Temperature

Hi

I have a

AMD XP 2800
512 Ram
Radeon 9200 SE - 128 Meg Graphics
80 Gig HDD
DVD ROM

My Cpu is running at around 45 - 55 Degrees when Idle and can get up to 65 Degrees when i am playing a game or something like that, Also my VGA card can get up to 52 Degrees when i am playing a gane ( For example GTA III ) , i was wondering if this is normal .

tHANKS

 

Those temps aren't high but are above-normal. I would be a little worried about it getting to 65 though. IMO, I would get another fan or something to keep that cooler

 

Yea those are a lil high cept i can't complain since my p4 gets around 50 - 60 celcius. I have to clean out the inside of the pc with a compressor. Maybe that'll help ya. If you open up ur system, check if your pc looks like its the inside of a vaccum. If so vaccum it. Since a limitation on airflow. Just a variable ya need to consider

 

Yeah also make the sure the fan is being blockd by a wall or something.

 

I dont know for sure, but i could have swarn i head somewhere that you should not vaccum out your computer. Some thing to do with the energy created by the vacume, and frying things in the computer. I could be wrong, but i belive i heard it some where. Anyone else konw for sure?



cooked

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

I have also heard that you shoudl not use a compresser. Some thing to do with moisture in the hoses getting onto components. Dont really know how true that one is eather.



cooked

Im off to bed...later everyone!

 

Why not pay a visit to MotherBoard Monitor's temp report page and see what owners of similar systems are reporting for their temps?

But for a quick-and-dirty rule of thumb: if your full-load CPU temps are less than 25C above room temperature, you're probably doing quite nicely. If they're much more than 30C above room temp, finding the cause and doing something about it would be a good idea. AMD's white paper on thermal design of a computer case might be a place to start.