Is my CPU Temp too high? (62 c)
Hey,
I've been running this PC (Athlon 1800+) for about a year now with no troubles. Still having no troubles, except that I downloaded motherboard monitor to get my system temperature readings. My case is 32 degrees celcius and my CPU ranges between 60 and 64 degrees Celsius. Is that something to be of concern about? Is it too high? I'm used to seeing 40 degree temps in fan reviews, so this was a bit startling. Thanks! |
Pretty hot relative to long term reliability.
-- DaveW "Etno" wrote in message ... Hey, I've been running this PC (Athlon 1800+) for about a year now with no troubles. Still having no troubles, except that I downloaded motherboard monitor to get my system temperature readings. My case is 32 degrees celcius and my CPU ranges between 60 and 64 degrees Celsius. Is that something to be of concern about? Is it too high? I'm used to seeing 40 degree temps in fan reviews, so this was a bit startling. Thanks! |
Etno wrote:
Hey, I've been running this PC (Athlon 1800+) for about a year now with no troubles. Still having no troubles, except that I downloaded motherboard monitor to get my system temperature readings. My case is 32 degrees celcius and my CPU ranges between 60 and 64 degrees Celsius. Is that something to be of concern about? Is it too high? I'm used to seeing 40 degree temps in fan reviews, so this was a bit startling. If you haven't cleaned any dust out of the heatsink in that year I suugest you do now. -- ~misfit~ |
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:26:46 GMT, "Etno" wrote:
Hey, I've been running this PC (Athlon 1800+) for about a year now with no troubles. Still having no troubles, except that I downloaded motherboard monitor to get my system temperature readings. My case is 32 degrees celcius and my CPU ranges between 60 and 64 degrees Celsius. Is that something to be of concern about? Is it too high? I'm used to seeing 40 degree temps in fan reviews, so this was a bit startling. Thanks! The target temp would be lower than 60C, but given that your system is stable, and that many motherboards report temp less than accurately, I would merely do as ~misfit~ suggested and check the fan for dirt. If you used generic silicone thermal compound it can be good to remove the heatsink every 18 months or so to reapply that, though the heatsink should not be removed if it uses original thermal pad unless you have some fresh compound to apply... once the heatsink is removed the existing interface material should be removed, not reused. On the other hand it's possible that your heatsink (possibly in conjunction with higher ambient case temps) simply isn't very good, in which case you might take a wait-and-see attitude, only replacing it if later problems arise (such as warmer summer weather causing further CPU temp increase). If your case has poor airflow it might be more important to veify that items such as the hard drive(s) are running cool enough, not as likely to fail prematurely. You might also double-check motherboard monitor, in case it's not set up properly for your motherboard... the readings should correspond to BIOS temp readings. |
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