What temperature should my AMD Athlon XP computer be running at?
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About 36-40C idle 46C the most on load. You would be fine up to 60C but that would be not really an ideal temp for sure.
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Overclocking Your Processor\nWARNING: Overclocking of any kind voids all manufacturer warranties and can depreciate the life expectancy of your component.\nWARNING: Overclocking is dangerous and can result in a dead/fried processor.\nCAUTION: Take it slow, overclock in subtle amounts, and always check the stability of your current overclocked settings through a benchmarking/stability utility.\nWith those warnings out of the way, Welcome to the Overclocking Guide for Processors! Most likely you won't fry your processor, but it does happen, and increasing the frequency of your processor by too much can result in a dead processor. Be sure to always monitor the temperature of your CPU during overclocking and don't exceed the manufacturer's recommended operating temperature. Remember, the temperature will increase with activity and strenuous programs, so I suggest downloading a program that will load your computer while monitoring the processor temperature (e.g. Prime95). Replacing the stock heat-sink/fan with a good $50 heat-sink/fan will drastically reduce your processor temperatures.\n\nTerms to Know:\n\nCPU Clock/FSB: This is the frequency of your processor.\nCPU Ratio/Multiplier: This is the multiplication factor used with the CPU Ratio/FSB to determine the end processor frequency.\nHTT Multiplier/FSB Multiplier/LTD Bus Frequency: This is the multiplication factor used with the CPU Ratio/FSB to determine the operating FSB frequency. Standard factors are 5X/1GHz, 4X/800Mhz, 3X/600MHz, 2X/400MHz, 1X/200MHz.\n\n\nA note: This tutorial is guided for AMD 64-bit processors. They are the most complicated to overclock, so if you can overclock an AMD 64, you can overclock anything. Remember though that not every processor is overclockable, AMD and Intel alike. Also note that many Intel processors have a locked CPU Ratio/FSB Multiplier.\nLet's Get Started:\n\n1) Max Memory Speed\n\nThe first step is to determine how fast your memory can go. This is done so that when overclocking we know that an excessive memory speed isn't what is causing instability problems.\n\nA) First drop down your CPU Ratio/Multiplier down two spots. (If at 11X, drop it to 9X)\n\nB) Set your AGP/PCI lock to 33/67 respectively if you have this option in the BIOS.\n\nC) Set the HTT Multiplier/FSB Multiplier/LTD BUS Frequency to 4X/800Mhz. This multiplication factor multiplied by the CPU Clock's FSB cannot be greater than your motherboards FSB specification. So if your motherboards FSB is 1000MHz and your CPU Clock/FSB is at 200MHz and your multiplier is at 5X your at 1000MHz. But if you raise the CPU Clock/FSB as we are going to while keeping the multiplier at 5X, we will be over the 1000MHz limit and we will run into stability issues.\n\nD) Disable the Cool n' Quiet feature prevalent on AMD boards if it is enabled.\n\nE) Disable Spread Spectrum\n\nF) Save your settings and boot to Windows.\n\nG) Using ClockGen, let it raise your memory speeds automatically or do it manually at 5Mhz increments (If at 200MHz, set it to 205MHz.).\n\nH) Do this until it locks up or artifacts appear. Record this number.\n\nI) On lockup, reboot your PC into BIOS.\n\nJ) Set you CPU Clock/FSB to the number prior to your recorded number. (If doing 5MHz steps, 5MHz less than your recorded number.\n\nK) Save your settings and boot to Windows.\n\nL) Run all tests on Memtest86 one time to check for errors. If you get any errors they will present themselves as red lines at the bottom of the window. Upon seeing these lines, reboot into BIOS. Go to step M). If you don't see these lines, go to step N).\n\nM) Lower your CPU Clock/FSB down by 3MHz, save and boot into Windows. Then run Memtest86 again. Do this until you receive no errors. Skip step N).\n\nN) Raise your CPU Clock/FSB up by 1 MHz, save and boot into Windows. Then run Memtest86 again. Do this until you receive an error. Upon receiving the error, lower the CPU Clock/FSB down to its prior stable state. Recor
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Athlon 64 3000+ overclocked 25%\n2GB PC3200 RAM\nAsus Motherboard\nNvidia 6600 256MB Gcard\nDVD-RW\n\nPerforms very very well. It will as long as you look after it. My mate has very similar and because of a lack of care his takes about 2 minutes to start up including all his progs. (mine takes bout 20secs). \n\nHere is a short article on some of the steps you can take to keep a PC top notch.\nhttp://www.3doms.com/articles/faster-windows-startup/
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Yes they can. I have a Intel Duo Core laptop and can see the temp.\nYou should also see your AMD Athlon64 cpu temps. \nBut as proto already said, you will need a program that reads temps. Like Speedfan.
