you motherboard and view the heatsink
from the sides to tell. If it's not completely flush on the little
center part then that will cause your problem. And heatsink grease
won't help that (still good to have)

AMD does have a listing of approved fan on their website.
Lastly, I have seen a couple of Athlon cpu's that did seem to be
defective/damaged in such a way that they ran really hot.
It's relly rare though, I only saw like 2 in several hundred. So you
shouldn't(hopefully) have to worry about that.

-Chase