Getting New Athlon Xp 2500+

**tesco** · 02-29-2004, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by DarkClown12@29 February 2004 - 15:33
the number keeps changing which one should i use?

how much is it changing by? if its just going by like 2 or 3 degrees over or under then its fine, if its jumpin aorund like 20c then 50c then 120c then -10c etc then ur most likely reading the wrong sensor.

**DarkClown12** · 02-29-2004, 08:42 PM

it is jumping around sometimes according to what i am doing but now it says 0% 2% 23%

**clocker** · 02-29-2004, 08:47 PM

That's normal. your temps are basically idle temps.

Have you any stress/burn in programs you can run?
Like Prime 95 or Folding@Home?
They will jack you up to 100% CPU use and keep you there long enough to see what your load temps are.

If you can manage your load temp then the idle will take care of itself....

**DarkClown12** · 02-29-2004, 08:49 PM

no i am sry i dont have ne of those programs which one would you like me to run?

**tesco** · 02-29-2004, 08:52 PM

Originally posted by DarkClown12@29 February 2004 - 15:49
no i am sry i dont have ne of those programs which one would you like me to run?

use folding@home. when u said the numbers were jumping around i thought u meant temperature sorry/=.

**DarkClown12** · 02-29-2004, 08:55 PM

where can i get it?

**_John_Lennon_** · 02-29-2004, 10:01 PM

http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html

I like the no nonsense text console, its less likely to interfere with the processor while you are gaming, etc etc. I know people that have experienced some lag while gaming with the graphical console, so they switched to the text one.