[plug] lm-sensors

Ben Jensz jensz at wn.com.au
Mon Nov 26 09:26:38 WST 2001


Yep, I've got an Athlon as well (1.2).  Mine peaked at 49 degrees last night
under full CPU load, with an ambient temp of about 28 degrees.

AMD might say 90 degrees, but I'd be getting worried if it got over 70
degrees.. they usually crash at around that temp anyway.


/ Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Nicholls" <jason at mindsocket.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] lm-sensors


> On Fri, Nov 26, 2001 at 09:02:12AM +0800, Ben Jensz wrote:
> > That looks like its running pretty hot for an ambient temperature of 23
> > degrees.. what sort of CPU have you got and whats the speed of it?
>
> > SYS Temp:  +31.7°C  (limit =  +45°C, hysteresis =  +40°C)
> > CPU Temp:  +54.8°C  (limit =  +60°C, hysteresis =  +55°C)
> > SBr Temp:  +23.0°C  (limit =  +65°C, hysteresis =  +60°C)
>
> The SBr temp reading is set to ignore in the config I sent, and going by
the
> motherboard that's probably the correct thing to do because there are only
2
> on-board temp sensors (CPU and system).
>
> So the ambient temp is probably closer to SYS Temp (well inside the case
at
> least). As for the CPU temp, 54 is reasonable for a 1.4ghz Athlon. BTW,
the
> official AMD documentation on the duron and athlon state the maximum die
temp
> at 90 C so 54 is certainly within spec.
>
> As Bill mentioned he probably needs a better cooling solution though.
>
>
> PS: you're clock appears to be 1 month out.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jason Nicholls
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