Actually what I have is the 3.1GHz 6000+ 65nm Brisbane. After some more testing and monitoring I am really starting to wonder if its not a sensor problem and is just simply a cooling problem... I have a Thermaltake TR2-R1 HSF (Tigerdirect link) on this CPU I read comments about it from a few websites and was under the impression that it should be quite sufficient to keep a 6000+ cool enough at stock values. I'm thinking either its insufficient cooling or there's a mounting/contact problem... damn I really didn't want to pull it off cause I'll need to get some more thermal paste. I just used the thermal paste that was already on the HSF, didn't think it would be an issue. The HSF warms up under load but I can touch it with no trouble... at the registered CPU temp of 70C I would assume the damn thing would be ridiculously hot if it was actually working properly and just insufficient for cooling this CPU... I'm quite perplexed. Any other ideas?
Yeah I did that and the BIOS said 55C but I read somewhere that my mainboard's (M2A-VM) CPU temp is unreliable, so thats not really useful information if the sensor is faulty on the board. BTW I had it running ORTHOS for 3 hours no errors, according to PC Wizard 2008/Speedfan CPU Temp during load steady around 72C and core temps steady around 45C Speedfan during Idle I get 18C on core temps... approx 38C for CPU... Mainboard Temp goes to 32C during idle 38-39C during load
I just installed a AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.1GHz (Brisbane) onto my board and the temps are registering rather oddly. The Core temps are much lower than the CPU temp. I ran Prime 95 for about an hour and now Orthos for about 2 hours so far without any errors, while doing so I've measured the temps with various programs. Speedfan shows Temp1@ around 70,C but Core@ around 45C CoreTemp shows both cores@ around 72C PC Wizard shows CPU@around 75C but both the core temps@ the same as Speedfan's core temp (45Cish during stress tests) RealTemp doesn't even work as it doesn't recognize my CPU AMD's website shows the max temp rating for this chip is 62C! I know that some brisbanes have been said to have faulty core temp diodes but it seems in my case more like the core temp diodes on the CPU are correct and the Mobo CPU temps are wrong. The core temps shown in the temp monitors seem around right what I would expect. CoreTemp is the only oddity since I thought it registered the temps from the core diodes yet its showing 2-3C lower than the CPU temps rather than what other programs are showing the core temps at... The HSF is warm to the touch at full load but definitely not 70C, I can leave my finger on it forever if I needed to. The fact that its been running perfectly stable @ around 70C for nearly 2 hours makes me wonder if its the mobos temp sensor that is incorrect. Does that seem reasonable to conclude that everything should be fine and I just have a wonky CPU temp sensor on my mobo? Heres My relevant specs: MBO - Asus M2A-VM CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz FAN - Thermaltake TR2-R1 A4022
The MHz I was stating wasn't the DDR frequency, that number gets doubled because its DDR. 266x2=532 (becomes 533) 333x2=666 etc. Its a DDR-533 I didn't mean to confuse I dunno why I put those numbers instead of the DDR values sorry LOL AMD Athlon 64 4400+ X2 Asus m2a-vm XFX Alphadog 8800GT 512MB 2x G.Skill 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2-666 250GB & 40GB HDDs Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit (I have a 64-bit disc though)
I have 2GB (2x1GB) atm, I am going to have another 2GB stick later today I can only get 1. I also will be able to pop in a 512MB. That will give me 4.5GB but the 512 is only a 266MHz DDR2 module, which will drop the speed from 333 to 266 of all the RAM. Will I notice a big difference in speed? Should I just stick with the 4GB @ 333MHz? If I only keep 4GB would it still be a good idea for me to install a 64bit OS?
I've been trying to find a nice card for my brother's comp. It was my old comp and I swapped out my Geforce 4 Ti 4600 to my new comp and put a Geforce 2 MX 200 32MB in there cause that was all I had at the moment... >_<
What do you think about this:
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-in-Wonder 128MB for $250 (CAN) (that's about $207 US I think)? I know it has a lot of extra non-gaming related crap, but I'm pretty sure my bro would love having it on top of gaming goodness.
Technically he's paying for this upgrade and wants to build a new comp, but he's takin it piece by piece cause can't afford a lot all at once.
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