Maximum temperatures for an Athlon 64?

RaveRod · Mar 25, 2005, 09:28 AM

Heya guys. This is probably posted somewhere around here but I can't seem to find it.

I"m wondering what the maximum temperature you would safely run an AMD Athlon 64 2800+ at.

I've O/C'd mine from 1839Mhz to 2072Mhz and I'm planning on going further once I get my new CPU cooler.

At the moment the PC runs at 45-50*C idle and around 55*C under load. I've never seen it go any higher than 55*C.

I'm just looking for the safest maximum (hmm... contridiction maybe) temperature to run this processor at.

From what I've read, anything below 55-60*C under load seems to the recommended maximum.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 25, 2005, 09:37 AM

I'm not sure what the max is but I useally don't reccomend running any amd CPU much over 50C though, if all possable sub 50 is alot safer/ideal...

What cooler did you get? a good cooler like XP-90 that alone can push the temps down about 10C

RaveRod · Mar 25, 2005, 09:43 AM

I'm planning on getting a Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro (http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products...bid=2&sid=8750).

***Zardon*** · Mar 25, 2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RaveRod

I'm planning on getting a Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro (http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products...d=2&sid=8750).

Good move, one of the best air coolers available from my testing.

dpagan · Mar 25, 2005, 10:23 AM

I have my athlon64 2800 @2.2ghz, 36c idle 42c load with stock HSF + artic silver5+ 4 silenx fans on an Abit NF8 mobo

*Edit* forgot to add cpu is @ default voltage

quakerjtf · Mar 25, 2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

I'm not sure what the max is but I useally don't reccomend running any amd CPU much over 50C though, if all possable sub 50 is alot safer/ideal...

What cooler did you get? a good cooler like XP-90 that alone can push the temps down about 10C

yeah, but isn''t that thing loud as crap. i'd rather run at higher temps than have some turbine engine fan running in my computer. Running at <50 idle and <60 100% load extended time is safe. it's not gonna cut that much life off the processor.

itchy5 · Mar 25, 2005, 04:02 PM

the temps look pretty safe just watch it and if things go bad just get some better cooling or down the OC :P

RaveRod · Mar 26, 2005, 07:29 AM

Well, nothing has gone bad yet and I can OC even more but the temp goes up to about 55*C idle... I don't like it that high at idle speeds.

I'm getting the new cooler at the start of next week (about 9 days away) :P

Hey Zardon, I was looking in the "Official Show Your Rig Off" thread and saw that the cooler I'm going to be using is on one of your machines. It also says it's modded... How did you mod that cooler?

RaveRod · Mar 27, 2005, 09:10 PM

Which one would be better?

1. Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro
2. Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT

The second one is only $3 dearer.

itchy5 · Mar 28, 2005, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by RaveRod

Which one would be better?

1. Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro
2. Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT

The second one is only $3 dearer.

rocket

pepiman · Mar 29, 2005, 01:54 PM

hmmm my Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4ghz socket 754 is running at 217HTT X 12 (2604mhz) at 1.525v with no problems whatsoever ... idle is 34c and heavy load (hours of gaming) is 51-52c (52c being the max I've seen it go in a looooong time).
I'm thinking I could overclock it further but it seems that my Ram is busted (i got an error in memtest86 on one of the sticks) so until I send it back to Corsair, they're staying at their SPD of 3-3-3-8 but I set em to 1T instead of 2T ... ram does 3301/3300 in Sisoft Sandra at 217mhz ... but if I set the latency any lower my system crashes a lot... Corsair's site says these sticks support 2.5-3-3-6 1T at 200mhz ... and I used to run em at those latencies and 213mhz with no problem until one day it just started crashing a lot...

as for loudness ... well considering I have cheap-ass fans in my case (2 in the back, 2 in the front, one in the glass door, one on the floor and 1 pci exhaust) .... I doubt the AMD Stock HSF is the loudest thing in there

My power supply is whisper quite (and has that Antec silence rubber thing on it along with the screws that hold it and my 2 hard drives) .... soooo I'm thinking the only reason why I can't fall asleep next to my PC is all the cheap fans...

*note to self* stop buying generic crap from ebay and get brand-name case mod things

oh and the Vantec Iceberg on my VGA is like, 5000rpm .... loud?

RaveRod · Mar 31, 2005, 07:27 AM

Well, I'm going with the Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro. Should have it by the end of next week.

Geminiwave · Mar 31, 2005, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RaveRod

I'm planning on getting a Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro (http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products...bid=2&sid=8750).

Too expensive, and I still perfer the thermalright SLK. I havent found a single cooler yet that is as good. I can freakin passively cool my athlon with this! Its beautiful.

and its not 80 something bucks.

RaveRod · Mar 31, 2005, 06:00 PM

Remember that 80 something bucks is Australian... So it's more like $40 in America.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 31, 2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by quakerjtf

yeah, but isn''t that thing loud as crap. i'd rather run at higher temps than have some turbine engine fan running in my computer. Running at <50 idle and <60 100% load extended time is safe. it's not gonna cut that much life off the processor.

Well 92 mm fans with 50+ CFM and 32DB start @ $6
and thats a quiter more acceptable as opped to the tone of smaller fans

(Useally you dont use high CFM a deta or vantech tornado that is if your in your right mind)

itchy5 · Mar 31, 2005, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

Well 92 mm fans with 50+ CFM and 32DB start @ $6
and thats a quiter more acceptable as opped to the tone of smaller fans

(Useally you dont use high CFM a deta or vantech tornado that is if your in your right mind)

deltas and vantecs are awsome

just grab a fan controller

ive had a delta 150cfm, panaflo 125cfm, vantec 92mm tornado, all great fans.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 31, 2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by itchy5

deltas and vantecs are awsome

just grab a fan controller

ive had a delta 150cfm, panaflo 125cfm, vantec 92mm tornado, all great fans.

to much noise!

Falstaff · Apr 1, 2005, 03:30 AM

I noticed it would fit my 478, so I can OC as well. hmmmmmmmmm

Sandok · Apr 1, 2005, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaveRod

Which one would be better?

1. Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro
2. Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT

The second one is only $3 dearer.

Well I prefer my 3D cooler Ultra GT than the rocket cuz from everybenchmark I've seen on the internet, the GT is way better. It's full copper unlike the rocket so that helps!

RaveRod · Apr 2, 2005, 10:44 PM

Well, I have another fortnight to decide now. I just to had to buy a new DVD Burner after mine died (1 day out of warranty!!!).

I'm happy with the new one I bought though... A BenQ 1620 Pro Dual Layer (already patched it to RPC-1 and removed the rip-lock). Only cost me $85AU. And it's black so it goes with my shark case. :P