From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 25 3:56:20 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from go4.ext.ti.com (dlezb.ext.ti.com [192.91.75.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4903237B400 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 03:56:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dlep8.itg.ti.com ([157.170.134.88]) by go4.ext.ti.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5PAuCe04792; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:56:12 -0500 (CDT) Received: from dlep8.itg.ti.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dlep8.itg.ti.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id FAA01234; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:56:12 -0500 (CDT) Received: from popsvr.india.ti.com (popsvr.india.ti.com [157.87.95.215]) by dlep8.itg.ti.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id FAA01175; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:56:08 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gautham ([192.168.185.126]) by popsvr.india.ti.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA25950; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:26:02 +0530 (IST) Reply-To: From: "Gautham Ganapathy" To: "Jud" Cc: "FreeBSD.org - Questions" Subject: RE: [OFF] Pentium vs Athlon which is better Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:26:52 +0530 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <2WYU5YEDSOS63OKYSZXKIOJ1VXRSPUQ.3d18441e@sparky> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tuesday, June 25, 2002 3:51 PM, Jud wrote: > 6/25/2002 12:10:21 AM, "Gautham Ganapathy" > wrote: > > [snip] > >I have an Athlon (tbird 850) running on an A7V333. AMD approved > >heatsink/fan. The CPU temp often goes to around 85C and the fan is > >genarally at around 6000rpm (smashed my finger on it once). is this > >normal ? motherboard temp is somewhere at 50C. the temp hike is > >generally when i am in freebsd or playing games in win2k. running > normal > >apps (ie, editors, etc) is generally not a problem. is this a problem > >b/w the cpu and the mb > > Not between your mb and your CPU. Your heatsink, fan and case > cooling. (BTW, what is the ambient temperature in the computer room?) > Ambient temp is around 30-40C > Have a case with some room in it for air circulation. Have > both intake > (in front, low) and exhaust (in back, high) fans in it. PC Power and > Cooling sells very quiet but effective "Silencer" fans that > work well for > this. Also, make sure your power supply has an adequate exhaust fan. > Not sure if the PC Power & Cooling has outlets in India. I'll check for cases with these fans and enough space for air circulation. Right now, I have a power supply fan at the back and a CPU fan. cabinet is also a little crowded. > Re your CPU heatsink and fan, there are sites, reviews and > resellers all > over the Web about this. While any AMD approved heatsink and fan > ought to keep your CPU from overheating if the case ventilation is > adequate, just below 90-95C is not where you want to be. The CPU > won't die immediately, but cooler conditions may cause it to > live longer > and will leave more of a margin for "error" (dust accumulation, warm > days, etc.). > > Read about how to prepare and install a heatsink and fan with thermal > compound to promote heat transfer between the CPU core and heatsink. > Then select a heatsink/fan that gives you good cooling at an > acceptable > noise level, AND IS EASY TO ATTACH OR REMOVE WITHOUT THE > DANGER OF STICKING A SCREWDRIVER THROUGH YOUR > MOTHERBOARD. (This latter will depend on your own aptitude with > tools to some extent.;) As to my aptitude with tools, note that i managed to smash my finger on the CPU fan :-) > > After trying several heatsink/fans I've personally settled on > the Thermal > Integration TI77N, but there are likely almost as many > opinions in this > regard as there are custom built computers with AMD CPUs. The > maximum temperature I see is around 55-56C. It used to be like that before I upgraded my motherboard. However, I did not change my processor. I think some of the glue b/w the cpu and heatsink may have come off. think that could be the reason ? > > Jud > how is the thouroughbred compared to the palomino ? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message