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More info?)
Now that you mention it, when I leave my computer on overnight, my Hardcano
temperature probe does give a reading under 30C when I look at it in the
morning.
MC
"Moderately Confused" <moderatelyconfused@Y@hoo.com> wrote in message
news:sLOdnSHuAPlNxk7dRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Yes, I only get the cpu temp when I boot or reboot the computer. Is there
> another way to get them? I'm using the stock heatsink and fan.
>
> MC
>
>
> "Phil Weldon" <notdisclosed@example.com> wrote in message
> news:aVIAc.5503$w07.3651@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > If you have Windows 2000 or Windows XP, a 45 degree C CPU idle
> temperature
> > is way too high. It should be only a few degrees above the air
> temperature
> > inside your case (Windows 2000 and Windows XP issue low power
consumption
> > instructions while the CPU is idle, and the CPU consumes only a few
> Watts.)
> > With your admirable air temperatures inside your case and with those
> > operating systems the CPU idle temperature should be more like 28 - 30
> > degrees C. You didn't explain WHEN you get the CPU temperatures from
the
> > BIOS. Is it at boot time only? The Soyo HW monitoring system probably
> > works with the same signals that MotherBoard Monitor does. I think
> > MotherBoard monitor is generally recognized as much superior to the
> > monitoring application provided by motherboard manufacturers.
> >
> > At the moment, all I can suggest is to check to make sure MotherBoard
> > Monitor is configured correctly; and to try installing the heatsink
using
> a
> > smaller amount of thermal compound. And another question; what
> heatsink/fan
> > are you using?
> >
> > --
> > Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom
> > For communication,
> > replace "at" with the 'at sign'
> > replace "mindjump" with "mindspring."
> > replace "dot" with "."
> >
> > "Moderately Confused" <moderatelyconfused@Y@hoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:q8qdndC0duTK207d4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> > > Ok, room temperature is 24.4C, case temperature of 26C, the Soyo HW
> > > monitoring system says system idle of 45C, heaviest usage of cpu at
the
> > > moment is 45 minutes of UT2004 demo, again Soyo HW reports at around
> 55C.
> > > I'm also using a Hardcano thermistor, which is stuck between the fins
of
> > the
> > > heatsink over the core and that gives me a reading of 30C at idle and
> 41C
> > at
> > > heavy use.
> > > My motherboard is a Soyo P4I 845PE, and I'm running Windows 2000.
I
> > > also have 4 80mm fans at 12 volts. Vcore is set to 1.4v, and I've
reset
> > the
> > > heatsink and fan several times, with new compound every time.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > MC
> > >
> > > "Phil Weldon" <notdisclosed@example.com> wrote in message
> > > news:R_pAc.4565$w07.4061@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > > > Does the BIOS report the temperature only at boot time? If so, you
> have
> > a
> > > > very bad temperature problem. Two sources give the same CPU
> temperature
> > > > while your system has been operating. If the BIOS only gives the
> > > > temperature at boot time, which do you think more likely to be
> correct?
> > > >
> > > > If you were to include more information, such as
> > > > the room ambient temperature,
> > > > the motherboard temperature,
> > > > the CPU idle temperature,
> > > > the CPU temperature during heavy CPU usage,
> > > > the kind of variation in temperature you see,
> > > > your motherboard,
> > > > and your operating system,
> > > > we might be able to make suggestions as to what temperature to
believe
> > and
> > > > what to do about it if the 75 degrees C is closer to the truth than
45
> > > > degrees C.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom
> > > > For communication,
> > > > replace "at" with the 'at sign'
> > > > replace "mindjump" with "mindspring."
> > > > replace "dot" with "."
> > > >
> > > > "Moderately Confused" <moderatelyconfused@Y@hoo.com> wrote in
message
> > > > news:6u-dnSgRc4_wcU3dRVn-uA@comcast.com...
> > > > > I have a 2.8GHz P4 Northwood, and I might be having some trouble
> with
> > > > > temperatures. The BIOS reports a CPU temperature of 45º C, while
> MBM5
> > > and
> > > > > Speedfan report a CPU temp of 76º C. Which one should I believe?
> I'm
> > > > > leaning towards the bios, because speedfan has been giving me case
> > temps
> > > > > ranging from -6º all the way up to 70º. I've reset the stock HSF
> > > several
> > > > > times, using new heatsink compound each time, thinking that this
was
> > the
> > > > > problem, but it doesn't seem to be helping. This system isn't
> > > overclocked
> > > > > yet, until I get this thing cleared up. Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > MC
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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