Cpu 900 mhz temp

[Harry]

I am running 900 mhz T Bird I can get over clock to 1ghz but worrying about heat. Temp 52C @ 900 or 1 Hz is this to high ? Temp is running say atleast one hour.

My Rig

900 mz Athlon T BIRD – overclocked 975 mz
GA-7ZX Motherboard latest bios update
256 mg ram 133
13 g Western D hard drive
Plextor writer 16/10/40A
Toshiba DVD

[harderclock]

if you can try lowering your voltage under the default setting i have my t-bird 900 on kt7a at 7.5x140/33 at 1.60v works great i only have a stock fan that is lapped right now its at 32c and when i run pime 95 for an hour it goes to 45 46c.

[wildone]

what kind of hsf do you have , mine was at like 43 with a sucky super orb when it was overclocked , also welcome to the forums
wildone

[Ferg]

Im assuming that your still using the stock hsf that came with your t-bird. If you have a good hsf then i would check to see that you attached it correctly and that there is a good thin layer thermal paste. If 52 degrees is your idle temp then you got problems and you need to get a new hsf right now, if it is your load temp then i would say your prolly ok at that modest overclock you have, but if you want to raise the vcore and increase your overclock to around 1.1 Ghz plus then your gonna need a new hsf before you do that. Take a look at that hsf reviews fromAthlon OC (http://www.athlonoc.com/hsfroundup1.php) , Tweak Town (http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/ocz_gladiator/index.shtml) , and Dan's Data (http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp.htm). Looks like the Gladiator is King.

[Harry]

52c temp is load and idle around 44c - 46c will try a diff hsf fan using stock fan now it has alum. heat sink. I forgot a few things like video card
Thanks all
My Rig

900 mz Athlon T BIRD – overclocked 975 mz
GA-7ZX Motherboard latest bios update
256 mg ram 133
13 g Western D hard drive
Plextor writer 16/10/40A
Toshiba DVD
ATI 2000 Expert 32 mg Video card
Running two case fans
300 w power supply

[13oots2]

Hi Harry, I found that a couple of fans, one drawing air in at the front and a rear exhaust really helped. It knocked about 5 C of my CPU temp. Even with the 1000@1100 I have only seen a rise of about 3 C with a standard hsf. My CPU temp is steady at 47.5 C with Seti running for an hour.
I know you have the same mobo as me, and at the moment have managed to get 146Mz out of some "Elcheapo" RAM. So far with no ill effects, don't reckon it will last long though. :D

[CSaddict]

I have a tbird 900 also and I'm running it at 1050 with the factory 1.80. The temp has not fluctuated much for stock. I have ordered a millenium glaciator. I have also encountered inaccurate temp readings from my Asus probe so be aware you may be seeing temps high that arent.

[Harry]

13oots2 (Jun 23, 2001 05:32 a.m.):
Hi Harry, I found that a couple of fans, one drawing air in at the front and a rear exhaust really helped. It knocked about 5 C of my CPU temp. Even with the 1000@1100 I have only seen a rise of about 3 C with a standard hsf. My CPU temp is steady at 47.5 C with Seti running for an hour.
I know you have the same mobo as me, and at the moment have managed to get 146Mz out of some "Elcheapo" RAM. So far with no ill effects, don't reckon it will last long though. :DHi got a ? for you we both have same board but I can't get past 972 without windows lockup. I get bad memory fault any ideas my system is stable and temp stays at 50.8c now overclocked at 972.
Thanks Harry

[13oots2]

I know this sounds like a backwards step, have you tried changing your RAM speed to a 100 bus in the bios. Then try overclocking using the bus. I tried a couple of experiments with overclocking RAM or CPU. Best results are gained when the processor is oced. Also you might want to check that your RAM is PC133 and what rating it can be run at. The mainboard information in SiSoft Sandra gives all the info on the RAM modules.
BTW Prime 95 failed my RAM at 146, although it passes at 140 everything else was fine. Have reverted back to running at a 113 bus, as I get better overclocking results with ocing the processor.