I'm a tad frustrated.
I spent the money and time ensuring that this system I was about to build would NOT have a problem with heat. I was wrong.
Here are my specs:
Modified Lian-Li PC-70
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP VIA KT333
AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ 1.8Ghz
Thermalright AX-7 Heatsink
Sunon 80mm 50CFM Fan
CORSAIR MEMORY 512 PC2700 DDR RAM CAS 2.0
WESTERN DIGITAL 80GB 7200RPM - 8MB Cache
PLEXTOR PX-W4012TA-BPS/BLACK 40x12x40 CD-RW
*BLACK* PANASONIC 1.44 MB DENSITY FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Asus GF3 64MD DDR
Sound Blaster Live! 5.0
3com Ethernet Card
430w Enermax Whisper Power Supply
WinXP
In my case, I have 2 80mm intake fans in the front bottom. I have 2 80mm exhaust in the back right above the CPU. 1 120mm intake on the side of the case blowing into the MB and 1 120mm blowhole fan on top that's exhaust. Air flow isn't a problem.
I lapped my AX-7 heatsink, it was FLAT with a great mirror shine. I then rubbed some AS3 onto the bottom of the heatsink where it would make contact with the die, and then removed the AS3. Thus hopefully filling in those microscopic valleys we can't see. I put a thin (yet covered) layer of AS3 on the die, put the cpu into the MB and then put the heatsink on. The heatsink had a Sunon 80mm 50cfm fan on top, which should be more than enough.
Now with all of this, haven't I done more than enough to ensure the temperature should be somewhat low just running at STOCK speeds?
I turn this puppy on, and it shoots up to 53 degrees celsius just being idle. The inside temp is at around 37 degrees celsius. I know that's way too hot for the steps I've taken cooling wise. So I basically am hoping that the reading I'm getting is off.
I install Tribes and start to play. Within 5 minutes I'm running at 62 degrees celsius, and my entire system locks up. I keep trying different things, yet I can't even play a freakin GAME at STOCK SPEEDS. I was/am ticked. Eventually the CPU stopped working, and I RMA'd it and am waiting for the new one to arrive.
Now the only things I can think of are thus. My room temperature does get pretty warm at times. I don't have a thermometer in my room, but I know it's probably around 85 if not higher. The cpu also could have just been bad. Simple as that. I coulda borked the lapping job (how I have no clue, it's pretty easy). No way I screwed up with the AS3, I made sure it was a layer that covered the die, yet was still pretty thin. There are 2 80mm exhause fans right above the CPU, they could be sucking away air from the Heatsink fan. I'm not sure, here's a pic of the case I'm using. You can see that the 2 80mm's are pretty close above where the CPU would be.
So what do I do? I apologize for this being so long, but I wanted you guys to know EVERYTHING I did to ensure it would run cool. Isn't 50cfm's enough? Do I need to get a Vantec 80mm that puts out 84cfm and aids in my hearing loss at a early age?
If anyone has suggestions as to why this could be happening, I would appreciate it. I shouldn't have to think about a freakin water cooling solution to run a AMD 2200 at a STOCK SPEED.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I spent the money and time ensuring that this system I was about to build would NOT have a problem with heat. I was wrong.
Here are my specs:
Modified Lian-Li PC-70
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP VIA KT333
AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ 1.8Ghz
Thermalright AX-7 Heatsink
Sunon 80mm 50CFM Fan
CORSAIR MEMORY 512 PC2700 DDR RAM CAS 2.0
WESTERN DIGITAL 80GB 7200RPM - 8MB Cache
PLEXTOR PX-W4012TA-BPS/BLACK 40x12x40 CD-RW
*BLACK* PANASONIC 1.44 MB DENSITY FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Asus GF3 64MD DDR
Sound Blaster Live! 5.0
3com Ethernet Card
430w Enermax Whisper Power Supply
WinXP
In my case, I have 2 80mm intake fans in the front bottom. I have 2 80mm exhaust in the back right above the CPU. 1 120mm intake on the side of the case blowing into the MB and 1 120mm blowhole fan on top that's exhaust. Air flow isn't a problem.
I lapped my AX-7 heatsink, it was FLAT with a great mirror shine. I then rubbed some AS3 onto the bottom of the heatsink where it would make contact with the die, and then removed the AS3. Thus hopefully filling in those microscopic valleys we can't see. I put a thin (yet covered) layer of AS3 on the die, put the cpu into the MB and then put the heatsink on. The heatsink had a Sunon 80mm 50cfm fan on top, which should be more than enough.
Now with all of this, haven't I done more than enough to ensure the temperature should be somewhat low just running at STOCK speeds?
I turn this puppy on, and it shoots up to 53 degrees celsius just being idle. The inside temp is at around 37 degrees celsius. I know that's way too hot for the steps I've taken cooling wise. So I basically am hoping that the reading I'm getting is off.
I install Tribes and start to play. Within 5 minutes I'm running at 62 degrees celsius, and my entire system locks up. I keep trying different things, yet I can't even play a freakin GAME at STOCK SPEEDS. I was/am ticked. Eventually the CPU stopped working, and I RMA'd it and am waiting for the new one to arrive.
Now the only things I can think of are thus. My room temperature does get pretty warm at times. I don't have a thermometer in my room, but I know it's probably around 85 if not higher. The cpu also could have just been bad. Simple as that. I coulda borked the lapping job (how I have no clue, it's pretty easy). No way I screwed up with the AS3, I made sure it was a layer that covered the die, yet was still pretty thin. There are 2 80mm exhause fans right above the CPU, they could be sucking away air from the Heatsink fan. I'm not sure, here's a pic of the case I'm using. You can see that the 2 80mm's are pretty close above where the CPU would be.
So what do I do? I apologize for this being so long, but I wanted you guys to know EVERYTHING I did to ensure it would run cool. Isn't 50cfm's enough? Do I need to get a Vantec 80mm that puts out 84cfm and aids in my hearing loss at a early age?
If anyone has suggestions as to why this could be happening, I would appreciate it. I shouldn't have to think about a freakin water cooling solution to run a AMD 2200 at a STOCK SPEED.
Thanks in advance for any help.