How cool should my duron 800mhz be if i dont overclock it at

i use my retail heatsink/fan for the duron 800mhz processor , and have a little fan that came on my mobo , and the power supply fan and thats it. The temp gets up to 122 C as its highest temp on the cpu which is in gaming and case temp 118 C tops is this bad should i have better cooling or just not worry about it a ...

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imtim83

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#41195

2001-02-25 21:41

i use my retail heatsink/fan for the duron 800mhz processor , and have a little fan that came on my mobo , and the power supply fan and thats it.
The temp gets up to 122 C as its highest temp on the cpu which is in gaming and case temp 118 C tops
is this bad
should i have better cooling or just not worry about it and get my 2nd dimm of 256 mb of ram and ibm HD , etc instead of buying stuff for cooling

thanks

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CUViper

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#41196

2001-02-25 22:16

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Are you sure that's not 122 F? 122 C ~= 250 F = fried processor....

Brian Frank

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#41197

2001-02-26 00:20

Whoa, if that is in C, you wouldnt be running that pc, cuz your Duron would be extra crispy. If its in F, its kinda warm. Get a CoolerMaster at the very least, theyre around $10, and invest in a case fan or two.
Im pretty sure your temp is in F, cuz I dont think that processor would be able to get that hot before it was toast.
BTW, what are you using to measure the temp?

imtim83

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#41198

2001-02-26 04:24

sorry meant to say in F
hehe
is that any good ?
or too hot?

Brian Frank

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#41199

2001-02-26 05:33

Yeah, I figured it was F. Get a better HSF, at least a coolermaster-$10. And then get at least another fan for your case. If you get some mondo HSF, make sure itll fit over your CPU, some mobos cant have huge HSFs on the cpu because theyve got capacitors or some other obstruction in the way--bad news for you. I seem to remember you getting and Abit KT7A-RAID. You cant fit a Global Win on it, so Im told. But the Duron doesnt put out quite as much heat as the TBird, but do get something else other than the stock fan. Thats a little toasty for your cpu. Im overclocking, and I havent hit above 102 F. Ive also decked out my case with a few fans.
If you do get a few fans in your case, keep the airflow in one direction as much as possible thatll help keep things cool inside your case. You can get a hold of some decent sized fans for $10 or less at Best Buy. Also, having a slot fan will help a lot with cooling. I cant use one of my PCI slots on my board due to some little IRQ-based oversight, so Ive put an adjustable Antec 2-fan blower in that slot.
If youve got 256 megs of ram, Id worry about my heat first, hard drive second, and more memory last.
Good luck

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