Celeron running temps....is mine too hot?

[oceaneer]

Evening all.......

Running a slot 1 celeron 400@540 at 2.1v with a vantec double fan cooler/hs ( smallish) and thermal grease. Everything stable, but temp is 45C, with the hs not even warm to the touch. At CPU default settings (400@66)the temp is 40C.

I can run windows and 2d stable at 570 using 2.2v, but cannot get through 3DMark 2000. Temp is 50C. Voltage maxes out at 2.3 in BIOS, and I seem to be stuck here.

Do these temps seem ok? I don't see why the hs isn't getting hot, though. Oh, I am using MBM 4.16 (BIOS agrees with the temps)

Any input would be appreciated

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Celeron 400@540 on ABIT BE6 r2, 96M RAM, G400 32m DH oem, voodoo II SLI, Montego A3D Xstream, 300W PS

[Brian R.]

Heatsinks are cheap, I would try an Alpha (my preference) and see if it makes a difference.

[cjolley]

Let it fry!
By next month a new proccessor will be cheaper than the alpha.
Also, I was starting to get occasional lockups so I took my processor out...
Oops! the themal goop was not making contact with the entire surface of the heat-sink. The surface of eather the chip or the heat-sink (or both) are not perfecly flat.
I have the same heat-sink as you do so it might be worth checking.
I just globbed on more goop -> problem fixed!
chuck

ps. the fact that your heat-sink is not even warm should be a giveaway that heat is not being transfered from your chip.


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[This message has been edited by cjolley (edited 16 April 2000).]

[oceaneer]

Yes, I thought that imperfect contact could be the problem; the chip has been in and out a couple of times, slathered with thermal grease, and has reduced the temp by 8-10 C, but the hs still won't get warm!

Oh well...

[cjolley]

Try this test.
1. Clean ALL the HSG (heat-sink goop) off of your processor and heat-sink.
2. Apply HSG to your processor only.
3. Reinstall your processor and run it up to temp.
4. Take out your processor & carefully remove the heat-sink without sliding it around.
5. Look at the pattern of HSG on the heat-sink.
5a. Is it even?
5b. Are there gaps?
6. Correct any problems that you find.

chuck

[alpha]

45 is within spec, if it runs alright, you're okay!

[Technoid]

At work we got Celeron FCPPGA 533 and the monitoring utility that is on the setup cd claims that the CPU temp is 71 Degrees celcius!!
The HS is cold, the CPU is frezing cold to touch!
Hawent checked what the BIOS states but its fun to see the reaction on peoples faces when they see the display

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[cjolley]

Good point alpha.
I forgot to add.. Mine's been running 50c for nearly a year now.
chuck

[alpha]

This might just be me, but I've found the overclocked PCs generaly run cooler then retail PCs that are at stock clock speed. The reason is that
1. Overclockers apply loads o' cooling.
2. When a C400 is say at 540mhz, it needs to be cooler than it has to be at 400 to run properly.

[oceaneer]

chuck...Did that, found some high spots and temp dropped another 4C! Now 400@66 is 36C, and 400@540 is about 41C.

alpha...yes, it runs fine. Where can I find running temp specs?

I am thinking about an Alpha hs, but I may be maxed out voltage wise already, and the $55 could be spent elsewhere.

Nick

[paulcs]

I think a lot of people who have been relying on their motherboard's temperature monitoring are in for a bit of a surprize when they upgrade to CPU with a Coppermine core and a motherboard that properly supports it's temperature monitoring function.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[oceaneer]

Paul....You mean mine doesn't??? GASP!!

Nick

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Celeron 400@540 on ABIT BE6 r2, 224M RAM, G400 32m DH oem, voodoo II SLI, Montego A3D Xstream, 300W PS

[paulcs]

It's actually kind of appalling.

When the VIA Apollo Pro 133A started hitting the streets, many of us, without thermistors manually attached to our CPU's, screamed in terror.

50+ C! What's this about?!? My motherboard must be broken!!!

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[alpha]

They are somewhere on http://developer.intel.com or something.