What's the default core voltage for an AMD XP 3200+?

+c0re- wrote:
Having just build my first amd system for a few years, I'm not really
sure what the average CPU temperature I should expect is. I saw in
some specs that the max is 85 degrees C but that sounded very warm to
me.
Mine idles at around 48, under load it goes up to around 55, does
this sound about normal for a 3200+, and an average cooler? (cooler
is rated for 3200+).

This sounds about right if you don't have halt-disconnect enabled. Quite a
few motherboards dont, since it can cause issues with sound and network
cards. In any case, what's you CPU doing being idle anyhow

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+c0re- wrote:
Having just build my first amd system for a few years, I'm not really
sure what the average CPU temperature I should expect is. I saw in
some specs that the max is 85 degrees C but that sounded very warm to
me.
Mine idles at around 48, under load it goes up to around 55, does
this sound about normal for a 3200+, and an average cooler? (cooler
is rated for 3200+).

thanks for any input.

That sounds about right. My 2200 MHz XP (1.6V core) is idling at 45° C
and goes to 50° C under load with a Vantec Aeroflow heatsink/fan, and
it's rather warm with the case temp at 30° C.

+c0re- wrote:
Having just build my first amd system for a few years, I'm not really
sure what the average CPU temperature I should expect is. I saw in
some specs that the max is 85 degrees C but that sounded very warm to
me.
Mine idles at around 48, under load it goes up to around 55, does
this sound about normal for a 3200+, and an average cooler? (cooler
is rated for 3200+).

thanks for any input.

My Athlon running at 2.1Ghz idles at 30°C but hits 50°C fully loaded. On
air.
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ICee wrote:

David Maynard wrote:

ICee wrote:

+c0re- wrote:


Thanks
the motherboard is setting it to 1.65 but the voltage diagnostics
sofware (and the bios voltage monitor) reports it as being higher
than this.


Very often the actual voltage will be something other than nominal;
as long as it's within 5% of nominal (excluding overclocking of
course), there should be no problem.

How did you arrive at 5%?


The Barton and Thoroughbred cores aren't listed here, but it seems in
most cases, where it does list the voltage swing, the CPU has a +- 0.1V
tolerance, which comes out to be around 6%. So I stand corrected: it
should be 6%.
http://users.erols.com/chare/elec.htm

Well, as you note, it isn't listed as a percentage; it's listed as a range
and the range for the palomino, newest one they give any data for, is +-
..05V around 1.75, which would be 2.8%, not +- .1V.

And, being in possession of the Barton Model 10 spec sheets, I can say it's
the same for the Barton: -+ .05V, but around 1.65V, which comes to 3%, if
one converts it to such a representation.

+c0re- wrote:

Having just build my first amd system for a few years, I'm not really sure
what the average CPU temperature I should expect is. I saw in some specs
that the max is 85 degrees C but that sounded very warm to me.
Mine idles at around 48, under load it goes up to around 55, does this sound
about normal for a 3200+, and an average cooler? (cooler is rated for
3200+).

thanks for any input.

My XP3000+ idles at 45, loads around 60. The case temp is around 30.
It runs okay, but I did a crap job of putting the HSF on, and just been
too lazy to redo it.

Thanks guys, I might look into a better heatsink then, this one is just a
cheapy one that came bundled with the CPU


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+c0re- wrote:

Having just build my first amd system for a few years, I'm not really
sure
what the average CPU temperature I should expect is. I saw in some specs
that the max is 85 degrees C but that sounded very warm to me.
Mine idles at around 48, under load it goes up to around 55, does this
sound
about normal for a 3200+, and an average cooler? (cooler is rated for
3200+).

thanks for any input.

My XP3000+ idles at 45, loads around 60. The case temp is around 30.
It runs okay, but I did a crap job of putting the HSF on, and just been
too lazy to redo it.