- Jan 19, 2005
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(i thought i already posted but can't find message so think maybe i just hit continue once to preview then canceled, excuse me if i double posted somewhere as i've been up all night)
just put together a new system with a64, abit nf8 mobo, zalman 7000 copper hsf, lian li pc-v1000 case, arctic silver 5 grease... while just sitting running, based on abit's temp monitoring program (mb5 doesn't have the nf8 listed), my cpu temp is between 60-62 degrees, which seems alarmingly high to me. taking the sides of the case off, turning the heater in my house all the way off, opening a window, and pulling the 80mm fan out of my old case and setting it up in various ways to blow towards the base of the hsf all have had very little effect to lowering the temps if any. I've got the fan controller thing turned all the way up, but the rpms will react to the things i do to cool down the case and the rpms will drop so as to keep the cpu temp at around the 60-62 mark. As well, the hsf is not only not hot to the touch it's barely warm (video card is slightly warmer on the non fan side doing nothing but sitting in windows as a comparison). With all the fek holes in the case it's pulling so much air through that I can feel a huge difference in lower air temp on the side of my room with my computer (my last system would heat up my computer corner, this one is freezing my balls off just sitting next to it).
Is it possible the temp readings are simply that far off or should i start panicing and reassembling the hs/f? is there a way to better gauge actual temps?
just put together a new system with a64, abit nf8 mobo, zalman 7000 copper hsf, lian li pc-v1000 case, arctic silver 5 grease... while just sitting running, based on abit's temp monitoring program (mb5 doesn't have the nf8 listed), my cpu temp is between 60-62 degrees, which seems alarmingly high to me. taking the sides of the case off, turning the heater in my house all the way off, opening a window, and pulling the 80mm fan out of my old case and setting it up in various ways to blow towards the base of the hsf all have had very little effect to lowering the temps if any. I've got the fan controller thing turned all the way up, but the rpms will react to the things i do to cool down the case and the rpms will drop so as to keep the cpu temp at around the 60-62 mark. As well, the hsf is not only not hot to the touch it's barely warm (video card is slightly warmer on the non fan side doing nothing but sitting in windows as a comparison). With all the fek holes in the case it's pulling so much air through that I can feel a huge difference in lower air temp on the side of my room with my computer (my last system would heat up my computer corner, this one is freezing my balls off just sitting next to it).
Is it possible the temp readings are simply that far off or should i start panicing and reassembling the hs/f? is there a way to better gauge actual temps?
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