X2 max load temp air cooling?

[nick25]

Hi guys, just wondering what you feel is the safe highest dual core load temp? 55C is often thrown around a lot when it comes to air cooling but these X2's tend to run rather warm - safe to go higher or not? 60C ?

Also while I'm here - safe load temp for GTX on air? 65C?

Thanks

 

[Mindless-Moron]

AMD states that the maximum safe temperature for the X2 is 65 degrees.

 

[SAS91]

hhmmm... id say its safe for ur dual core to be around 60...and regarding the gtx...well lets say my dads 9800xt IDLES at 80c and has surved 2 years so far.

 

[maverik-sg1]

GTX on air can run hotter than 85degrees under load no probs (I think Grov's does) - it throttles the speed back around the 65 degree mark.

A lot of people have found by taking the plastic cover of the Heatsink - temps improve considerably.

I would be happy at 65 degrees load on my X2 (running prime on both cores type of load that is), but for everyday probs happier with 55-60.

 

[nick25]

Thanks for the replies. I didn't realise the gtx throttles after 65C though - better watch out for that...

 

[Grov]

Thanks for the replies. I didn't realise the gtx throttles after 65C though - better watch out for that...

it doesn't. I have no idea where mav gets that from. All reviews of standard GTX's show them over 65C, most 70odd, they do not throttle at these temps, if they did Nvidia need to be sued because the stock coolers are that bad.

I took of the cover on my heatsink on the GTX, screwed in a stock AMD64 fan, and now my load temps are around 60C, down 20C. Doesn't help overclock though.

As for the CPU who knows, high temps can definatly deacrease your overclocks. I dunno wether i shud push my 4400+it reaches about 51C whilst gaming, at 2.6ghz with 1.365, never gone higher, maybe 2700mhz stable?

 

[nick25]

I would push it further to see

I did ask on another forum about gtx throttling at 65C and they said it only throttles when it reached 115C

 

[Grov]

Thats more believable, there is no way in hell it Throttles at 65C, thats a very respectable temp for a GPU these days.

 

[Master_G]

Haha, throttling at 65C with that single slot cooler, Mav is having you all on lol

For a quick easy mod, the AMD stock fan screwed on the top as shown on XS is pretty good, costs most people nothing, gains you a lot in temps and i would think is a touch quieter as well.

I would like to keep the CPU temp below 65C personally, the further the better really

G

 

[nick25]

I have a zalman copper thingy on it at 5V, pretty much inaudible and 65C load as it is in sig. My X2 is 49C dual core load as it is in sig.

 

[maverik-sg1]

Not to start a heated discussion here - but for anybody with a Galaxy unit (I am guessing Inno3d and POV etc are the same) they throttle at 65 degrees - try it and find out, thats what i did.

Believe me when you bench as hard as I do every little point counts - 65 degrees is the magic number for my cards (before i BIOS flashed that is).

Like I said that is just my experience, others might be different and the throttle might not be that much (the throttle is progressive you know), but they do, or mine do at least.

Mav

 

[Grov]

Haha, throttling at 65C with that single slot cooler, Mav is having you all on lol

Not really, i know thats the expereince he had - most must be different though - I dont experience throttling but then I am a Freekin idiot.

 

[Warlord Shigs]

Hi guys, just wondering what you feel is the safe highest dual core load temp? 55C is often thrown around a lot when it comes to air cooling but these X2's tend to run rather warm - safe to go higher or not? 60C ?

Also while I'm here - safe load temp for GTX on air? 65C?

Thanks

33/35c idle - 43c 4xprime load- with akasa evo 33 cooler - 4600+ x2 stock with ihs popped off

 

[maverik-sg1]

33/35c idle - 43c 4xprime load- with akasa evo 33 cooler - 4600+ x2 stock with ihs popped off

Naked is best - vote Naked

Mav

 

[Master_G]

Not to start a heated discussion here - but for anybody with a Galaxy unit (I am guessing Inno3d and POV etc are the same) they throttle at 65 degrees - try it and find out, thats what i did.

That's crazy, i believe you obviously but im very surprised that a manufacturer would put that limit on it, i thought they hit that sort of temp pretty easily under heavy load with the stock cooler, so thought they would have given themselves more headroom in the limit like other manufacturers. Will remember to stay away from those cards in future (though i prefer cooling which keeps the temps far away from 65C )

Naked is best - vote Naked

Maybe it would increase voter turnout?

G

 

[maverik-sg1]

With a swift BIOS flash to the nvidia cold bug fix BIOS sorted it - no need to panic and reading what others have expereinced (even those no longer with us ) it would appear to be the exception rather than the norm.

Mav