Newbie needs some help with cooling!

[Unji]

Hi i'm new to the forum, and infact, this is my very first post. So be gentle ;)

Anyway, here's my problem i'm running a T-Bird 1.4 and I'm contemplating overclocking it to give it a little more juice. However, my current idle CPU temp is sitting at 46C!!!! A little high I think... I'm using the Globalwin CAK38 along with the Arctic Silver II right now, and I really can't figure out why the temp is THAT high. I'm using the AsusProbe monitoring app to check the temps.

Another interesting part is that the temperature does NOT change whether or not the system is under load. I ran Quake III timedemos back to back for over 15 minutes and the temperature did NOT budge. In case you are wondering, I ran Q3A in a window and had the AsusProbe on at the same time, so I was watching the temp AS the system is running the timedemos, not afterwards.

In any case, any help anyone can provide will be much appreciated. THANKS !!!!!:)

[train22]

ok, now that I can post, had some problems eariler today...


Welcome to the forums, don’t fears to ask ANY questions as long as they are in the correct section, people _SHOULD_ be friendly so don't worry...

ASUSprobe can give up to 10C over the real temps, download MBM5 and find out your temps then, if it still is that high you might want to reconsider the Global Win although I am sure it isn't the prob. If you were to reconsider the SK6 is an excellent choice or the new Daytons- cheap and better than SK6 relative to the price

[TranceBear]

Does the Asus probe do temps in real-time?

[train22]

Originally posted by TranceBear
Does the Asus probe do temps in real-time?

I believe it does but still wrong values, heh

[.. AE 86 ..]

i have the same problem
the temperature don't seem to increase very much whether or not i am running seti

[!-=sky=-!]

the asus probe tends to be 10C higher and it isnt accurate mostly

i would suggest you try something like cpucool or motherboard monitor

[lennytiger]

Did you put the HSF on the right way round???
Did you follow the AS2 instructions??
What case cooling do you have???
Room Temps?

These are the usual problems I use the CAK38 myself so I know that ain't your problem.

[Sonny]

Originally posted by Unji
Hi i'm new to the forum, and infact, this is my very first post. So be gentle ;)

Anyway, here's my problem i'm running a T-Bird 1.4 and I'm contemplating overclocking it to give it a little more juice. However, my current idle CPU temp is sitting at 46C!!!! A little high I think... I'm using the Globalwin CAK38 along with the Arctic Silver II right now, and I really can't figure out why the temp is THAT high. I'm using the AsusProbe monitoring app to check the temps.

Another interesting part is that the temperature does NOT change whether or not the system is under load. I ran Quake III timedemos back to back for over 15 minutes and the temperature did NOT budge. In case you are wondering, I ran Q3A in a window and had the AsusProbe on at the same time, so I was watching the temp AS the system is running the timedemos, not afterwards.

In any case, any help anyone can provide will be much appreciated. THANKS !!!!!:)

46°C is high. Check your ambient temps to see how far off you are with relation to air cooling efficiency. If the software is not reporting changes then there is something wrong with it or how it is set up. Could also be a busted thermoresistor & in that case other programs that use it to check your temps will be inaccurate.

[Unji]

Wow, thanks for the input everyone. :)

I went and followed the suggestions of many people to use MBM5 instead of AsusProbe, and came away with some rather disconcerting results. MBM and AsusProbe gave IDENTICAL readings. Now what I want to know is, when you guys say ASUS gives higher temp readings, does the mobo SENSOR do that? or does the asusprobe PROGRAM do that?

As for whether or not I applied the Arctic Silver2 right or not, I followed the instructions on their page to the LETTER. even cleaning BOTH the heat sink AND the cpu core with rubbing alchohol. Also I checked the fan speed, and it's going at +6500rpm, so that's not the problem either.

About the case cooling, I'm using the Lian-Li PC-60 (yeah that cool aluminum one) and didn't change the fan setup on it other than tuning the switch on the fanbus to 'high'. The exhaust on it is a little less than I'd like and I was contemplating cutting blowholes into the side, but i don't wanna ruin a near 200 dollar case just yet, maybe later. ;) Regarding the case in general, however, I DO have 3 7200 rpm drives in the system that could possibly contribute to the extra high system temp also.

I want make a note that the system is running ROCK solid, and again, I have seen NO change in cpu temp regardless of whether or not it is under load. Refer to my original post for more details regarding this.

Anyway, thanks again everyone. Boy I hope i figure this thing out soon, it's bugging the hell out of me.

[SpEeDyGoNzAlEs]

Originally posted by train22
ok, now that I can post, had some problems eariler today...


Welcome to the forums, don’t fears to ask ANY questions as long as they are in the correct section, people _SHOULD_ be friendly so don't worry...

ASUSprobe can give up to 10C over the real temps, download MBM5 and find out your temps then...

Why do you all say that AsusProbe is not accurate?
I'm just curious because both AsusProbe and MBM5 gives exactly the SAME temperature to me!!!!

[Sonny]

The Programs will read the output of the mobo sensors(thermoresistors) & report back to you.

[oc jason]

Originally posted by .. AE 86 ..
i have the same problem
the temperature don't seem to increase very much whether or not i am running seti

that just means that your idle temp is high (case cooling is just ok), but that the HS is doing its job and not letting it rise farther. Which is a good thing, cool the case down-idle temps- and you wil see better results. If the case is cooler the cpu should run cooler under load