How do these temps sound?

[moosedick]

Here is my system............
PIII cB0 700mhz
Asus CUSL2-C Mobo
Alpha PAL6035 w/ 26cfm YS Tech Fan
Enlight 7237 Case with intake and exhaust fans
Arctic Silver on cpu along with copper spacer

When o/c to 980mhz at 1.95v, the idle temps are in the high 30's C and under load can almost get to or even reach 50C sometimes. When I change to lower speeds and voltages, the temps don't really go down a lot. How can I get the temps down(air cooling only) and do these temps seem normal?
Thanks

[Carmine_Paterno]

First of all those temps are not too good. Part of the reason is the 26CFM fan. Upgrade that to a 80mm delta.

Probablly the biggest problem is the spacer. I can almost gaurantee you that if you take out the spacer, reapply thermal paste, and reseat the heatsink, you temps will be lower. I usually change something when my temps get around 40-41.

[H@rdc0re]

Ive just bought a 150mm fan and im going to install it tonight , I have the same mobo but with a PIII800eb @ 1002 ....sometimes...lol when the temps drop enough to make it stable , but now hopefully I will be able to run it at 1002 all the time.

im hoping for some good things.

I will post my results tonight.

[moosedick]

how the hell can an 80mm fan fit on an alpha heatsink? i already have 2 80mm case fans

[Carmine_Paterno]

hehe i made it fit.....I only said 80mm, becuase they are quiteir, but get something better, try getting rid of the shim.

[moosedick]

did you seriously get an 80mm fan on your heatsink?

[Carmine_Paterno]

Yes, I am crazy, so i really don't care what my stuff looks like. I have it on with tight raps, and it cools real nice. I also have it plugged into a power supply, and the fan is overclocked to 22V. Might be louder, but man does it push air. I am not using an alpha, I am using a Amd Thunderbird/Duron heatsink

[e_storm]

moosedick (Jun 11, 2001 07:45 p.m.):
Here is my system............
PIII cB0 700mhz
Asus CUSL2-C Mobo
Alpha PAL6035 w/ 26cfm YS Tech Fan
Enlight 7237 Case with intake and exhaust fans
Arctic Silver on cpu along with copper spacer

When o/c to 980mhz at 1.95v, the idle temps are in the high 30's C and under load can almost get to or even reach 50C sometimes. When I change to lower speeds and voltages, the temps don't really go down a lot. How can I get the temps down(air cooling only) and do these temps seem normal?
Thanks

I have almost the same system, except different board... when I OC to 875 and with all 4 case fans on, I get temps that usually don't exceed 42 C, when ambient is 25-27... case never gets above 30C. I'm a bit concerned about my temps too... I think my answer is in reseating my HS and reapplying AS. I applied it with my finger the first time and I think that is affecting temps negatively. It might help you too. just a thought.

[Pinky]

I got those same temps with the same P3 700, stock intel hsf, and a single intake case fan. It's the chip, they tend to run a bit hotter than most.

I would watch the load temp, though; 50C is about max, anything over pushes into dangerous territory.