Dale wrote: > > I have to say, mobos and CPUs have come a long ways since my last build > about 10 or 11 years ago. When the ASUS first booted and I went into > the BIOS thing, is it still called BIOS, it was very different. I think > my current rig allows you to use the mouse. It's slow tho. This ASUS > is vastly improved. It gives you a LOT more control and I'm not even > interesting in trying to overclock or anything. Just the fan controls > are a huge improvement. I suspect most newer mobos are all that way. > > I'm going to have to get used to seeing CPU temps in the 190F area I > guess. But dang, that's hot. I suspect tho that if the sensor was in > the same place on my current rig, it may measure that high as well, deep > inside the chip. It may be giving a temp where the CPU is always > cooler, closer to the top where the CPU cooler is touching or > something. Placement of the sensor is key. > > Still, if I could get it down to 140F or even 150F, I'd be happier. > > Dang rig is snappy tho. :-D > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
I adjusted the fan speed curves in the BIOS and it is a little cooler. Not much tho. I'm convinced this has more to do with where the sensor is located than anything else. It is likely in a different place than my current FX series CPU. It could be more accurate than my FX series CPU too. Anyway, I got it where it is quiet at idle but the fans spin up pretty quickly when the CPU starts getting loaded pretty good. It's likely as good as it is going to get. Even at full speed, I can barely hear the thing. I kinda wish the Fractal case had those 200mm fans like my Cooler master and a side panel fan. Those things even at full speed are dead quiet. I have to look at them to confirm they are spinning after I do work in there. That or feel the air moving. One other thing I found, while installing one of the front fans, the one closest to the top, I had put it in backward when installing it. It was blowing out not sucking in. I reversed it after adjusting the fan curves. It was one of the fans I bought and it is a pretty hefty fan. It has a higher CFM rating than the Fractal fans. So, finding that error and fixing it will be a good thing. It does blow a lot. It also blows air right on the CPU cooler. Of all the fans to put in backwards. At this point, I'm mostly waiting on the new video card. Oh, I also installed the Nvidia drivers and the GUI is a lot better and faster. The mouse pointer moves nice and smooth. Before things were slow to respond and the mouse pointer was kinda jerky. The novoau (sp?) drivers just don't cut it. I got to take pics and upload somewhere. :/ I think I have a account somewhere. Dale :-) :-)
