Core Temperatures

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Just a question for processors, specifically, an athlon 2200+.

I haven't touched the processor or anything iwthin the computer, so everything is 'stock'.

Is running at ~ 65 degrees C under minor load extremely hot?

I checked the temperature with the motherboard.. thingy.. application.. it's called Asus Probe.
 
Custom built, (not by me, by the place I got it from)

Should I get processor cooling instead of case fans? Which alternative would be better?
 
Are there real advantages for getting case fans as to processor cooling? I don't want my case to be too cluttered with fans all over the place..
 
If you would like to get a processor fan , thats fine , but I don't think it would bring ur core temperature down by much, it will only cool down ur procssor. Cause case fans pretty much cools the whole computer inside.
 
Did you update your BIOS?

The program might be reporting higher temperatures; I think it was a problem with the ASUS motherboards.

My 2700+ gets around 48c under minor load on a hot, humid summer day without A/C.
 
The BIOS isn't updated yet, but I can't find any updates for it..

And regarding the 65C, I mean CPU temperature. For some reason I called it core..

Thanks for the advice on case fans btw, I'll nag my dad for one soon enough..

edit: How about both then? One case, one processor. Would that be more effective?
 
first up, get a can of compressed air and blow all the dust out of your heat sink. It's probably PACKED by now. Then get 2 case fans - the one at the front bottom to suck air in, and the one at the back to blow it out
 
Will a vacuum cleaner do? Compressed air is kinda expensive..

edit:

Well, without compressed air, I did all I could do. The average idle temperature dropped by ~ 8 degrees C. Lesson: Dust is your enemy!

edit2:

I realized my computer has no intake fan! The only exhaust is from the PSU.

As well.. There is no mounting point for a front fan, only the back. Is this going to affect the performance of the fans alot? I plan to mount the intake below the exhaust in the back of the computer.
 
Don't mount your intake fan in the back. The most important thing is an exhaust fan to get that hot air out(make sure there's room in the back of the case). All that intake fan would do is take the hot air back in. I have one intake fan and it basically does nothing.
 
But there is nowhere else I can mount my intake fan. I have a grill in the back of the computer, that's it. It's 'two fans long and one fan wide'. If I don't mount it in the back, where should I mount it?
 
Do you know what kind of case you have?

I would say go without the intake fan. Exhaust fans are more important.
 
I have a crap case. I do have intake spots, but then there's no vents in the fron tof the computer to allow the intake fans to do any good. I have two slots in the back for exhaust, I think they're 80mm. What types of fans are good for being quiet (doesn't have to be extremely quiet) and moving air as well? (so it strikes a balance between the two). And is it ok to just have two exhaust case fans and no intake?
 
For silence, i've only ever used the Vantec fans. They're VERY quiet but I'm certain that there is better out there.

I wouldn't worry too much about intake since the case will grab air from the outside through cracks and such. If you really want an additional exhaust fan, go right ahead. It should help your temp a lot but I'm not too sure how much
 
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