Re: Temp question for XP 2600

"Tinman" <> wrote in message
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> Hey all,
>
> Right now I have a t-bird 1.4 ghz (not overclocked), and its running very
> hot in my case 160 degrees on avg. I remember hearing the tbird runs very
> hot compared to other processors. If I were to put a 2600xp processor in
> there with a decent fan, would it run hotter or cooler then the tbird 1.4?
I
> don't want to buy the new cpu just to have it fry right away. Im hoping to
> get another 6 months or so with my current mobo/ram/vid card with the
2600xp
> chip in there, then get a new PCI Express based system when they come out.
>
>
> -Tinman
>
>

From what I've been told, any CPU temperature below 60C is okay. Naturally,
the lower you can get the CPU temperature the better. My own T-bird
1.333GHz CPU temperature is currently floating about 55C. So I'm safe. I
just upgraded my system with a new motherboard. Planning to upgrade my CPU
next with an XP 2800+. The F/HS I plan to use is the Tipmagnetic A4002D
from Cyberguys.com. This F/HS is rated good for AMD CPUs up to XP 3400+.

Nihoa

Older TBirds run hotter because they used more voltage and were made on a
..18micron process compared to .13micron now.

Holy cats, 160f?? Do you cook dinner with that?

When I had my 1.4 - it ran around 119-129f (copper cooler).

I recently had a Thermalright SK6+ (all copper) on an XP 2400+ (ran from
114-126f).

My current XP 2600+ with a ThermalTake Volcano 7+ runs (109-116f) even on
medium setting - low noise.

The cooler makes all the difference. Copper core -vs- all copper (All copper
wins).

An XP will run alot cooler then your TBird.


"nihoa" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Tinman" <> wrote in message
> news:ZFx5c.34937$ om...
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Right now I have a t-bird 1.4 ghz (not overclocked), and its running
very
> > hot in my case 160 degrees on avg. I remember hearing the tbird runs
very
> > hot compared to other processors. If I were to put a 2600xp processor in
> > there with a decent fan, would it run hotter or cooler then the tbird
1.4?
> I
> > don't want to buy the new cpu just to have it fry right away. Im hoping
to
> > get another 6 months or so with my current mobo/ram/vid card with the
> 2600xp
> > chip in there, then get a new PCI Express based system when they come
out.
> >
> >
> > -Tinman
> >
> >
>
> From what I've been told, any CPU temperature below 60C is okay.
Naturally,
> the lower you can get the CPU temperature the better. My own T-bird
> 1.333GHz CPU temperature is currently floating about 55C. So I'm safe. I
> just upgraded my system with a new motherboard. Planning to upgrade my
CPU
> next with an XP 2800+. The F/HS I plan to use is the Tipmagnetic A4002D
> from Cyberguys.com. This F/HS is rated good for AMD CPUs up to XP 3400+.
>
> Nihoa
>
>
>