amd athlon xp2600+ barton core

[johnlui]

Hi Everyone,

My amd athlon xp2600+ seems always run at 45 degrees celcius when idle. Is this normal?

Here's what I've tried:
1. retail HSF with thermal pad, CPU temp. still at 45 when idle
2. retail HSF with arctic silver 5, CPU temp. still at 45 when idle

I just added a exhaust rear 80mm fan (no front fan), and it doesn't lower the CPU temp., except lower the case temp. by 5 degrees.

Is there anything I can try apart from buying a new HSF? And my mobo is the Gigabyte GA-7VT600-P-L, with an Solution Series Antec case

Thanks in advance.


Cheers,

Johnny.

[flash101uk]

Sounds like it may be a bit hot, i have a 2600 Thorougbred-B that idles at 38ish. I have a Coolermaster Aero 7+. If you wanna shave a few degrees off your temps try an all copper cooler, these dissapate heat more effectivley than copper cored heatsinks

[Yawgm0th]

The retail HSF sucks. That's you problem. It will be enough, but if you want to overclock more you will need some thermal paste and a new HSF.

[pvr5100]

I ahve the Same 2600XP running stock and with a SLK-900U, temps are 38-40 Idle and below 45 under load. Hope this helps