Barton 2500+ Operating Temps - is this ok?

[Participant]

I've overclocked my Barton 2500+ to nothing staggering - it's at 200 x 10 so 2 GHz. However, at idle, my ABit monitor program says that the temp is 57 degrees C. This to me seems very high, especially since the case is off and there's a case fan. The cooler is a fairly decent aftermarket Speeze job with large fan and copper heatsink.

Does something seem wrong here as with an overlock of only 200MHz I wouldn't expect such high temps. If I take it any higher and play a game the machine shuts down with a high/low siren type beeping. I've even disabled temp-related shutdown. Voltage is slightly higher than stock at 1.675V.

Thanks for any opinions. Perhaps I need to check heatsink seating?

 

[Participant]

voltage seems very high considering the chip

The stock voltage is 1.65?? Are you sure you aren't getting confused with the 2500+ Mobile version?

Anyway thanks for the answers. The thermal paste I'm using is Aeromaster stuff. No idea if it's any good - I'm starting to wonder if I've put it on too thickly.

 

[Participant]

XP-M 2500 Barton core at 1.7V on air at 2300mhz and 39C idle in a very warm room.

That's wonderful, but as I said earlier in the thread, mine is not a XP-M!!!

Sounds like I need to re-seat and have another go. Possible BIOS update too to make sure the temps are accurate. Somethings gotten worse because it used to run at 2200MHz and never tip 50 degrees C.