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Hello! I’ve been aware for sometime now that my cpu runs warmer than I like it to. I was told from a PC tech that AMD64 chip sets run warmer than Pent. 4’s do.
My Specs: -2gig ram 3200speed, -AMD 64 3400+ 2.4ghz, -400watt power supply, -200gb hard drive, -ATI x1300 512mb PCI card (has it own heat sink and fan), -2 fans. CPU fan and System fan, -Mother board sound (built in), -DVD Rom RW drive 48x, -Windows XP home ed. I’ve been keeping log of my cpu temps and for the past 5 months average bios idle speed is around 47-52c. Even when I play online games after a 2hr. period I rarely see it hit above 52c. I have owned this system since 2005. I have the bios running at it’s defaults and nothing is over clocked in the system. Lately, my AMD 64 3400+ 2.4ghz has been running really warm. Its been at 59C on bios idle. The rpm of the fans have been constant and haven’t changed in rpm since I started a log of my pc temps. The CPU fan speed is 3174rpm and the System fan is 1680rpm. I know the weather has been in the upper 80’s and they humidity is horrible. Could this have a impact on my PC temps? I don’t have AC in my apartment either. The pc is elevated off the ground and the PC Tower receives proper ventilation as well. When the PC is not in use, the tower and monitor gets shut off and a plastic tarp is put over the PC and monitor it to help it keep it clean. I keep the inside of the PC clean (heat sinks, mother board, chip heat sink, etc.) and blow out the fans and PC insides with compressed air every 3-5 months. I also take out the ATI card and clean it’s heat sink and fan along with each inside cleaning. I just recently cleaned the insides about 2 weeks ago. It is normal for my AMD 64 3400+ 2.4ghz to run this warm? Or am I just being a worry wart over nothing?
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All things under control, you had just predicted as what will do before things may gone wrong. We had same line age of computer mine is AMD athlon XP 1.1 ghz still it lives. About temperature, compared to your place I stay in not air coned area, mine is electric fan. To the first use of it it really shutdown at a given temperature on its bios. So what I did I go to its CMOS settings and turn off temperature given. Luckily until now its still breathing. My maintenance that I had blown the inside with an air compressor to eliminate dust and webs on the area. Checking out the fans and its power supply.
Gee, man your organized I am not specific on any digital given specs of your computer.
God Bless.