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It runs at 3.06 GHz , it could run two threads of execution\ninstructions from the same process
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Yep absolutely nothing.\nNow if you want the difference between an AMD XP 2800+ and a AMD Athlon 64 2800+. This will be a big difference.\nAMD 64 is newer technology, it's faster and needs different computer equipment.
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AMD..it runs cooler and faster.
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with that slow of a computer, there probably ins't even any heat there to generate!!! get a new computer, like the earlier guy said, u probably have a virus or ur computer died from old age.\nkeep it as a old memory\njust say goodbye to the age of the Mhz cpus and say hello to the new and very affordable 3Ghz cpus\ntons more faster and around 300 bucks including a nice 17 to 19inch flat panel LCD display!!1\n(why don't i just be an billboard for Dell, i seem to compliment them a lot on their ridicuolously low prices for rediculously good computers and monitors (mainly monitors))
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u cna go to bios setting and change the clock timeings. well be carefull when u do that. its always goood to use a additional fan for the processer, just in case if u want to increase the clocktime of the processer, to avoid over heating.
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Heat isn't a problem for computer equipment until it gets above ~160°F. Whether it's turned off or not doesn't make much difference to the silicon. Humidity, on the other hand, can make a mess of a computer quite fast.
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Hi,\n\nHere is the specs of your motherboard: Athlon XP/Duron, Socket A, Via KT600/VT8237, ATX, 3GB DDR, 400MHz FSB - SKU: A7V600X. So as you can see your motherboard has a 400MHz FSB that means you can get a CPU with a 400MHz and that is also Socket A(462). I have posted the best cpu there is for your motherboard. The fastest CPU for your motherboard is the AMD ATHLON XP 3200+.\nBut I highly recommend you on upgrading to a newer motherboard and than also newer cpu.\nI recommend a socket 939 motherboard with the nforce 4 chipset. And the cpu has to be the AMD Athlon 64 buy the one you can afford. BTW you can keep using your current ram sticks on the newer socket 939 motherboard
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This is due to hardware problem. Could be your video card overheating too. What are your system specs? Do you have any hardware monitoring tools in windows. I'd recommend Everest to monitor you temps until you can narrow what the cause is. In my experience, this is usually a vid card overheating, but it doesn't have to be that
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I think it's the colder the better. messed around with water cooling (quieter) for a while, haven't done any overclocking for ages though so knowledge a bit sketchy
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Press f8 for XP.\n\nhttp://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1643&page=2\n\nOr use msconfig at run.
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AMD CPU is a good one...
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Check your processor fan....since AMD heats up quickly...\n\nif possible change it these days AMD's company recomended fans are coming in market....\n\nComputer hangs just because of heat up....\n\nuse new fan...with new heat sink...\n\nchange cabinet if possible....for better vantilation\nor if possible fit extra fans in your cabinate\n\nu didn't tell what os u r using??\n\nand which net connection u r using??\n\nhanging of computer has nothing to do with virus\nits very rare case\n\nPlz look for new fan with heavier original AMD heatsink\n\nand make cabinet more vantilated...with more fans
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it is compatable with the following CPUs\n\nAMD Athlon™ XP Processors\nAMD Athlon™ Processors\nAMD Duron™ Processors\n\ncopy the threee lines of this link for complete compatability\n\nftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/\nmotherboard/cpu_table/\nsocketa/at31.pdf