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mariano88 · Nov 14, 2001

My cpu never gets hotter than 105f but my case temp get up to around 116f. Is this something I should be concerned about? I already have four case fans, 2 ps fans, chipset, video, etc. Any Ideas?
Also the case temps quickly drop lower than the cpu's temps when I stop taxing the CPU.

plague · Nov 14, 2001

what are you using to measure? is it possible that you have the numbers switched??

gsxr750 · Nov 14, 2001

Air flow

It sound silly but Do u measure the temp from heatsink or from the core itself?
if heat sink then it probably didn't exactly touch the CPU core.
The other would be about air flow. you probably don't have a good air flow. even though you have 4 fan, that doen't mean you have good air circulation.

you could get more tech info from AMD site below

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_869_1039^1065,00.html

oc jason · Nov 14, 2001

i think u got the sensors bakwards, as i dont see how the insie of a case can be hotter than the chip it self, heck it burn you just to put hand on case from that much heat, and it melt you ATA cables down to the metal

mariano88 · Nov 14, 2001

I am using vcool1.6 to get my temps from within windows and whatever sensors are in my KG7. I will double check the numbers with the hardware monitor in the bios to make sure there not switched. Thanks for the advice all.

nihili · Nov 14, 2001

In theory you could get those numbers if you were ducting air directly onto your heatsink and had most of your case fans blowing in. That would let air stagnate around the mobo sensor.

But if you're not ducting in, it should be impossible.

nihili

mariano88 · Nov 14, 2001

I have three fans blowing in: Bottom front, Next to proc above Serial ports, into 3 hard drives in bottom 3 - 5" bays

Three fans out: 2 in ps and one at top rear above Power.

It is a full tower with lots of open space (tucked and folded cables)

nihili · Nov 14, 2001

With that set up, if you don't have them switched, then your thermistors aren't reading accurately.

nihili

Fiz · Nov 14, 2001

I used to use Vcool, it reads the temps backwards, you have to go into options and switch the sensors. With air cooling the only way you can get the proc cooler tahn the case is to duct air directly in from outside the case onto the hsf. The only other thing it may be is that the in-socket thermistor is way off.

Fiz

Thelemac · Nov 14, 2001

*Moved to "Cooling"*

mariano88 · Nov 14, 2001

Fiz said:
I used to use Vcool, it reads the temps backwards, you have to go into options and switch the sensors. With air cooling the only way you can get the proc cooler tahn the case is to duct air directly in from outside the case onto the hsf. The only other thing it may be is that the in-socket thermistor is way off.

Fiz

Culprit found! I reversed the sensors in Vcool and now the temps line up with the BIOS. Thanks for all of your help. This forum kicks ***!!!

TheSanch · Nov 14, 2001

Word

AstronMike · Nov 15, 2001

Well, I seen my sisters case inside of one of those computer desks with the compartment for the tower on the side. Needless to say, that thing was WAY HOT. Cpu temp was like 63* for four days, no lockups....but that case and air around it was really hot too.....MB temp was over 40 itself!!

Have to keep in mind that a bad computer desk design that hides your tower also keeps heat builtup......

TheSanch · Nov 15, 2001

I have one of those too, but i cut some holes in the back to let air in and out... the dest still needs some refinements but ohwell.

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