AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 heating issue

Coldblood06 · 02-07-10, 12:21 PM

I have about a average 15 degree temperature difference between my two cores. Not sure whats going on, tried re seating my Zalman fan many times. It used to be within 4-5 degrees temperature difference.

Any suggestions before it burns out?

Computer spec in signature.

QuietIce · 02-08-10, 04:36 AM

There are a couple of things that could be going on.

If your sink is the spring-loaded snap-on type then it could just be wearing out. Only way I know to fix that is replace the sink or add something like a toothpick under the spring to load it more.

It's possible, though very rare, that the IHS is getting a little loose. I've only heard of this happening ONCE so I seriously doubt that's the problem but you never know. Only fix for that is to remove the IHS - which also requires modifications elsewhere ...

calmchaos · 02-08-10, 01:04 PM

I took off the IHS on my old Athlon 64.
Dropped the temps a bit (1-2°C). But that was when I had water cooling and didn't need to worry about losing contact with a snap on heatsink.

madhatter256 · 02-08-10, 01:20 PM

I would check the spring, too. I had to do this on my Artic Freezer Pro. Wasn't putting enough pressure on the CPU to transfer enough heat, so my temps got REALLY high because of that.

I bent the thingy that hooks to the mobo so it will cause more pressure and temps got back to normal.

Niku-Sama · 02-08-10, 04:25 PM

wow i thought the 10C difference at load was bad on my windsor. my guess is the IHS is off.

i imagine when you reseated multiple tims you turn the heat sink arround and it still did it, my 720be showed really close core temps when i had it running tri core while my windsor wal always atleast 5c off per core and i am still using the same heatsink and stuff.

not that unherd of

are you running it underclocked by 1000Mhz so its not overheating on one core?
heres the specs by the way:
http://products.amd.com/en-us/Deskto...2=True&f13=EOL

Coldblood06 · 02-09-10, 08:02 PM

I can not remember if i have a spring on my latch for the heatsink. It is pretty hard getting it on. It still has a very tight connection and does not rock back and forth unless moving the whole motherboard. It can only shift in a cirlce ever so slighty.

Maybe i need to let this one burn out and upgrade to the new intels

QuietIce · 02-09-10, 10:27 PM

You can send it to me - I'll de-lid it and use it ...

Burnt_Ram · 02-14-10, 09:43 AM

my Opteron 165 @ 2.8 has always had a 5-9c diff in cores, and i have never been able to correct that. lapped that sucker 10 times over the years i bet ... but 20c diff? false reading maybe ?

Niku-Sama · 02-15-10, 12:25 AM

or the problems on the other side

02-07-10, 12:21 PM	Thread Starter #1
Coldblood06 Registered Join Date: May 2007 Location: Washington	AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 heating issue I have about a average 15 degree temperature difference between my two cores. Not sure whats going on, tried re seating my Zalman fan many times. It used to be within 4-5 degrees temperature difference. Any suggestions before it burns out? Computer spec in signature. Attached Images __________________ Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-M55SLI S4 CPU- AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 @ 2.8GHz CPU Cooling- Zalman CNPS 9500 RAM- 4gb of Corsair Dominators DDR2800 4-4-4-12 Video- BFG GTX 260 Sound- Cretive X-Fi fatality Hard Drive- 74GB Raptor, 160gb WD PSU- Silverstone 750w modular Case- XION Mid-tower CD/DVD- sony combo drive Fans- 2x 120mm, 1x 140mm 1x 80mm
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02-08-10, 04:36 AM	#2
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	There are a couple of things that could be going on. If your sink is the spring-loaded snap-on type then it could just be wearing out. Only way I know to fix that is replace the sink or add something like a toothpick under the spring to load it more. It's possible, though very rare, that the IHS is getting a little loose. I've only heard of this happening ONCE so I seriously doubt that's the problem but you never know. Only fix for that is to remove the IHS - which also requires modifications elsewhere ...
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02-08-10, 01:04 PM	#3
calmchaos Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	I took off the IHS on my old Athlon 64. Dropped the temps a bit (1-2°C). But that was when I had water cooling and didn't need to worry about losing contact with a snap on heatsink.
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02-08-10, 01:20 PM	#4
madhatter256 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: CFL	I would check the spring, too. I had to do this on my Artic Freezer Pro. Wasn't putting enough pressure on the CPU to transfer enough heat, so my temps got REALLY high because of that. I bent the thingy that hooks to the mobo so it will cause more pressure and temps got back to normal. __________________ Heatware
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02-08-10, 04:25 PM	#5
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	wow i thought the 10C difference at load was bad on my windsor. my guess is the IHS is off. i imagine when you reseated multiple tims you turn the heat sink arround and it still did it, my 720be showed really close core temps when i had it running tri core while my windsor wal always atleast 5c off per core and i am still using the same heatsink and stuff. not that unherd of are you running it underclocked by 1000Mhz so its not overheating on one core? heres the specs by the way: http://products.amd.com/en-us/Deskto...2=True&f13=EOL __________________ ₪ Core 2 Duo P7350 (3 MB L2) @2.0Ghz ₪ 14.1" Brightview Infinity Display ₪\|₪ Phenom II "X4 20 BE" @ 3.45Ghz ₪ Sythe Yasa 6 Pipe Cooler ₪ ₪ 4Gig Qimonda HYB18T DDR800 CAS 2.5 ₪ Intel WiFi Link 5100 A/G/N ₪\|₪ Biostar TA890FXE ₪ 8Gig G.SKILL Ripjaws 9-9-9-24 685Mhz ₪ ₪ Intel X4500 MHD w/HDMI ₪ 320Gig WD Scorpio Blue SATA II ₪\|₪ Sapphire Vapor-X 5770 860/1200 ₪ Seagate 320Gig 7200.11 ₪ ₪ HP LightScribe 8X R/RW/DL ₪ Integrated WebCam & Remote Control ₪\|₪ OCZ Stealth X Stream 600 ₪ LG LightScribe DVD Burner ₪
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02-09-10, 08:02 PM	Thread Starter #6
Coldblood06 Registered Join Date: May 2007 Location: Washington	I can not remember if i have a spring on my latch for the heatsink. It is pretty hard getting it on. It still has a very tight connection and does not rock back and forth unless moving the whole motherboard. It can only shift in a cirlce ever so slighty. Maybe i need to let this one burn out and upgrade to the new intels __________________ Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-M55SLI S4 CPU- AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 @ 2.8GHz CPU Cooling- Zalman CNPS 9500 RAM- 4gb of Corsair Dominators DDR2800 4-4-4-12 Video- BFG GTX 260 Sound- Cretive X-Fi fatality Hard Drive- 74GB Raptor, 160gb WD PSU- Silverstone 750w modular Case- XION Mid-tower CD/DVD- sony combo drive Fans- 2x 120mm, 1x 140mm 1x 80mm
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02-09-10, 10:27 PM	#7
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	You can send it to me - I'll de-lid it and use it ...
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02-14-10, 09:43 AM	#8
Burnt_Ram Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kelowna, B.C. Canada	my Opteron 165 @ 2.8 has always had a 5-9c diff in cores, and i have never been able to correct that. lapped that sucker 10 times over the years i bet ... but 20c diff? false reading maybe ? __________________ Core i5 760 @ 4GHz 1.240v, Swiftech H20-220 G.Skill RipJaw 4GB, Asus P7P55D Deluxe Corsair TX750W + FSP X3 300W Booster eVGA GTX580 SLi
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02-15-10, 12:25 AM	#9
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	or the problems on the other side
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