what temp are 2500+ supposed to run at?

[munkeyboy123]

i had a stock heat sink and fan that came with the 2500+ barton processor, and it ran at 3300 rpm and ran like 50-65 degrees celcious and i went out and bought a new heatsink and fan areo cool that runs at 4560 rpm and 40-55 degrees celcious and i was wondering what temp should a 2500+ barton run at because i have no idea what are good temps.

[vass0922]

40-55 is quite acceptable
60 is getting a bit warm.

[Scott Tiger]

It also depends on what motherboard you're using.

I've got a Gigabtye something-or-other with an NForce2 chip and it's a known issue for them to read 5-10 C higher than "normal".

[stroyal]

My 2500+ with the areocool runs 36 to 41 but my case is a wind tunnel the stock sink ran 37 to 46

[munkeyboy123]

my mobo is a soyo kt-400, alos my friend told me that cases with acrillic windows run hotter than ones without and those temps are witht he side off, he suggested to get a fan put into the side window would that help?

[Nighthawk]

My 2500+ ran at around 45-50 with the stock HSF (NF7-S) but has run anywhere from 35-50 with my SLK-900A. The main reason that temp is so high, though, is that it's near a heater.

It depends on where the fan is, but adding airflow is usually a good thing. Make sure it's blowing into the case, not out of it.

[stroyal]

If you have those tiny holes for a fan guard you are loosing over 50% of your flow. Those need to be cut out and replaced with the wire type, and the front ones behind the faceplate should have no guards. The faceplates of a lot of cases have no way for air to get in, so you can cut out the plastic at the very bottom where it can't be seen

[cyclist110]

Your new temps are fine. One thing that is almost always overlooked when trying to cool a system is the power supply. Does it have two fans? Does it have large opening to allow a lot of air movement through it and the case? Remember how close to the cpu the PS sits in most cases.


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