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Max temp for an AMD Socket A ?

NachT

NachT

NachT

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Can anyone tell me the max temp for this chip?

I've recently built a system for one of my mates to use from old PC parts, the CPU is running at 60C idle.

I've swapped the fan for another that I had lying around, and it runs at 62C idle with that one as well :confused:

Is it worth going to the local shop and getting a new HSF, or are these temps normal for these chips?
 
No, that's really really bad. Is the HSF catching on anything? Was the thermal grease applied properly and did you use too much/little?
 
mrthingyx said:
75oC is the thermal limit for Thoroughbreds/Bartons.

85oC is the limit for Palominos.
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This limit means before permanent damage, not ideal max limits. Anyhow, as i remember it, its 90C for Palominos and Tbred A and Tbred B under 2200+, 85C for Tbred B (from 2200+ onwards) and Barton.
 
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Is the heatsink clear of dust etc?

If you're considering an aftermarket cooler, the Thermaltake Volcano did a good job for me back in the day. Just don't go running down stairs with one installed in your PC. My brother in law did that 'helping' us move house and the PC was never stable again.
 
Uriel said:
Is the heatsink clear of dust etc?

If you're considering an aftermarket cooler, the Thermaltake Volcano did a good job for me back in the day. Just don't go running down stairs with one installed in your PC. My brother in law did that 'helping' us move house and the PC was never stable again.
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Heavy sink was'nt it? Prolly ripped some contacts or unseated itself when it got battered about.
 
Uriel said:
Is the heatsink clear of dust etc?

If you're considering an aftermarket cooler, the Thermaltake Volcano did a good job for me back in the day. Just don't go running down stairs with one installed in your PC. My brother in law did that 'helping' us move house and the PC was never stable again.
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if knocked really hard the socket could probably even be ripped off the board due to the way socket a mounting is :eek:
 
Justintime said:
Heavy sink was'nt it?
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HA! Yes.
I had a volcano 7+ in my old computer when I moved to the UK from Canada. In my haste of packing, I didn't remove the heatsink. When I finally opened up my computer here, The heatsink was still attached to the socket. Unfortunately though, the socket was no longer attached to the board. It had ripped right off and spent the entire trip banging around the inside of my case.
 
Tripnologist said:
HA! Yes.
I had a volcano 7+ in my old computer when I moved to the UK from Canada. In my haste of packing, I didn't remove the heatsink. When I finally opened up my computer here, The heatsink was still attached to the socket. Unfortunately though, the socket was no longer attached to the board. It had ripped right off and spent the entire trip banging around the inside of my case.
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did the CPU still work in a replacement board?
 
Thanks for the reply s! :)

The HSF is attached properly, I've taken it off, cleaned it all, and re-applied thermal paste. I've even tried a new HSF and the temps were 2C higher! :O

Temps not a problem now though, the PC wont even get to the windows loading screen. I've tried re-installing XP 3 times. I can install it fine, it's just when it gets to the windows loading screen just before it hits that part it locks up. Can't even boot it up in safe mode. Yet it'll run for hours doing anything out of windows ( installing, formatting etc )
 
Hey NachT,

which CPU are you using because those temps seem too high to me? I did a socket A rebuild about two weeks ago with a T-Bred XP2400+ and that was idling at about 35°C and 51°C at full Orthos Small FFTs load, using a very basic HSF with an 80mm fan.

Also what is the motherboard and how old is it? Sounds like a canditate for bulging caps which is basically the death of a mobo!



Are any of the capacitors on the motherboard swollen or bulging?
 
Hey Big.Wayne,

The CPU is an AMD 3000+ , I've checked the capacitors on the board and they look ok, there's none swollen or bulging. The board is an MSI - MS 6786 VER:2 . It's about....roughly, 2-3 years old I think. It's actually a Packard Bell Computer that we had.

I tried swapping the RAM, to see if that was the cause of not being able to get to the windows loading screen. Didn't help. ^^

Could the CPU or something actually be damaged?

EDIT: VCore 1.6V
 
AMD 3000+, hmm that's a Barton core I think? deffo should be idling between 35°C-40°C and at full load would be approx 50°C-55°C

Another possibility is that you have fitted the heatsink badly so instead of the base sitting 100% on top of the CPU it is actually sitting on the upper edge of the socket? (coloured red in the photo below)

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Its quite easy to do if you have the heatsink not 100% central when attaching it, try and get a side view and see if the top edge of the heatsink is resting on the socket edge?
 
Yeah I think it's sat properly, idle temp is now 54 - 57C.

Can't check load temps as the computer doesn't even work... think I'm just gonna give up on it.
 
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