IC Max 3 Temp

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dragonhunter

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• Jun 23, 2004

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Hi all,

-Is the temp of IC Max 3 in the Bios accurate?

-How can I tell what version of Bios I am having?

-Does updating the Bios help w/ overclocking?

-If it help, then what version would you prefer?

Thanks to all who reply

 

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madpoet

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• Jun 23, 2004

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1) Supposedly, no.
2) At bootup
3) It certainly can
4) 1.5 or 1.6

 

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dragonhunter

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thanks for the answers Madpoet

 

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Don K

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• Jun 24, 2004

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Just to clarify on the BIOS-version issue:

During bootup (and in the bios i think), there's a long textstring (at the bottom as far as i remember) The last 2 digits, are the bios version!

 

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BrandonV

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• Jun 24, 2004

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you can also find the bios revision in the bios setup.
Or Aida32 or another similiar program should show it too, I think!?!?!?!


Always use the latest & greatest.

 

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Don K

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• Jun 25, 2004

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Actually, rumor has it that bios 16 is less OC'able than bios 15. Some ppl have gone back to bios 15 because of this.

 

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• Jun 25, 2004

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Those BIOS temps with IC7-MAX3 for my Northwood 2,53GHz aren't accurate at all Says idle temps are like ~40 and full load ~50 but honestly, if I thouch my SP-94 heatsink I can't feel any warmness there. But this depens so much about your CPU too.

I've also heard that board shows temps 10 - 13 too high.