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Topic Title: help with sempron 3300 heat problems
Topic Summary: I'm seeking assistance regarding the chronic overheating of my CPU
Created On: 07/14/2008 11:06 AM
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07/14/2008 11:06 AM
Zangarath Member Posts: 56 Joined: 12/07/2005	Greetings, everyone. I have a socket A Sempron 3300+ that I've had for 4 months. In the last couple weeks, I've noticed a chronic increase in the idling temperature. In the last couple days, the BIOS of my board has been shutting off my system because the CPU has been reaching the shutdown temperature, set for 149 degrees Fahrenheit. I am curious to know if anyone has run into this and/or if anyone has any insight in regards to what is happening. I bought the processor used, but I've had no issues until this weekend. I have an EPoX EP-8KRAI Pro motherboard, with a VIA KT880 chipset. I have a Thermaltake Volcano 10 for my heat sink, upgraded from some generic copper plated heat sink. I have excellent ventilation, with an 80mm fan in the front and a 120mm fan in teh back. The front fan runs at about 2600 RPM and the back is a 3-speed I currently have on high (1800 RPM). The CPU fan runs at about 5000 RPM. If you need more details, just ask. ------------------------- AMD Sempron 3300+ 2.2 GHz; 512K EPoX EP-8KRAI Pro, Award BIOS Eagle Tech Sidewinder mid tower Thermaltake Purepower 500W PSU nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB, AGP 8x onboard VIA Rhine II 10/100 Sound Blaster Live 24-bit; Logitech Z-4 2.1 speakers Edited: 07/14/2008 at 11:31 AM by Zangarath
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07/14/2008 04:30 PM
bogey Ardrid Returned Posts: 5643 Joined: 03/25/2005	Where are you posting from? What's the ambient temperature at the moment? Where did you get the processor? What is the current Vcore in the hardware monitor of the bios? It should be around 1.6V. ------------------------- MSI K7N2 Delta2 LSR\|35w XP-M2400 11x214 1.62V\|2x512MB OCZ EL 2 2 2 11 2.9V\|9600XT\|Seasonic 350w Abit AN7\|XP-M2800 10.5x227 1.62V\|2x512MB Mushkin XP4000 2 3 2 11 3.2V\|9600XT\|Seasonic 550w Asus A7V600\|XP-M2600 6-11x202 1.6V\|2x512 Crucial PC3200 2.5 3 3 9 2.7V\|PCI 32MB gfx\|Corsair 450w
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07/14/2008 07:19 PM
Zangarath Member Posts: 56 Joined: 12/07/2005	Ambient temperature according to the BIOS is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. I bought the processor used from someone on the nVidia SLI forums. I have examined the chip and verified it to be authentic. CPU core voltage is 1.65V as per spec. ------------------------- AMD Sempron 3300+ 2.2 GHz; 512K EPoX EP-8KRAI Pro, Award BIOS Eagle Tech Sidewinder mid tower Thermaltake Purepower 500W PSU nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB, AGP 8x onboard VIA Rhine II 10/100 Sound Blaster Live 24-bit; Logitech Z-4 2.1 speakers
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07/15/2008 08:05 AM
bogey Ardrid Returned Posts: 5643 Joined: 03/25/2005	First make sure the heatsink is correctly installed and making good contact with the cpu core. Sometimes people fit them the wrong way round which is easy to do. Worth checking. ------------------------- MSI K7N2 Delta2 LSR\|35w XP-M2400 11x214 1.62V\|2x512MB OCZ EL 2 2 2 11 2.9V\|9600XT\|Seasonic 350w Abit AN7\|XP-M2800 10.5x227 1.62V\|2x512MB Mushkin XP4000 2 3 2 11 3.2V\|9600XT\|Seasonic 550w Asus A7V600\|XP-M2600 6-11x202 1.6V\|2x512 Crucial PC3200 2.5 3 3 9 2.7V\|PCI 32MB gfx\|Corsair 450w
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07/15/2008 10:31 AM
Zangarath Member Posts: 56 Joined: 12/07/2005	I learned that the hard way 2 years ago when trying a heat sink on backwards. I am certain it is properly installed, and I always double check that on every heat sink I mount. ------------------------- AMD Sempron 3300+ 2.2 GHz; 512K EPoX EP-8KRAI Pro, Award BIOS Eagle Tech Sidewinder mid tower Thermaltake Purepower 500W PSU nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB, AGP 8x onboard VIA Rhine II 10/100 Sound Blaster Live 24-bit; Logitech Z-4 2.1 speakers
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07/16/2008 01:23 AM
Overmind Assimilator Posts: 8052 Joined: 01/22/2004	It can't possibly get to that temperature with the HS correctly installed and fan working. Make sure the fan spins and that there's contact between the HS and CPU. An you used thermal grease, right ? ------------------------- World's best Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge mod and Star Trek: Starfleet Command 3 mod: Overmind.ro
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07/16/2008 09:08 AM
bogey Ardrid Returned Posts: 5643 Joined: 03/25/2005	It could be a motherboard issue possibly. ------------------------- MSI K7N2 Delta2 LSR\|35w XP-M2400 11x214 1.62V\|2x512MB OCZ EL 2 2 2 11 2.9V\|9600XT\|Seasonic 350w Abit AN7\|XP-M2800 10.5x227 1.62V\|2x512MB Mushkin XP4000 2 3 2 11 3.2V\|9600XT\|Seasonic 550w Asus A7V600\|XP-M2600 6-11x202 1.6V\|2x512 Crucial PC3200 2.5 3 3 9 2.7V\|PCI 32MB gfx\|Corsair 450w
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10/06/2008 05:58 PM
wispa2005 Newbie Posts: 10 Joined: 09/03/2005	Is that a mobile Semp?? I ad to ad lots of antic to the core as it hardly touches. you be best of getting a cool sink that sits snug on the core ------------------------- Main Comp - Vista64 + XP .Phenom II B50x3 @ 3.300 24/7 MSI785GTM-E45. 2GB KhyperX 1066 Dual, 1TB Seagate 1x500GB Hitachi deskstar sata, XFX 4850 HD/ 1GB @ 625-600 AOC 32" LCD Comp 2 - Athlon 5200+ @ 2700, Asus M3N78-CM, 2GB Hyper X, 250GB seagate baracuda. MSI 4650 1GB Hanng 19" LCD
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