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- Dec 2, 2003
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Hi, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to cooling and I'd like some advice.
I recently bought a 2600 Athlon system and it's running at 50c idle and up to 75c when CPU is 100%! That's way too hot for my liking.
Admittedly I haven't added any case fans yet but the temps still seem way to high. I'm wondering what the problem might be. The CPU fan is rotating at about 3000-4000 rpm, is that normal? I was also wondering if there may not be thermal paste on the cpu/heatsink. Is that possible or would my CPU have blown by now without it?
I'm using PC Alert 4 to get the temperature and fan speed. The room temperature is pretty low. Sorry I can't provide any more info at the moment but I live away from home during the week and only have access to my PC at weekends. I'll try to find out more info if needed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
The Pants.
I recently bought a 2600 Athlon system and it's running at 50c idle and up to 75c when CPU is 100%! That's way too hot for my liking.
Admittedly I haven't added any case fans yet but the temps still seem way to high. I'm wondering what the problem might be. The CPU fan is rotating at about 3000-4000 rpm, is that normal? I was also wondering if there may not be thermal paste on the cpu/heatsink. Is that possible or would my CPU have blown by now without it?
I'm using PC Alert 4 to get the temperature and fan speed. The room temperature is pretty low. Sorry I can't provide any more info at the moment but I live away from home during the week and only have access to my PC at weekends. I'll try to find out more info if needed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
The Pants.