barton 2500+ spire whisperrock 47C ?

Vakum · Sep 8, 2003

Hey. I just purchased a cheap computer which I hoped to be able to overclock quite much. and at the same time be quite silent.
I got myself a barton XP2500+ and a 8rda3+ epox mobo, and a spire whisperrock 28cfm @ 2500 rpm, 21dB..

unfortunately my CPU is 47C when resting and 51C at full load? that CAN'T be normal??? no overclocking at all..... did I screw it up when applying Cooling paste between the CPU and the cooler, or did I just boought a terrible CPU-cooler?

//vakum

YviE · Sep 8, 2003

Welcome to the forums!

47°c and 51°c that sounds pretty normal to me.
Your cooler might be silent, but i'm afraid it's not very powerful.
The SK7 seems to be a great deal at the moment, inexpensive and great performance.

YviE

stan03 · Sep 8, 2003

yup, you need a better heatsink IMO.

ArE_eYe_SeE_kAy · Sep 8, 2003

Still you should try reseating it. And make sure you spend the few extra pennies and use some arctic silver3.

Vakum · Sep 8, 2003

that's the cooling paste i used... but i had to remove some pre-applied paste on the cooler before that.... do'no if that migth have affected it ?!?! well well... so SK7 you say?? hmm I'll check that out...
BUT: If I now decide to keep this cooler, how high temperature can i let it be... i must get some extra power out of it.

stan03 · Sep 8, 2003

taken from sticky in general hardware

<30*C - Ideal overclocking temperatures

30-40*C - Good temperatures. Will allow for some overclocking

40-50*C - An alright temp for a Load Temp. Doesn't leave much room for overclocking. Should still remain stable.

50-60*C - A touchy area. Your computer may be stable, but don't overclock.

>60*C - Get some better cooling or lower your overclock.

credit goes to Cluster

Vakum · Sep 8, 2003

ah, thx guys....

Jarhead7236 · Sep 8, 2003

get a new fan for it...i have the falconrock on my 2nd rig and it's at 43C idle using the sf2 @ full tilt and a ducting mod...vcore's at 1.75....these are budget coolers...

okayfine · Sep 8, 2003

these cpu's are designed to run hot, so don't worry about it if your temp is below 55

Jarhead7236 · Sep 8, 2003

okayfine said:
these cpu's are designed to run hot, so don't worry about it if your temp is below 55

this is true but if you plan on oc'ing, you don't have any leeway...if not, then yeah, you're good to go...

Vakum · Sep 9, 2003

i'll overclock to 60C, full load... hoping to reach at least 2000mhz..
Besides, I heard that a firend of mine is running his amd xp(???) at 80C with no problem (yet?) hehe

YviE · Sep 9, 2003

Vakum said:
i'll overclock to 60C, full load... hoping to reach at least 2000mhz..
Besides, I heard that a firend of mine is running his amd xp(???) at 80C with no problem (yet?) hehe

I seriously doubt a processor can run correctly at those speeds. The BIOS temp could be wrong though.
Anyway anything above 60°c is alarming for me, i wouldn't even run it at stock speeds with such temps.

YviE

YviE · Sep 9, 2003

Good luck on the overclock!

YviE

Vakum · Sep 9, 2003

thx, YviE

Shadow-70 · Sep 9, 2003

Hello !
You need a better Heatsink. On my Mobo A7N8X the Barton 2500+ runs at 2415MHz(11,5*210) and 1.88 Volts. Temp at full load (Seti@home) is 46°C with a Zalman CNPS 7000A-Cu. I think this Heatsink is a little bit better than the SLK 900 U.

YviE · Sep 9, 2003

I must be a lot quieter too!

YviE

Jarhead7236 · Sep 9, 2003

my falcon rock w/sf2 does 43C idle (200x12 @ 1.8V) but the load temps go up to 58C so i imagine the performance is probably similar between the two...but i would have to go with the slk800/900 hs's for an upgrade...the sk7's pretty good for under $20.....if you don't wanna buy a new hs, then get a better fan.

YviE · Sep 9, 2003

A good fan would cost as much as an SK7, so why bother?

YviE

Jarhead7236 · Sep 9, 2003

this is true but he's still have to buy another fan w/the sk7....

YviE · Sep 9, 2003

Jarhead7236 said:
this is true but he's still have to buy another fan w/the sk7....

Oh I thought the SK7 came with a fan, my bad....

Still i don't think he'll get alot performance from that heatsink. In the long run he'd be better off getting a new HS.

YviE

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