is this normal for a computer?

Question

I am running windows XP with a AMD sempron 2300+ processer.

now according to everest my Motherboard temp is 36c (97F)
the processor is running at 63c (145F)
and harddrive is at 40c (104F)

i am not gaming just have the internet going and my messengers.

I only have 28 processers running in total and the side of my PC is off.

How can i cool things down a bit as i think its very hot to be safe

Answer 1

the MB and HDD temps are not a problem but the CPU is high for a machine on idle. What reading is Everest giving from the PWM temp?

Have you checked that the CPU fan is clean and spinning free? might be worth giving it a blast with compressed air if you have some.

Is the room you are using it in hot?

Daft as it might sound, having the side of your PC off might not be helping. Case design tends to force air in through the front and side and direct it out the back, creating a through draft. By taking the side panel off the air no longer circulates and instead just recycles itself. Try putting the side panel on and see what you get.

Answer 2

Ever want to make the degree sign? It's fairly simple to do. ALT+0176

Hold down your ALT key and go over to the far right to your calculator (looks like an adding machine) and push 0176 and lo and behold you will have created this: °

So you can then type it 97°F.

Mundane, or what? But now you know!

± (0177)
² (0178)
³ (0179)
¶ (0182)
¹ (0185)
º (0186)
» (0187)
¼ (0188)
½ (0189)
¾ (0190)
¿ (0191)

And so on and so forth. All of the above, hold down ALT while you poke in the four numbers. I know you have been waiting all day for this information. < smiling >

You may wish to replace your fan. I was once told by a technie it is simply a fan with two screws holding it at its base to the inside of your case, and it has the two wire leads you would expect from a regular fan, only smaller, and it is fairly easy to do. You will want to check to see the new fan is a bit more ambitious and it may well cool down the inside very effectively. Hope this helps you. If this were my problem, I would hop inside my case and carefully remove the existing fan and take it to a computer parts place and tell them I would like the next bigger size. What you may find when you get in there is dust. I would clean that off first and give it a shot of fine machine oil at the base of the rotor shaft and let it run for a bit so it can work itself in, and if the fan does not turn about twice as fast in ten minutes, then try the next bigger fan idea.

Best to you from Chris in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A.

Answer 3

that is far to hot for a sempron to running at...what you need to do is improve the air flow through out the case...

buy some fans and and you might also want to consider buying a new heatsink and fan...

another thing that might be causing you to get that temp reading is that your bios on the motherboard might need flashing...

but if you are using 3rd partie software to monitor the temp then it could well be that what is giving you an incorrect reading...

when you boot the computer up go into the bios and have a look in there to see what the cpu temp is...if this is a lower reading than that of the everest software that you are using, then you have found the problem...dodgy software!!!

also if your up for it, when having a look at cooling solutions have a look a get a bigger case...this will help with the air flow inside the case ( but don't go to cheap when getting a new case, anything above £50 should be okay)...

Answer 4

your computer sounds a bit old. i'm guessing a socket A processor, maybe a barton core.

anyway, those processors run about 50-65c most of the time. they certainly dont' have the cool n' quiet design of the newer amd processors, so you're not too far from the norm.

if you want to cool your processor, try getting a better CPU cooler. a fan for that socket should cost about 10-20$ for a decent one that should cool it down a bit more. but don't expect it to get any lower than 45c, unless you go with water cooling.

Answer 5

AMDs do typically run a bit warmer than Pentiums. (But the performance is so much better)

Remove your tower from behind your desk ensuring is has adequate air flow, allowing it room to breathe. If its one of those cabinet/cubby hole jobs - leave the door open while its running.

Get additional fans (server size ones, cover open expansion slots, and look into a better heat sink.
Your case may also have an option for a side mount fan. Look into one of those.

Search newegg.com or tiger.com for some deals.

Best of luck!

Answer 6

These devices get hot on any PC.
The processor should have a heat sink and/or fan over it. You shouldn't be able to see the processor - if there is not a cooling device for the processor - you need one. That is most important (and most expensive part of your PC). You can get a tower fan - I bought one from Tiger computer parts - and use Velcro to fasten to bottom inside of your tower. Have the fan blowing towards vent fins - usually on back. You can get cooling devices for hard drives, but this is for super fast or super storage hard drives. Doubt you would need it for your application.

Answer 7

AMD processors are known to run hotter than similar intel processors. Other than installing a larger heat sink on the processor, you might improve things by adding another fan .
Be sure and blow out any dust in the case, keep the case where it can receive and blow out air with ease, preferably not in an enclosure.

Answer 8

use two fans one to suck air in the back top and then install the second fan in the front bottom (where your fins normally are) inthe opposite direction sucking the the air out of the computer. the airflow will be so fast with one blowing in and one blowing out it should stablize the heat.

Answer 9

That sounds fairly typical. At least, it is similar to mine.

Increase your fan speed. If all else fails, disable fan control altogether, letting them spin at full speed. You won't save any money on electricity, but you will keep your computer cooler.

Answer 10

Get an additional fan