cpu temp sensor placement

Whig Bong · 08-03-09, 06:01 PM

hey i just got anew case that comes with a temp sensor. it comes in a clear plastic tube. is this a cpu temp sensor? and if it is how should i install it.

xtkxhom3r · 08-03-09, 06:06 PM

the tube is to protect the actual sensor...the sensor looks like a clear orange plastic...

i wouldnt use a sensor like that to monitor temps i would rather use coretemp but you can tape it to one of the fins on your heatsink so your temp gauge wont just stay at 0.... the closer to the cpu the more acurate of a temp you will get

but dont put the sensor between the cpu and the heatsink! if you do you will hurt the performance of the your heatsink and probably make your cpu overheat ....

Automiketic · 08-03-09, 06:10 PM

or use it to measure the temp of something u can monitor via software such as the hdds or ram or something. take into acct that it will only be so accurate.

08-03-09, 06:01 PM	Thread Starter #1
Whig Bong Registered Join Date: Jul 2009	cpu temp sensor placement hey i just got anew case that comes with a temp sensor. it comes in a clear plastic tube. is this a cpu temp sensor? and if it is how should i install it.
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08-03-09, 06:06 PM	#2
xtkxhom3r Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Antonio,TX	the tube is to protect the actual sensor...the sensor looks like a clear orange plastic... i wouldnt use a sensor like that to monitor temps i would rather use coretemp but you can tape it to one of the fins on your heatsink so your temp gauge wont just stay at 0.... the closer to the cpu the more acurate of a temp you will get but dont put the sensor between the cpu and the heatsink! if you do you will hurt the performance of the your heatsink and probably make your cpu overheat .... __________________ [Xeon 3520 (I7 920 D0) - 4.5GHZ \| Swiftech GTZ- MCR 120.3 - 6 Fans] [Rampage Extreme 2 \| 3x2 GB Corsair 1600 ram @ 1800 7-7-7-20] [x2 XFX 4890's \| x2 MCW60's\| MCR120.3 - 3 Fans \| X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty] [x2 OCZ Vertex raid 0 \| x3 WD 2TB \| Coarsair 1000HX \| 55" LED Samsung] [Lian Li V2000 \| Logitech diNovo Edge \| Logitech G7 \| Scythe Kaze Master] Laptop Service Manuals
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Automiketic Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: somewhere killing zombies	or use it to measure the temp of something u can monitor via software such as the hdds or ram or something. take into acct that it will only be so accurate. __________________ PERFECT HEAT
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