CPU Temperature

[Dino]

Not a problem but I bought a gateway computer that has an AMD Phenom
quad core with 3gigs of ram.It came with Vista Home premium installed on it.
OK so I dislike Vista so I rounded up all My drivers and bought another
Harddrive and installed XP on it.Both os run very good with the
exception that on XP the AMD runs about 8 degrees C hotter than on
Vista.On Vista it idles at about 42c and on XP about 50c.
I contacted AMD and they said it was within specs.I am wondering if
anyone else has ever come across this situation.I used Speedfan and My
bios to arrive at these temperatures.
I have built a lot of computers before but I always used Pentium and I
never realized how much hotter AMD runs.

 

[R. McCarty]

50-C ( 122-F ) seems fine. I have a C2D e6600 and it idles at 50-C.
A lot of times it's the amount of Thermal Paste ( or Pad ) and how the
Heat Spreader contacts the fan assembly that makes a big difference.
Not sure why your setup has XP higher, generally I've always seen a
higher CPU reading using Vista. The other factor is the Nanometer
spacing of the CPUs. I think Intel is at 45-nm and AMD is still using
a wider spacing ( 65-nm ) in it's chip fabrication.

 

[John Barnes]

Have you downloaded the driver for XP?
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_15259,00.html

 

[Dino]

Have you downloaded the driver for XP?
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_15259,00.html

I downloaded that driver right after install,but thanks anyhow for
trying to help.

 

[Canuck57]

Not a problem but I bought a gateway computer that has an AMD Phenom quad
core with 3gigs of ram.It came with Vista Home premium installed on it.
OK so I dislike Vista so I rounded up all My drivers and bought another
Harddrive and installed XP on it.Both os run very good with the exception
that on XP the AMD runs about 8 degrees C hotter than on Vista.On Vista it
idles at about 42c and on XP about 50c.
I contacted AMD and they said it was within specs.I am wondering if anyone
else has ever come across this situation.I used Speedfan and My bios to
arrive at these temperatures.
I have built a lot of computers before but I always used Pentium and I
never realized how much hotter AMD runs.

Seems about right. 50C is nothing to be worried about at all. You are well
with in spec.

AMD isn't really hotter. In fact a few watts cooler. The new quad CPUs
generally run around just under 100 watts. Not like a 35 watt AMX X2 or 75
watt P4.

But one has to like quad core, sure has kick. Download, AV, surf, run MqSQL
crazy, less impact. Both AMD and Intel quad cores are good choices. But
for dual core, AMD I like. It bounces back and forth.

Part of the reason probably is that XP perhaps is not power conserving as
much as Vista. But it is also one of the reasons why XP is faster too, it
does not have to wake-up to get going in a hurry.

I hear you on Vista, just haven't succumb to buying a second copy of the OS
in XP variety yet.

 

[mikeyhsd]

you can always check task manager to see what is causing the cpu to run so much and get hot.


not sure what program you use to check temps, but speed fan is a very good one.


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So I am running into the same issue with XP while running a Gateway
MD2601. Didn't care for Vista, so I purchased a new hard disc ( Seagate
Momentus 320gb 7,200 rpm ) and threw XP on, with some difficulty I might
add. In Vista, the CPU run @ 60 C while in XP, I run at about 80-85 C
without a load. That is one damn hot CPU I was recommended
Speedswitch for XP, but I'd like to understand the root of this evil.
Vista, being the hog everyone says it is, should be killing the hardware
resources. Yet XP, second best to Win2kPro, is heating my CPU Hell
. I will try the AMD driver posted here, but I'd like to know if
anyone knows WTF over. Thanx

 

[Peter Foldes]

My CPU is a constant 40C and my motherboard is 34C . I have no dust bunnies and my
server is in a well ventilated spot with both side covers off.

Overheating can be caused by dust bunnies,computer placed in an area where there is
no air circulation Under Desk which is a No No,Junk piled around computer,and of
course the back of computer against a wall which completely blocks circulation

 

[Tae Song]

So I am running into the same issue with XP while running a Gateway
MD2601. Didn't care for Vista, so I purchased a new hard disc ( Seagate
Momentus 320gb 7,200 rpm ) and threw XP on, with some difficulty I might
add. In Vista, the CPU run @ 60 C while in XP, I run at about 80-85 C
without a load. That is one damn hot CPU I was recommended
Speedswitch for XP, but I'd like to understand the root of this evil.
Vista, being the hog everyone says it is, should be killing the hardware
resources. Yet XP, second best to Win2kPro, is heating my CPU Hell
. I will try the AMD driver posted here, but I'd like to know if
anyone knows WTF over. Thanx

I thought it was hot for a CPU too at first, but searching Google I found
that this is normal for AMD Turion x2 RM-72.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090924201955AA8IBg3

You have to keep in mind the temperature sensor is located in different
places on Intel and AMD.

It maybe AMD places theirs closer to the area generating heat then Intel.
At least, that is what it seems to me.

 

[Tae Song]

My Yahoo post. I thought I'd take a shot and see what came up. As
technical as the answer was, the fact that everyone forgets is that in
Vista, this CPU runs at a cool 60C where as in XP, I am 80Cish. If it
was a bit higher, I could understand that. But 20+ C degrees? That is
alot. The system has shutdownfrom temperature failsafe before adding
thermal grease ( Arctic Silver ), which has helped, butthe fact remains
this system runs hot with XP.

Here is the specs from CPU World: 'AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile technology
RM-72 - TMRM72DAM22GG'
(http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Turion 64 X2 Mobile technology RM-72 - TMRM72DAM22GG.html)

What are you using to gauge the temperature?

 

[STAN STARINSKI]

You wanna know "WTF"?
I tell you what:

Next time use INTEL microprocessor, not AMD.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You wanna know "WTF"?
I tell you what:

Next time use INTEL microprocessor, not AMD.

Next time change your clock and then shove your head back in your ass where
it belongs. Just FYI.