cpu temps

That is around the upper end of the normal temperature range. Are you using the stock cooler? How is the airflow in your case?

I think you need to buy some artic silver thermal gel, and a really nice fan. It would stop working long before it melted though.

http://www.silenthardware.de/reviews/misc/alternative_warmeleitpasten
its a german site which tested the thermal qualities and smells of different household things as thermal compounds such as toothpaste, curry-ketchup, mustard and lubricant.
maybe you want to try one of these. the temps are ok and they give a nice smell in your room.

sorry, i can't help you with the problem. this thread just reminded me of that site.

I wouldn't personally worry to much about that temp, i had a mate with a pentium 4 running at 80+, i told him to sort the frigger out. Is runnign fine now.

ace

According to Athlon's design document, the maximum case temperature is 70 degrees Celsius for the 3400. If you read the letters following the chip name, these correspond to the temperatures named in the design doc. Sounds like you're well within the tolerance parameters.

edit: way to sound like Geordi Laforge.

The cpu won't get damaged until *at least* 80 degrees, probably closer to 90.

It might become unstable a bit before that, but the threshold is nowhere near 60 degrees.

I know for a fact that my Athlon cpu is perfectly stable up to exactly 88 degrees, and has been able to run at that temperature for days on end. Above that temp, and it starts acting odd. But it hasn't taken any damage yet. :)

So basically, don't worry, your cpu is perfectly safe for at least another 20 degrees. Probably closer to 30.

However, it shouldn't reach 60 degrees under normal use. An Athlon 64 with stock cooler rarely gets over 50 *at full load* in my experience.

Might want to check that the heatsink is attached correctly, that there's a bit of thermal paste between it and the cpu, and that there's a bit of airflow in the case.

When I check my cpu's temp using some ASUS software it reports it at being 64ºC however if I restart my PC then it says Hardware Monitor found an error, press F1 to continue or .. etc" and when I check it in the BIOS Setup thing it says it's 90ºC and is flashing? So I'm wondering which is correct?

Yah, my Asus bios always gives me ridiculously high temps(60 C+), but the asus Probe that came with my mother board states my board running at 35 C.

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Original post by kbab69 When I check my cpu's temp using some ASUS software it reports it at being 64ºC however if I restart my PC then it says Hardware Monitor found an error, press F1 to continue or .. etc" and when I check it in the BIOS Setup thing it says it's 90ºC and is flashing? So I'm wondering which is correct?

Simple. Place your hand on the heatsink and in front of the fan. Does any of that feel like 90 degrees? Thats the only reliable way to judge temperatures... :P

That, or buying some proper hardware for measuring it.

I wouldn't trust the bios any farther than I can throw it... Or something...
I'd try updating your bios first though. With any luck, that'll fix the incorrect temperature readings.
If the cpu really were at 90 degrees, it would most likely start getting unstable. And I can't see how an Athlon 64 could ever reach that temperature unless you removed the heatsink... :P