Re: Athlon vs. Duron CPU

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"Pdigmking" <paugle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm using a Socket A motherboard with a top FSB of 266. My CPU was
running hot (112 F) for a few days and I got nervous about damaging
it.

Why? That's barely above room temperature. Operating temps above
140F are common, under heavy loads. If anything, you have an
UNDER-heating problem. You should post the exact make and model number
of your cooling solution, it is kicking ASS. -Dave




LOL. Well, I needed a new power supply a year ago, and I was thinking at
the time that some system instability I was experiencing at the time might
be an overly hot CPU. I was just as clueless then about my CPU temps then
as I was a couple days ago. so I went to my local Micro Center and they had
this entire line of stuff on sale. It's funny because this stuff has all
kinds of lights on it, with neon green cables for someone who has a clear
case. It was a really good price, 500w power supply, and a new CPU fan for
less than a $100. I changed the CPU fan, put new gel on the CPU, and
vavoom, my temps dropped. And boy, does it look pretty in there now when I
open the case for some reason. It's like an aurora borealis in there.

This is an older SOYO socket A mother board, so the temps aren't as hot as
they can be on the newer units in the first place. I can't remember the
actual make of the compenants, but if anyone really wants to know I can
open case and let you know.

When I built this machine five years ago I was trying to build a super
stable work horse, and that's what I got. Even with the 1 gig Duron CPU,
my socket A 133 desktop is twice as fast as my 2.19 gig celeron toshiba
laptop. I've actually timed stuff with a stop watch. I'm a photographer
so I'm using Photo Shop a lot.

Someone suggested that I could just upgrade the whole system. Not for
$50.00 I couldn't. Besides, I never had an actual problem, I just noticed
the temp was 114 once morning when I re-booted after an anti-virus update.
I went ahead and ordered the new Duron. I'll switch it out and keep the
old one one hand as a backup. Won't hurt to speed things up a bit.

Thanks for all the feedback.

Paul.
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