Ok, so from where did you get the 50C reading? I don't see it below, unless it's the "Temp 1" reading. You'll have to find out from that program which is which. I'd hope "Temp 1" is the CPU, which is "ok", but still a bit high for my tastes. All the rest of the temps are fine. No, what's with all those $ signs?
These monitoring programs should have some kind of setup or options area where it tells you which temp is for what, and you can usually change them. I've never used that one before. They "know" this info from the Hardware Monitoring chip on the mobo. Your BIOS should also have an area where temps are shown (along with voltages and fan speeds, but it may not be in the same area). If you determine that Temp 1 is for the CPU.....you're probably using the stock HSF unit for the CPU (HeatSink & Fan unit), which on AMD's is the worst in the business, and may be using that thermal pad which is also bad. Retail AMD HSF units have very weak fans, only ~18cfm for a Barton 3200+ for example! For the life of me I've never been able to comprehend their reasoning on that. I've seen AMD CPU's overheat at STOCK speeds when using the retail HSF units. That temp is also going to climb even higher when the CPU is under load. Again, IF Temp 1 is the CPU, I'd for starters put a higher RPM fan on the HS unit. I always replace them with a YS Tech 7000rpm fan (w/ a pass-through power connector). I forget the model # now, but I can find it if you need it. It has about 40cfm. I think the retail fan is a 70mm unit, also can't recall that right now. But the YS Tech fits in the same place, it is a "drop in" for the stock fan, same size, but it is thicker so longer screws may be needed. That should be enough, if not, then you'd need to rip off that thermal pad and use some decent TIM (Thermal Interface Material) made for AMD CPU's (I can give you more info on that if you have to go that route). This stuff has gone pretty high tech with not just silvers, but ceramics, and Phase Change Material (PCM) and some types are better for AMD CPU's that others. I'm not privy to the layout of your case, but if you have any fans on the top area in front of where you now have the cables like in the 5.25" bays, that's not good since that air flow would be blocked. -Clint Happy Holidays to all & God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com http://ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So what exactly is running 50C? I have Speedfan 4.09 and it says Temp 1 48C Temp 2 26C Temp 3 23C HD0 29C I don't know what the temps represent. I thought the highest was the CPU, but could it be the power supply? How would this program know that? The below is from the temp program. Does this mean anything to you? I/O properly initialized Linked ISA BUS at $0290 Linked VIA VT82C686 SMBUS at $5000 Scanning ISA BUS at $0290... Scanning SMBus at $5000... VIA686B ($A2) found on ISA at $6000 W83601R (rev $03) found on SMBus at $1F VIA686B found on SMBus at $2D SMART Enabled for drive 0 Found Maxtor 6E040L0 (40.1GB) SMART Enabled for drive 1 Found WDC AC36400L (6.3GB) End of detection That's too hot for anything, > even the CPU for my tastes, that's 122F! If that's the temp > inside the case, you need to seriously add some fans sucking > in > and blowing out the rear. If that's the mobo temp, that's > still too hot. Arrange all of your IDE cables so they are > "on > edge" with the front to rear of the case (thinnest cross > section facing air flow). Even better would be to move them > completely out of the way. I moved all the cables up by the front of the case near the two hard drives. The bottom and the rear of the case is completely open for air flow. The metal case on the top front feels cold. At the rear it is warm. What little air is coming out of the power supply is warm. There is a fan below the power supply and the air coming out there is room temperature. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
