AMD Max operating temp

[Ned_Flanders]

Whoa, I was doing an encoding job on my overclocked AMD64 (2000Mhz to 2400Mhz @ 1.63Vcore - Crap o/cer) in a bedroom, which was very hot at the time.

CPU temps were @ 43c~ when the pump decided to die (It's done this before, doesn't like hot water). I got out a big 120mm fan and pointed it at the pump to cool it down so it would start up again (No way was I losing a 2hour encoding job )

The temp was rising and rising and I was about to give up when it topped 73c when the pump kicked back into life

Anyway - For your viewing pleasure:

I think the CPU (which doesn't have cool and quiet enabled) must have been surviving on convection :mrgreen:

Got to love that temp drop as soon at the pump kicked back in!

 

[pickxx]

Whoa, thats a crazy graph....
73c isn't going to kill it, but i wouldn't run it that hot for long :lol: :lol:

That wouldhave been deadly if you weren't in the room with it.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Don't I know it! I was watching TV and I thought to myself - I'm missing a sound here?! (Odd thought I know) - I looked over at the rez and saw the water was still. Thought "not again"

Really should clean the rad of dust!

I estimate the pump was off for about 5-7 mins - All the time the temp was steadily rising :twisted:

 

[pickxx]

Actually 5-7min of no pumping and you only got to 73c? thats actually way good....

What would a Presscotts temp be with 5-7min of no pump? it would have melted through the floor...lol


maybe cleaing the rad, or geting a new pump would be a good idea.

 

[SidVicious]

Gah ! I feel your pain !

What kind of pump were/are you using ?

The C-Systems CSP750 MKII pump I had running 24/7 for 11 months finally decided to end its miserable existence by burning itself to death due to sloppy engineering a month ago (50 000 hours MBTF my ass !). I had to jury-rig a cheap and noisy submersible aquarium pump to my system since then.

I'll be receiving a Laing D5 and a pre-modded Chevette heatercore from Danger Den in the next few days, I'll never ever buy another C-Systems pump again !

 

[Ned_Flanders]

I have a Hydor L30 - I'm not blaming it on the pump, I don't think they were designed to work in crapt conditions (My entire cooling system in in a midi tower with the rest of the PC) or with warm / almost hot water.

I may be wrong - and in that case Hydor pumps suck! :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Hmmm, where is AMDMeltdown!?