At what temperature should the AMD Athlon 3000 should run properly?

Answer 1

For the 3000+ Winchester/Venice models, the highest the tempreture of the CPU can be before it starts to do wierd things or burn out is 65° C(149°F).

For the 3000+ Clawhammer and Newcastle models, the highest the tempreture of the CPU can be before it starts to do wierd things or burn out is 70° C(158°F).
http://balusc.xs4all.nl/srv/har-cpu-amd-k8.php

My Venice 3200+ works fine at 35°C (load, early winter morning, in the middle of a hot summer day it's about 45°C) At a higher tempreture it will be a few MHz slower than the rated 2000MHz, thanks to throttling.

If it seems that your processor is slowing down at high temps, check the tempreture with any app (like speed fan) and see how much it is throttling with a program like the rightmark CPU clock utility (i.e. what frequency is being reported to the OS or applications)

http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml

Answer 2

I have a 3200+ and it runs between 35-40 degress Celcius. Just try to keep it below 60 degrees and all is fine. If that is not possible, keep you case well ventilated. Add a fan for an inlet (air flow in) and an outlet (air flow out). These two fans will do wonders for you.

Even if that doesnt help, get a small desktop fan and point it directly into your casing on the CPU.

Answer 3

That depends on which core your processor has. I'm sure there's a program out there that can tell you which one you have without you having to crack the computer open and take the cpu fan off to find the serial number. I have a Athlon64 3000 with the Venice core, and it runs at ~45 celcius.

Answer 4

As long as it doesnt run as high as 80º celsius. Thats the red zone you would want to try and stay away from. It could harm the CPU, and shorten the life span. If it runs around 70º celcius, id say maybe invest in a new heatsink fan, and a thermal pad, that fits the Socket A or the 939 socket, whichever fits your AMD.

Hope it helps!

Answer 5

Any temperature below 65 degrees Celsius is acceptable, although typically, the lower, the better. 65 degrees is the "danger point" when the processor can start producing incorrect results, or perhaps even fry itself. Should your processor be running around 65 degress, it would be in your best interest to get a better processor fan.

Answer 6

It depends if you overclocked it or not, if not, it should run in about 80 to 90 degrees Farenheit
its very very cool compared to any other cpu
the max it should go is about 45 and it shouldn't even reach it if you didn't overclock it

Answer 7

I don't know mine never runs properly. I will never buy another computer with an AMD processor in it. Viva! Intel Pentium

Answer 8

if you smell something funny its too hot