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AMD Athlon II X4 630 high prime95 temp

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guru_urug
guru_urug Original post #1
Mar 21, 2011 at 1:40 AM
I have a amd athlon II x4 630 procy (stock) wid msi 785gm e51 mobo.
I ran prime95 test (blend) and checked the temperatures...to my surprise the temp reached 67 deg celsius!! I read the max thermal envelope for this procy is 71... is there something wrong with my setup?

idle temp is around 33-36deg
also I have used a basic thermal paste, worth 10 bucks.
cabby is nzxt gamma..
MegaMind
MegaMind #2
Mar 21, 2011 at 3:20 AM
Ur temps r good:meditate:
R u using zeb 450W to power athlon II x4 630 & 9800gt??:glass-disagre:

If so, consider changing ur PSU ASAP.....
Else ur PSU wil eat the GPU :fishwhack:
coderunknown
coderunknown #3
Mar 21, 2011 at 8:34 AM
If idle temp under normal usage is under 30 & below 50 under load, everything ok.
guru_urug
guru_urug #4
Mar 21, 2011 at 2:31 PM
@mailme.manju - The 9800gt is low power and doesnt have ext power connector....If I must change the PSU then please recommend a reasonable one arnd 1k.

@sam - now as im typing the temp is showing around 33-35 deg cel, last night just to put some load on cpu I compressed 4 iso files to a .rar with best compression,while watching a dvd quality movie,and also bittorrent download. The temp went upto 49 deg and avg arnd 47-48. The ambient temp of my room is also high also it is hot outside...Im planning to shift the pc to another room.

Also what are your views on psu?
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #5
Mar 21, 2011 at 2:32 PM
^^ nothing good around 1k. Get FSP saga II 5002 @ 2.3k. Will handle upto 6850.
coderunknown
coderunknown #6
Mar 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM
guru_urug said:
@mailme.manju - The 9800gt is low power and doesnt have ext power connector....If I must change the PSU then please recommend a reasonable one arnd 1k.

@sam - now as im typing the temp is showing around 33-35 deg cel, last night just to put some load on cpu I compressed 4 iso files to a .rar with best compression,while watching a dvd quality movie,and also bittorrent download. The temp went upto 49 deg and avg arnd 47-48. The ambient temp of my room is also high also it is hot outside...Im planning to shift the pc to another room.

Also what are your views on psu?
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if its below 50. its absolutely ok. nothing to worry.

about PSU, save (1k more) & get FSP Saga II 400W. don't waste money getting some 1k iBall Splinter, Zebronics Platinum or VIP Gold or similar PSU.
MegaMind
MegaMind #7
Mar 21, 2011 at 10:19 PM
guru_urug said:
@mailme.manju - The 9800gt is low power and doesnt have ext power connector....If I must change the PSU then please recommend a reasonable one arnd 1k.
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If u dont need the PSU to be future proof,
Get Fsp saga II 350w - 1.4K...
thats the min. u should get