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[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Per Jessen wrote:
> Basil Chupin wrote:
>
>   
> > > I've tried to find some recommendations on the CPU-temperature, but
> > > I'm not having much luck.
> > >       
> > If you go to the AMD site you will find the specs for the various CPUs
> > they make and the (max) temperature at which they are designed to
> > operate.
> >     
>
> Yep, you're right, I found it.  The Phenom is listed at max 70C
> operating temperature.  So assuming the measurements are correct, the
> CPU has been well within the range when it's been running at 50-60C.
>
>   
> > > Also, I would have thought the heatsink supplied by AMD for the
> > > Phenom would be sufficient for 4 cores - but maybe not.
> > >   
> > >       
> > Nope. They provide the minimum required but it is really up to you to
> > ensure that the correct heatsink is installed to suit your local
> > conditions.
> >     
>
> Well, unless my "local conditions" are very, very different from "normal
> conditions", I'd expect the supplied heatsink+fan to provide adequate
> cooling.  The machine is a desktop, operating in a desktop/miditower
> cabinet and at room temperature.  Besides, the CPU isn't overheating.
>   

My AMD cpu is shown as 'accepting' 85C.

However, I have the BIOS set to issue an alarm and switch the system off 
if the temperature gets to 60C. It *had* reached ~55C so I replaced the 
AMD provided heatsink and fan. So now, on a very hot day, I get under 
this 55C reading. I also have an incoming and outgoing 12cm fans 
(controlled by the psu re RPM) in the Antec box as well as another 
incoming fan on the side blowing directly on to the cpu. The PSU is an 
Antec Truepower 550W which comes with both incoming and outgoing fans 
controlled by the temperature of the cpu.

> Anyway, the board is going back now - I'm wondering if Gigabyte knows
> that this board might be a little flaky.  Otherwise I don't think they
> would have agreed to a return so quickly. 
>
> Watch this space.
>   

Watching with interest.

In the meantime have a look at this URL which Carlos provided (in 
another thread)-

http://www.heatsink-guide.com/

Ciao.



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