How hot is too hot for a 520?

darufe · Feb 5, 2006

Ive been running under 50c at 262fsb but since im trying to push the little bugger more im doing some tests at 275 fsb and getting close to 65°c running dual prime (but i just switched cpus so the thermal paste isnt really set in at all)

I knew i shouldnt have listen to my friend and went with a custom WC kit instead of air grrrrrr
its cost me so much in fans and crap that i could be water cooled+water chilled + pelted atm for like 100$ more
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(and probably hitting 4.0 by now)

Bullnettles · Feb 5, 2006

When hitting 4.something, my 530 was around 61C full load and I was scared. What HS do you have and yes, you're right about the thermal paste. Give it 4-5 days, mine was 5 degrees cooler afterward.

darufe · Feb 5, 2006

my cooling is in my sig
xp-120

d94 · Feb 5, 2006

hmm i personally like to stay under 45C load..but for air and a 5xx cpu under 65 is easy within spec

Tserrof · Feb 7, 2006

hmm i personally like to stay under 45C load..but for air and a 5xx cpu under 65 is easy within spec

Agreed. I've got my Celey running about 55C at full load (see sig). It was consistantly a several degrees hotter than that before the AS5 set in. Another few days and the temps should drop.

josh478 · Feb 7, 2006

after my AS5 cured, idle temps went from 33 to 27/28.

LandShark · Feb 7, 2006

my 520 is running 24/7 (used to seti, now folding), and it's been in the low 60s to low 70s for over a year now!! you'll be fine as long as it's under 70c load!!

Know Nuttin · Feb 7, 2006

Just be sure that the CPU is not throttling. I like to say under 60c. Also note that the hotter your CPU runs, you can pretty much bet that your mosfets aren't feeling any cooler.

How hot is too hot for a 520?

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