On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:56:43 +0800, tazman wrote:

I have recently built the following computer :

AMD dual core 64 bit 4200+
ASUS 8AN-SLI mobo
2 gig Hynix DDR ram
256Meg 6600GT Pcie vid card
250Gig SATA-II Maxtor HD (16meg buffer)
Thermaltake 450 W power supply

this sits in a Full tower case with a fan sucking cool air in at the front.
and a second fan at the back blowing warm air out of the case.

Now when at idle the CPU temp sits around 52c and the mobo chipset around
39c

When fully loaded, with both cores reporting 100% loading (running 2 seti
programs at once) the CPU temp shoots right up to around 79c

Are these typical temps for the dual core? or is there a problem.

There's a problem, but probably with your temp sensors, as the cpu would
have shut itself down long before reaching 79C I think. Either that are
you don't have the cpu cooler on correct.

The CPU is using the standard AMD heat sink and fan that came with the
CPU. and was installed using the stock thermal pad that came with it.

Plenty good enough.

Has anyone had any experiance with water cooling.. Have had a look at a
Thermaltake unit and may just invest in one.

most commercial water coolers under $200 won't work much better than air.
Forget it. You don't need water cooling. Just find an fix the problem. If
the cpu cooler is mounted correctly, I'd suggest a bios update. Some
bioses reported wrong temps. Or if you're using a program to read the
temps, it could be configured for the wrong sensors.

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