Re: Reducing case temp


"Dave" <noway@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I should have been more to the point. It's actually CPU temp I want to
reduce. I have an Athlon 2700+ and it runs around 50C at idle at 70F
ambient. I used a good quality heatsink (all copper) and fan so I was
thinking if I reduced case temp several degrees, that would bring down
CPU temp also (they seem to track pretty close with the CPU always about
15C above the case. From what's been posted here and some additional
research, I'm thinking maybe 50C isn't all that bad for CPU temp.

No, you want to keep that around 65C or lower, preferably. It sounds like
your system is fine. -Dave

Thanks Dave. Since my previous chips (1800+ and 2200+) both ran CPU temps
in the mid to upper 30s, I was a little concerned about the 2700+.
Apparently that chip just runs quite a bit hotter.


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