question/problem with cpu temp.

[TheJoeY88]

this is my first post on this board, so bear with me
i have an ECS K7S5A with a retail boxed Athlon 1.333ghz chip and HSF
after i leave the system on idle, the temp gets upto 54 degrees celcius, just sitting there in the hardware monitor screen of the bios
if i leave the system on too long, it locks up very easily
now the case this system is in is a VERY generic case, but with 2 80mm Sunons attached, on in the bottom front, and one in the back under the power supply
now the power supply is a Pro-V 250w, which is perobably generic as well
the question is, why would the CPU get so hot if the CPU fan is running at 4560rpm, or do i need i etter power supply to help cool this chip?
or is 54 degrees celcius even too hot? bt that is at idle since the CPU isnt doing anything in the bios
i thought that the HSF that came with a retail Athlon should be enough, but then again, what the heck do i know
thanks in advanced
Joe

 

[jiffylube1024]

The Athlon is a very hot chip. Many retail HSF's keep it in the 45-55 deg C range, it's just how hot they run. A friend of mine is having similar problems with his athlon 1.2 GHz right now, after a year or so of owning it.

What I can recommend is this: make sure your case fans blow in a single direction (like make the fan in the front of the case blow towards the back, the CPU fan to blow out and the case fan at the back suck air out of the case). Second, get some Arctic Silver thermal compound at a computer store (read about it at www.arcticsilver.com ) and apply it to the HSF and CPU. Also, make sure the HSF is installed correctly (if it wasn't however, your CPU would be dead by now).

Hope this helps.

 

[SirChadwick]

Joe, I must ask you...which direction is your fan blowing in the bottom front of your case...? outward or blowing air into the case?

 

[TheJoeY88]

my fan in the bottom front is blowing in and the fan in the back is blowing out
i have this same case with the same configuratin, except with a Athlon 900 and it runs fine, temp is around 39 to 42
but that has a volcano 5 on it, i was thinking about switching HSF's and also coating them with artic silver, which i have
will shiums help in the cooling process?

 

[MiklosMillora]

Shims won't really improve your cooling but, it will help in not cracking your chip. HSF Installation!

 

[Insidious]

Those temps are in line with what I saw when I ran a 1.4 retail with stock HS and fan.

I saw temps get to around 60 or so under load.... didn't see stability problems though.

Are you sure it is heat that is locking you up? well, irregardless, I think you might want to

consider replacing the stock HSF. Lots of good threads with lots of good suggestions...

I know nothing about your MoBo, but I like the Alpha 8045 if you can mount it on your board.

If not, the SK6 is a good one too.


Case fans: in the front (lower), out the back (upper) is good...