how do i keep my amd cool

**dolor** · Feb 25th, 2004, 09:32 PM

Hey, I've got a mobile AMD 2200. I'm looking for one of these programs to keep it cool beacause, as most of you know, they run hot as hell. Thanks in advance.

**Kasracer** · Feb 25th, 2004, 09:42 PM

There is no program that will cool your hardware.

Think about it, it's impossible unless you have some sort of water cooling setup or fan sensors that allow you to control it via a program.

What's the temp of the CPU right now?

**dolor** · Feb 25th, 2004, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by kasracer
There is no program that will cool your hardware.

Think about it, it's impossible unless you have some sort of water cooling setup or fan sensors that allow you to control it via a program.

What's the temp of the CPU right now?

hot. actually i dont have a prog (or just dont know) how to tell the temp.

oh, and one of my friends has something that is supposed to keep it cool by shutting down one cycle out of so many. i can't find him and ask him. :\ i'll let ya know what he's talking about when i hear from him.

**Kasracer** · Feb 25th, 2004, 10:23 PM

Originally posted by dolor
hot. actually i dont have a prog (or just dont know) how to tell the temp.

Check the BIOS for the temp under PC Health (usually that's the menu) or use MBM to tell what the temperature is (doesn't work on all MotherBoards (this includes mine

)).

Most likely, it's fine.

Originally posted by dolor
oh, and one of my friends has something that is supposed to keep it cool by shutting down one cycle out of so many. i can't find him and ask him. :\ i'll let ya know what he's talking about when i hear from him.

Your friend is a douche. Shutting down any "cycles" will only make your CPU slower and you won't even NOTICE the heat difference. Is there even any CPU Freq. scaling programs that arn't experimental? You probably won't get the desired results.

If you were really worried about it, you could under-clock your CPU to make it more like a 1900. It should be cooler if you do that but it gets slower.

**dolor** · Feb 25th, 2004, 10:50 PM

Most likely, it's fine.
Your friend is a douche. Shutting down any "cycles" will only make your CPU slower and you won't even NOTICE the heat difference. Is there even any CPU Freq. scaling programs that arn't experimental? You probably won't get the desired results.

If you were really worried about it, you could under-clock your CPU to make it more like a 1900. It should be cooler if you do that but it gets slower. [/B]

it is fine, just hot...as most amds are. oh and here's a link to what he was talking about... not too douch-ey to me

**Kasracer** · Feb 25th, 2004, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by dolor
it is fine, just hot...as most amds are. oh and here's a link to what he was talking about... not too douch-ey to me

Like I already said, it basically dumbs down the CPU.

It is just stupid to use the program since I highly doubt you'll ever have a problem.

**Ideas Man** · Feb 26th, 2004, 12:03 AM

The Intel Centrino and Pentium M does all that.

**Kasracer** · Feb 26th, 2004, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by Ideas Man
The Intel Centrino and Pentium M does all that.

As does the mobile Athlon CPU, but we're not talking about any of those right now.....

**Edneeis** · Feb 26th, 2004, 01:14 AM

Depending on your mobo something of them (most older ones) support some instructions that can cool your cpu by a good 10 degrees without effecting performance at all. You have to download this thing to change the registers manually and let it rechange them on startup each time. I'll try to find the link. I have used it before and a couple machines and was very surprised at the result.

WPCREDIT is the BIOS hacking tool.
Here are some links:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/showthread/t-1877.html
http://forums.viaarena.com/messagevi...threadid=24562
http://www.tweakhardware.com/guide/a7v-idle/
http://www.overclockers.com/tips280/

**dolor** · Feb 26th, 2004, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by Edneeis
Depending on your mobo something of them (most older ones) support some instructions that can cool your cpu by a good 10 degrees without effecting performance at all. You have to download this thing to change the registers manually and let it rechange them on startup each time. I'll try to find the link. I have used it before and a couple machines and was very surprised at the result.

good show

**VisionIT** · Feb 27th, 2004, 03:39 AM

I'm struggling to keep my 2100 cool. It's stuck in a small ATX case, with 4 hard drives and 2 CD devices, and the CPU temp stays at 70 degree's, and the case stays at 50.

