Help about Athlon Temps

[Jack]

Hey I have a 1 gig athlon in a estar case. Im new to running amd pro. I have a mini orb that has 2 fans. a fan in the front, a slot fan , a rear fan, the ps fan, and two hard drive fans( 4 small ones). I havent overlocked. Also my MB is a asus a7a266 well the asus probe program states that the temp of the processor is 56 C or 130 F. Is this normal or is it too high????? I need help

[oc jason]

That is way too high i would say especially for a non overclocked computer. That chip wont last long- make sure that the HS is making good contact with the chip and that there is the correct amount of thermal grease applied. Also u may want a different HS the ORBs are somw of the worst to use for the Athlons-i go for at least 10 degrees cooler

[Jack]

could it be my room it is the hottest room in the house i think its about 28 C

[William]

subtract 10C from the asus probe readings and you have your real temps. The asus probe always reads around 10C too hot. then those temps are good for a mini orb.

[Jack]

well I just placed a order for a SVC Golden Gate W\38 cfm Delta..... aka The OCZ Gladiator. I also ordered some Artic Silver II. Hey but how are you sure that the asus phrobe is usually 10 C higher then Actual temp?

[Goldwing]

Jack (Jul 12, 2001 01:56 a.m.):
Hey but how are you sure that the asus phrobe is usually 10 C higher then Actual temp?

Check your temps with Asus Probe then reboot and check them in the Bios. If the temps are the same then Asus Probe works for you. If not dump Asus Probe and load Motherboard Monitor found here. http://www.tweakfiles.com/diagnostic/motherboardmonitor.html

Hope this helps. :)