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AMD Athlon 3200+ safe temperature ?

MrKeeno

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Quick question

1st time overclocker here :) Ive got my processor from its stock speed of 2.2GHz to 2.37Ghz.

The system is running really well, better than when it was at stock TBH. I think this is because I may have previously had the CPU voltage to low, its now at 1.85.

CPU temperature is running at 65 degrees's, ive been told this is a bit hot, what do u guys think?

Cheers
 
The AMD recomended maximum die temp is 85, so I would say that 65 is fine in all honestly. The new althlon 64, x2 and opteron chips have got a lower heat allowance, but as they run cooler it makes no ods
 
busman said:
The system is running really well, better than when it was at stock TBH. I think this is because I may have previously had the CPU voltage to low, its now at 1.85
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1.85 vCore? really? :)

What is stock voltage for a Socket A Barton? I forgot? :o
 
1.65 i believe is the default

1.85V should be fine on barton cores for extended use

65c is also fine. i had my mobile barton at about 80c load once...
 
1.65V is the default.

As to temperature, it's a bit high for absolute comfort (if stock) because the temperature could spike higher than that... especially if you're not one to regularly clean out the dust from your pooter. Don't forget that the Socket A thermal protection is NOTHING like what is around nowadays: if it gets hot (i.e. exceeds a pre-determined theshold) it will shut down and potentially screw over whatever you were doing.

Of course, if that's load, then you SHOULD be ok... I'd have a look at some better case cooling (i.e. bung another fan in there as an exhaust).

The Bartons were very good processors (and could have been awesome if AMD had tried harder. :D ), and are still around nowadays in the form of AMD64, their FPU was and still is that good.
 
If load ok, if idle its not good at all. 85C is the average max temp before the die goes critical and either goes kaput and never works or never works right again if this temp is kept constantly, NOT the temperature you should be seeing when loaded.
 
I have my xp3000+ at 2.4ghz on stock cooling (although i have got an akasa amber hanging over it and my cpu fan is running like a windturbine). I have had a few hairy moments, for instance once my room was very warm and it died out and so i restarted the computer and performance was absolutely poo, it was unresponsive and painfully slow at best, then a couple of days later it was fine again. These things are wonderful cpu's.

edit: Just thought that I would say my cpu idles around 46C and at load It reaches about 58C last time I checked. (In the winter temps are a lot cooler)
 
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Big.Wayne said:
1.85 vCore? really? :)

What is stock voltage for a Socket A Barton? I forgot? :o
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Yep, its at 1.85 :)

The CPU only reaches 65 under load. Im ordering a new heatsink and cooler though. just to be safe.
 
try and keep it below 65c if its at stock speeds, the cooler the better, i had crashes when mine went above 65c but mine was overclocked a bit. and when its overclocked its max temp threshold before errors crop up is reduced.
 
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