CPU temperature too high

[Jarly]

Hi Everyone:

I have a Athlon XP 2000+ who keeps at 62.5 - 65 degrees. I have his native fan & heatsink, an additional fan pointing over the CPU (sending him some cool air) plus the classic power supply FAN pointing outside of the case. I've tryed EVERY possible position of the additional FAN, I even make some sort of holding tool with some old cables to hold the FAN just in the CPU's face but everything seems wrong cuss the CPU's temperature keeps going to 65 + or - no matter what position I put the additional Fan I told U before. Maybe there's no way out without and Overcloking Fan or a Cooling System more advanced than an open case and an old power supply fan playing System Fan's role. I tryed putting it like extractor but didn't worked either. My system configuration is a an AsusTek A7V8X (maybe he is sensing CPU temperature wrongly, and can be fixed with a BIOS Update or something) and a AMD Athlon XP 2000+ @ 1667 MHz 333 FSB with his original Fan & Heatsink. I've done NO OVERCLOKING!! he is working at his normal speed ratio. What I need really is a challenge 2 U all, is put down my CPU's temperature ONLY with the components I told U before cuss here in CUBA we don't have air conditioned (enviroment cooling consoles i mean, at least not at home ), they don't sell cooling kits and bring it from another countryes is difficult like HELL!!! I also disspose of an original Fan & Heatsink of my previous CPU (Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 GHz) wich I'm thinking to skrew up together with the Fan of the Athlon XP fan, I mean, that's like plane's turbines work... various propelers sending masses of air into a compression chamber to later expulse it in a stream... I'm not planing to FLY with my PC (LOL) but ya know, maybe if I put 2 Fan skrewed up together in a Heatsink (one after another, in cascade, not like in dual microprocessors)may send more air presure and cool more... Just a crazy idea.... Don't laugh on me if it cant be done.. PLZ

 

[AtomicDude512]

That is a bit high, what is your case temp? Perhaps your case has too little airflow. I know this because if you look in My Rigs the Big Daddy system has a poor case and runs at 55c but my MachV has a good case and runs under 30c! Both the same CPU.

 

[mechBgon]

Welcome to the Forums

Is your heatsink installed in the correct direction? Look at this photograph of the bottom. See how it has a "step" at one end. That part should face the memory slots on your A7V8X.

Also, remember that the square of heat-transfer material on the native heatsink is only for one installation. After you install the heatsink and then remove it, you should remove the used heat-transfer material and use high-quality thermal paste.

It could also be that your temperature is normal, because of how warm the climate is.

 

[Jarly]

My case it's a bit old but it's tottally open, it's just front & back pannels, side pannels are in teh floor of a room a in my house. Looks like its the weather.. Cuba it's a HOT!! place, temps here are arround 30-35c al year long... None of you told me nothing about the idea of cascading CPU Fans... too dumb idea???

THX both..
BYE