topic Cooling in the RS222 in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60829#M39256 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>65C for an Athlon is OK<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:40:35 GMT robpaxton 2003-09-20T11:40:35Z Cooling in the RS222 https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60828#M39255 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ive just got the rs222 (its the athlon 2800+), and its acting like a mini radiator. According the to bios the chip runs up to 65 C, and the hot air being pumped our the back is non stop. I called sony and they seem to think that 65 c is perfectly normal, but im not convinced its very good for the pc. Can anyone out there give a second oppinion? <BR /><BR />Also, when i turn the computer on, the fans run at full speed, but after a while they slow right down, is there a way to manage their speed from windows?<BR />Thanks for any help, nick<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 20 Sep 2003 10:47:20 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60828#M39255 Fido 2003-09-20T10:47:20Z Cooling in the RS222 https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60829#M39256 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>65C for an Athlon is OK<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:40:35 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60829#M39256 robpaxton 2003-09-20T11:40:35Z Re: Cooling in the RS222 https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60830#M39257 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Ive just got the rs222 (its the athlon 2800+), and its acting like a mini radiator. According the to bios the chip runs up to 65 C, and the hot air being pumped our the back is non stop. I called sony and they seem to think that 65 c is perfectly normal, but im not convinced its very good for the pc. Can anyone out there give a second oppinion? <BR /><BR />Also, when i turn the computer on, the fans run at full speed, but after a while they slow right down, is there a way to manage their speed from windows?<BR />Thanks for any help, nick<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Nick,<BR /><BR />No need to worry, as Rob said 65 C is moderate for an AMD Athlon XP, you shouldn't let it get &gt; 70 when 100% CPU, well not much more. Most new processors run &gt; 70 C @ 100% CPU usage. It's quite common nowadays. At least cooling systems are getting quieter.<BR /><BR />As for your fans, Sony have implimented a system which slows the fans down when you're not using the CPU a lot. For example, Word Processing. This uses around 5% CPU. There are pleanty of websites to investigate heating, cooling and CPU usage. Google is your friend <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:01:14 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60830#M39257 kee-lo_ 2003-09-20T14:01:14Z Cooling in the RS222 https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60831#M39258 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ok, thanks for your help <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:20:04 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/cooling-in-the-rs222/m-p/60831#M39258 Fido 2003-09-20T15:20:04Z