September 8th, 2003, 12:17 AM
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Hey folks, quick question...
I have an Asus A7N8x Deluxe with an XP 2500+ (doesn't everybody?)
Anyway, the temp on Asus PC Probe reads about 7-9 degrees hotter than the bios. Which one of those is the most reliable source?
Also, how good is the stock amd HS? would upgrading to a better HS give me some serious droppage in temp?
The pc is on a desk, and the surrounding temp is nice an cool with a ceiling fan running 24/7 and deskfan blowing right into the intake fan (1 intake/1 exaust). Temp runs about 50c Idle oc'd 11xmulti fsb 200 and default volt (1.65)
Thanks in advance
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September 8th, 2003, 12:17 AM
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oops, 50c idle according to pc probe...... 
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September 8th, 2003, 12:19 AM
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try another program, I would trust your BIOS though.
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September 8th, 2003, 12:22 AM
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Don't trust the BIOS ... it's so far off on these nforce2 boards it's ridiculous. I don't even trust Asus Probe with my A7N8X Deluxe ... I use MBM5
Also make sure you have the latest BIOS ... Asus has been playing around with temperature compensation.
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September 8th, 2003, 12:27 AM
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Jeez, I'd hardly worry much. OC'd and running 50C isn't the end of the world...what does it run at normal Clock speed?
I agree though, find a couple of different programs and see who comes out consistant with who. | |
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September 8th, 2003, 12:32 AM
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Grab MBM5 and use this to help you set it up ... there's a few links in there with the data files for the < rev 2.0 and > rev 2.0 so you don't have to set anything up if you don't want to...notice there is a difference in sensors between revision 1.0x and 2.0 | |
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September 8th, 2003, 12:36 AM
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Honestly, temps only run about 4-5 degrees cooler on normal clock speeds. I'm not EVER running too hot or really super cool ..../shrug....checking out mbm as we speak, thanks a mill | |
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September 8th, 2003, 01:27 AM
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looks like the bios is trying to pull a fast one on me, MBM5 is staying in line with pc probe at 50 deg's. darn those Asus tricksters... | |
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September 8th, 2003, 02:07 AM
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The next logical questions would be, what's your Heatsink/Fan and hows the airflow in your case?
If you haven't already, check out my ultimate airflow thread and add to the discussion if you find you need better a better cooling solution. | |
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September 9th, 2003, 02:33 AM
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stock amd hs ~ 1 intake (hold laughter) fitted in 2 of the drive bays, 1 exaust ( need to cut out the grill). they run directly across the CPU, but I realize this method is getting me very shallow results. I need a new case, big time.... | |
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