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Should an Athlon XP 1800+ ...

JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
in Zocalo v2.0
... be allowed to continue to run under load at 44c-50c temperature?

On another forum they are saying that is reasonable...

?

Comments

  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    oh, that's perfectly fine!

    My "danger zone" is between 60-70C. Once it hits 65, I try to increase cooling, and at 70, the system gets shut off.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I run my 2600 happily at around 45. It's perfectly fine.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Hey, wait a minute... "another forum"? Are you two-timing us, Jack?!
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    That's definitely fine; it's when you get into the upper sixties that you should start worrying.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Bekenn [/i]
    [B]That's definitely fine; it's when you get into the upper sixties that you should start worrying. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Pardon the pun, but Cool! :cool:

    ;)

    Now when you say upper sixties you're talking about temperature and not history right! :p

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Hey, wait a minute... "another forum"? Are you two-timing us, Jack?![/B][/QUOTE]

    Actually 4-timing y'all! :p
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]Now when you say upper sixties you're talking about temperature and not history right! :p[/B][/QUOTE]

    Take your pick. Either way....
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    yeah - 40-50C is fine. The die is rated for I believe 65C. If you want the details, they are on AMD's website in with the chip specifications (you have to hunt the PDF for it since it also gives full data on the pinouts of the chip!). I should say, I believe the 400MHz Bartons are rated at 65C, and as I recall the older Athlons (pre-2400 or so) were rated as high as 75C. This isn't the die fail point. That is higher. This is the die won't work point. The fail point is usually 5-10C higher then the won't work point.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    thats about the temp range it ran when I used it mate. :)
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    My XP2800+ runs at 38C idle and tops out at 49C full load. (thats not during some dinky little game folks, but during video rendering) Thats with the stock heatsink I got from AMD.

    [url=http://www.bakercountyonline.com/md-2389/XP2800.jpg]Click me[/url]
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    My 2100+ runs around 45C idle and 50C under load. No problem there. Now I just need a proper case with proper ventilation... :(
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CurZ [/i]
    [B]My 2100+ runs around 45C idle and 50C under load. No problem there. Now I just need a proper case with proper ventilation... :( [/B][/QUOTE]

    Actually, rounded cables can help ALOT in this area.
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    The cables are actually out of the way, it's just a question of improper ventilation.
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    i can see im the only cooling freak here...

    Yes, you can run a processor at higher temps, but results may vary. You may experience heavy wear and tear on your chip, and a decrease in perfomance.

    For those who dont want to upgrade to liquid cooling, I reccomend an all aluminium case from lian li, and lots of fans from Thermaltake. Make sure your fans have good airflow as well, you dont want to have choppy air patterns in your box. I have 2 intake in the front bottom, 2 exhaust (1 top mounted blowhole, and 1 in the back below the power supply) and the power supply itself.

    My XP2700 stays below 40C even during games, apps and when Im making home movies with my dv recorder.

    Keep in mind, my comp is stuffed with 2 optical drives, 3 hard drives, a high end video card (geforce fx 5900ultra), a 600W power supply, 1 GB of ram and an audigy sound card with the live drive.

    The vid card has its own heatsink and fans, the ram has heat spreaders on it and the whole thing is a little loud to be honest. but its cool.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Good quality fans rule. As for cases, I stay strictly within Antec, with intentions to expand into Lian Li at some point. Antec has some of the best designed (not to be mistaken for best looking cases out there. Airflow is top notch, and the simple goodness that is an SLK3700-BQE is...well...great. I just wish chieftec was still actively producing colored variants of these cases. I love my blue tower with the huge Alpha PAL8045 in it. Loads of goodness from that stuff.
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    Ensuring good airflow is essential especially in small "pizza boxes". (and hard because cables can easily block airflow)

    If someone is interested, I have Chieftec's maxi-tower with five 8cm and one 9,2cm fan... althought I could replace that 9,2cm fan by 12 cm model with making that already widened hole above PSU still larger.
    Aluminium case might be much easier to modify than this current because metal in this isn't soft.

    And I recommend adding fan for HDs especially if you have more than one of them.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Which brings to mind the additional benefits of the above mentioned antec case...

    It has two 120mm fans (one below PSU in rear, one at ground level in front of drives), one of which blows fresh air right over all of the hard drives. It's certainly quite efficient. :D
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    Everyone who wants to test if their system is stable when they OC or just how hot the CPU can become should use Prime95.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by C_Mon [/i]
    [B]Everyone who wants to test if their system is stable when they OC or just how hot the CPU can become should use Prime95. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Don't forget to run memtest86 overnight as well. (run ALL of the tests, not just the default 8)
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