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Originally posted by deftech
Well, AMD processors are going to run pretty hot anyhow. I've never seen an AMD AthlonXP (without massive amounts of cooling hardware) run at 112F. Stock, most AthlonXP 2100+ and above hit around 125+F with stock cooling.....and overclocked, they hit between 150F - 160F.
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Wow. That surprises me. ('course, the max I've ever installed was an Athlon 1800+). I've got a super-turbo fan on mine and so do a couple other installations I know of. All of them start having problems above 120 or so. Opening the sides and a desk fan eliminated the problems.
Other problem I've discovered was room temperature. Here's the thing: you've got a processor running at 130 degrees F... but the room is a nice chilly 69 degrees. The internal heat is going to dissipate faster and the system run cooler in the long run. But you run 110 degrees in a room 85 F.... and you're gonna crash, 'cause the heat can't dissipate into the room quickly enough.