Temps for PIII

[-Exi|e-]

All i wanna know is if this is normal operating temps for a chip like this. At idle i get 28C and under Q3A i get around 37C, i guess the temps are a little bit wide from each other. Im no expert at o/c'ing but i think 37C is a good temp, i got a probe touching the edge of the processor so i know its a good reading. I have a Swiftech MCX370 (model with new helicoid pins)with a 37cfm Delta on it.

[Phil]

depends what case cooling you have and what voltage you are at.
Under 40oC is an acceptable temp for an intel chip, under 30 is a very good temp. But you certainly have nothing to worry about

[-Exi|e-]

My voltage is at 1.78 and i have 2 80mm fans at bottom front blowing in and 1 80mm at middle top blowing out...

[Phil]

I'm guessing your ambient temp is about 30oC? in which case that temp is about right, if it's lower then you might want to check that the temp probe isn't lifting the heatsink slightly like it does with my glaciator (I had to pull the shrink wrap back) or that the thermal compound is applyed correctly. But that temp does seem about right

[-Exi|e-]

I did have to pull the shrink wrap back a bit, it doesnt seem to lift it in any way because i get the same temp as before in my BIOS. That brings me to another problem, i noticed i get a 4C difference from the probe and the BIOS, as of now i read 27.9 on my probe and about 32-33 in my BIOS, with the probe touching the core, which one should i rely on for an accurate reading? Its actually kind of weird, i get 28C on my probe, i also get 28C in MM5, but i get 33C in my bios and something like 46 with the Gigabyte monitoring utility, i guess having the same temp with MM5 and a probe is no coincidence, so im relying on that but it makes me wonder why i get so high with the other 2...

edit: ambient temp is 25C, case temp 27C

[Phil]

I would trust the probe as long as it is touching the cpu correctly, I put a little bit of AS between the thermister and core to help it transfer heat to the probe a little better. The on die diode can sometimes be out by a few degrees, but it is usually always wrong by the same amount. with those ambients as long as you have correct contact between the cpu and heatsink I would trust the probe

[Pinky]

Those are excellent temps for air cooling. Good job.

Mine are right in line with yours running a Pal 6035.

[outhouse]

If you added a duct your temps would as low as mine, these 1g CPU's do seem to run pretty low :) With a duct i'm at 30C to 33C at full load, if you want to try something without mods that will help allot try this, If your fan on your HS for your CPU blows down then take the fan in the back of your case and turn it around so that the air is blowing in and then take the fan in the front of your case and have that one blowing the hotter air out. What this does is blow cooler air in straight to your CPU HSF which will lower temps even more giving you a little more headroom for overclocking, think about it the way it is now its sucking [if your HSF is blowing down] on the warm air being exhausted out of your case.

[Phil]

According to gigabytes website your board only supports up to a 150mhz fsb, so as long as your system is stable then your cooling is fine and you needn't waste time trying to improve. Run the prime95 torture test and if it can run that until the cpu temp levels out then it is stable.