Temperatures too high?, or not:

I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
consistent 52 degrees (c). The MB runs about 41(c). Is this CPU running too
hot? The board is an ASUS.
-Pete

Pete wrote:
> I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
> consistent 52 degrees (c). The MB runs about 41(c). Is this CPU running too
> hot? The board is an ASUS.
> -Pete

Not dangerously hot, but warm enough to see what you can do about
cooling it better. As your motherboard temp is also high, it's probably
a matter of adding case fans /improving airflow.

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> Pete wrote:
>> I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
>> consistent 52 degrees (c). The MB runs about 41(c). Is this CPU running
>> too
>> hot? The board is an ASUS.
>> -Pete
>
> Not dangerously hot, but warm enough to see what you can do about
> cooling it better. As your motherboard temp is also high, it's probably
> a matter of adding case fans /improving airflow.
>
I tried ventilating it better, but the temperatures didn't change. Could
they be normal for this CPU and board?
-Pete

Pete wrote:
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> <paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
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> > Pete wrote:
> >> I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
> >> consistent 52 degrees (c). The MB runs about 41(c). Is this CPU running
> >> too
> >> hot? The board is an ASUS.
> >> -Pete
> >
> > Not dangerously hot, but warm enough to see what you can do about
> > cooling it better. As your motherboard temp is also high, it's probably
> > a matter of adding case fans /improving airflow.
> >
> I tried ventilating it better, but the temperatures didn't change. Could
> they be normal for this CPU and board?
> -Pete

They are within spec. I perfer to avoid "normal".

Your processor is buried on page 91.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont...docs/30430.pdf

Do you have any dust bunnies on the heatsinks?

Pete wrote:

> I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
> consistent 52 degrees (c).

not a problem

NT

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> Pete wrote:
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>> <paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
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>> > Pete wrote:
>> >> I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
>> >> consistent 52 degrees (c). The MB runs about 41(c). Is this CPU
>> >> running
>> >> too
>> >> hot? The board is an ASUS.
>> >> -Pete
>> >
>> > Not dangerously hot, but warm enough to see what you can do about
>> > cooling it better. As your motherboard temp is also high, it's probably
>> > a matter of adding case fans /improving airflow.
>> >
>> I tried ventilating it better, but the temperatures didn't change. Could
>> they be normal for this CPU and board?
>> -Pete
>
> They are within spec. I perfer to avoid "normal".
>
> Your processor is buried on page 91.
>
> http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont...docs/30430.pdf
>
> Do you have any dust bunnies on the heatsinks?
>

Glad they are within spec.
No dust. It's a new machine.

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> Pete wrote:
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>> <paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
>> news:1158519566.425421.170420@k70g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> >
>> > Pete wrote:
>> >> I have an AMD Athlon Dual Core 4600+ and the core temperature runs a
>> >> consistent 52 degrees (c). The MB runs about 41(c). Is this CPU
>> >> running
>> >> too
>> >> hot? The board is an ASUS.
>> >> -Pete
>> >
>> > Not dangerously hot, but warm enough to see what you can do about
>> > cooling it better. As your motherboard temp is also high, it's probably
>> > a matter of adding case fans /improving airflow.
>> >
>> I tried ventilating it better, but the temperatures didn't change. Could
>> they be normal for this CPU and board?
>> -Pete
>
> They are within spec. I perfer to avoid "normal".
>
> Your processor is buried on page 91.
>
> http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont...docs/30430.pdf
>
> Do you have any dust bunnies on the heatsinks?
BTW, thanks for the link!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Wouldn't say they're gonna burnout or nothin, but they are not
exactly NoMINal, I would see what you can do about thermal compound
(I use arctic silver), bigger fan, chassis fan setup and airflow
patterns