Hey guys, I got a AMD 1800+ processor on a Asus A7n266-e MB. My CPU fan took a dump and so I replaced it. No damage done to the CPU since I was sitting at the computer when the fan almost died and the Asus probe promptly let me know about the fan RPM. So, I install a new fan and now my Temps are steady 44C/111F when the computer is just sitting. I went to the AMD site and it says that meltdown temp for this processor is 90C. I was running before the fan dump at a avergage I would say of 40C/104F. Should I worry?? Anything I should do??? Thanks Vollmey

I'm not familiar with that board, so I don't know what is normal for it. But the temps seem a little higher than they should be. Not dangerously high, but one has to wonder why the temps are higher than before.Did you replace just the fan, or the fan and heat sink? If just the fan, do you know how it compares to the previous one in terms of performance?If the fan and heat sink, did you apply thermal paste between the heat sink and CPU?-Basil

No, it was the fan and the heatsink. As far thermal paste, it had a kinda a tape on the bottom, which I assume that is the paste you are talking about. I peeled the protective cover as it said to do before installing and clipped it on there just like I did when I built the computer. I have dropped since the first post to 42C/107F so it's almost back to where I was. I just don't know what other AMD processors run at so I have nothing to compare it too. I know you can buy the paste/tape on it's own. So I will monitor the temp closely and maybe go buy some extra paste.Vollmey

Well, you wouldn't need any extra paste. The only reason to buy anything would be to replace the paste with something that has better conductive properties. You can usually knock a couple of degrees or more off the temp with a better paste. But it really only matters to those who are pushing their systems to the limit by overclocking, where every bit of cooling advantage counts. The temps may be coming back to normal as the paste heats up and forms a better conductive surface.As for other AMD's, it varies quite a bit. Mine idles at 36-37, and rises to 41-42 under a full load. But I've got a lot of cooling, and Artic Silver for my paste, so all things considered your temps do not seem too out of line.Just keep an eye on it. But I wouldn't worry about it.-Basil

Hey Basil,I just ordered some of that Artic Silver just for grins. I'll let you know how it works out.Vollmey

That CPU is most definately cooler than mine LOL. My CPU runs around 135F idle and 150-160F under full load. I'm not worried about this high temp, by the time the CPU ever burns up (which could be in a few years anyway, when its far obsolete), ill have a newer machine.My 486DX system (the slow-but-able SETI cruncher, cant do UD on it because its only 33MHz) has no sort of fan or cooling system on its CPU and its been run at max usage for 3 months now constant without a reboot. That CPU is *VERY* hot most of the time, but its still running after 10 years almost, and it will likely keep running for another 10 years LOL.

I would say those temps are fine. I've got an XP2100+ and it runs close to 50C under load. You can go to some of the hardware forums at www.amdmb.com and read more than you ever wanted to know about AMD cooling and temperatures.I wouldn't pay much attention to the 90C number on the AMD site. That's the die temperature, but the motherboard temperature probe that reports processor temp is in the middle of the CPU socket, thereby measuring the temp on the bottom of the processor. That will be considerably cooler than the die temperature.Dan