Barton 2500+ Temps

v98_mx · **Barton 2500+ Temps -** 05-30-2003, 00:34 | posts: 875 | Location: UK

My Barton 2500+ is running at 38c idle and 46 full load. Is this good or running a little hot?

Ive got a Volcano9 heatsink/Fan from Thermaltake on it at the moment with the temp sensor under the core of the chip, keeps the thing at 38 most when surfing the net.

Is this Good or Bad?

dfwny · 05-30-2003, 17:06 | posts: 3,056 | Location: California

My 2100 runs at 54C under full load with no problems... your temps are actually pretty good.

Meta|Gear · 05-30-2003, 19:43 | posts: 4,891 | Location: Bradford, ON

eee 54c? My xp ran about 55-63C with the stock fan and boy did i ever have problems. Doesnt 38/46 seem a tad high? i run about 40/48 @ 3200rpm now and its palo core

Savi · 05-30-2003, 21:35 | posts: 19 | Location: UK

My 2500 runs at 52 - 56 (o/cd core voltage + 5%) and I have had no problems. That's with stock cooling.

My system temp gets over 50

but thats because I have a hell of a lot of cables and stuff in my case, and because of the design my system fan only blows over one side of my main board properly.

I think it's on the hot side but if it aint broke I aint fixing it.

If your worried about heat, in addition to a system fan you could get an exhaust booster, which takes up a pci socket and blows the hot air out of the back of your case. They're cheap too - mine was about £20. Not sure how effective it is, but it certainly does blow out hot air.

Your temps at stock are about the same as mine were, which suprises me with your superior h/s & fan (used to have a volcano but the 747esc noise was just too much for me).

By all accounts your temps are well within saftey limits.

Viggen · 05-31-2003, 13:51 | posts: 251 | Location: In a house

with the previous cooler temp was idle 32 and load 38....now i have volcano 11 and if the fan is at the max rpm i have idle 29 and load about 33 .....but its too loud

now i am keeping it at about 3000 rpm and temps are 34 idle 39 load and also silent.....

Jw_Leonhart · 05-31-2003, 17:45 | posts: 4,137 | Location: New Jersey

What kind of thermal paste are you using? Hopefully it is Arctic Silver 3?

murry9k · 05-31-2003, 17:56 | posts: 350 | Location: Midlands, UK

i've got my 2500 with the stock HSF running at 38 and 43 under load. Getting a Volcano 11 and Xaser 3 on monday tho, so that should cool things down

Viggen · 05-31-2003, 18:13 | posts: 251 | Location: In a house

i am using arctic Alumina .....