**IntelSucks** · Feb 29th, 2004, 03:51 AM

Originally posted by dolor
Hey, I've got a mobile AMD 2200. I'm looking for one of these programs to keep it cool beacause, as most of you know, they run hot as hell. Thanks in advance.

"I'm looking for one of these programs to keep it cool", NO FREAKING WAY you just said that, I dont even know what to say to this thead, HOLY CRAP!

Ok I am sorry, I just cant help myself to make fun of people, this is why people dont like me.

**axion_sa** · Feb 29th, 2004, 07:27 AM

http://www.overclockers.com - plenty of information on how to keep case & CPU temperatures down

**dolor** · Feb 29th, 2004, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by IntelSucks
Ok I am sorry, I just cant help myself to make fun of people, this is why people dont like me. [/B]

i posted a link up there so go check it out. if i was mistaken, it was a fair mistake. so get over yourself

**Pc_Madness** · Feb 29th, 2004, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by IntelSucks
"I'm looking for one of these programs to keep it cool", NO FREAKING WAY you just said that, I dont even know what to say to this thead, HOLY CRAP!

Ok I am sorry, I just cant help myself to make fun of people, this is why people dont like me.

Calm down dude.

Hes refering to something similar to the power saving features a laptop has, like lowering the brightness to reduce powerusage and so forth.

If all else fails dude, stick an external fan next to it, its what I do when the heat really gets up.

**dolor** · Feb 29th, 2004, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by Pc_Madness
If all else fails dude, stick an external fan next to it, its what I do when the heat really gets up.

See, it's not a performance problem or anything. It's just that when I'm working on a paper, for example, for several hours the AMD gets really hot especially when it's on my lap, ya know what i mean? It's alright, thanks for the tip.

**Pc_Madness** · Feb 29th, 2004, 06:33 PM

Where are the intake vents on the laptop? On the left side?

Mine gets hot when I have it on my lap as well (its on a cel 1.1). Usually you'll notice the system will really slow down when its struggling with the heat, but if you aren't seeing any of that then don't worry about it, or put one of those tables on your lap so your groin doesn't get melted off.

**Sisyphus** · Feb 29th, 2004, 10:05 PM

hey friends... sorry to interrupt you. Mine is old K6-2 Duron 500. running at minimum 70 degree. is there anyway to cooldown it?? you guys're talking about athlon XP+. so I wanna know how's about my CPU. I'm running WindowsXP, .NET Framework 1.1, VS.NET 2003, IIS 5.5 and SQL 2000 at the same time on it. sometimes, i plays RA II.

I've upgraded the cooling fan from original AMD fan to Intel Pentium 3 cooling fan. thanks in advance.

Sisyphus.

**dolor** · Feb 29th, 2004, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by Sisyphus
hey friends... sorry to interrupt you. Mine is old K6-2 Duron 500. running at minimum 70 degree. is there anyway to cooldown it?? you guys're talking about athlon XP+. so I wanna know how's about my CPU. I'm running WindowsXP, .NET Framework 1.1, VS.NET 2003, IIS 5.5 and SQL 2000 at the same time on it. sometimes, i plays RA II. I've upgraded the cooling fan from original AMD fan to Intel Pentium 3 cooling fan. thanks in advance.

Sisyphus.

well, according to some people here, is to do it physically, but installing cooling systems. others say you can use software. you can find the software here: http://www.cpuidle.de check to see if your chip is supported, and just look around. good luck.

**Pc_Madness** · Mar 1st, 2004, 02:36 AM

70degrees? You mean Farenheit (sp?), which is what like 30degrees? Most prebuilt PC's will have enough cooling in them to keep the processor that was in the system cool.

**JPicasso** · Mar 2nd, 2004, 02:57 PM

you shall have to do your computing outside.

When July hits, I suggest you sit under a tree.

**baby** · Mar 3rd, 2004, 04:53 AM

Theres some program out there that will actually put ur processor to idle mode so that the cpu temperature will drop.

I used that b4 on my amd chip the k7 type but now i got xp+ and my heat is only 55tops so i dun use that program anymore

I think its call rain. And another one call waterfall... Its really effective =)

But i dunnoe if it works for XP+

hope it help

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