Ok, just made a major upgrade to my computer. New Epox 8K3AE mobo, AthlonXP 2000+, 512mb corsair pc2700 cas2 ddr, GF4 Ti4200 128mb and a Chieftec 420W power supply.
I boot up, happy as a... whatever, and get BSODed during WinXP startup. Not so happy anymore. Kind of wondering what the problem is, BIOS readings told me the CPU was at 32C (I'm using a Volcano 9 HSF btw). After fiddling around in the BIOS I finally get Windows to boot successfully. Now for the fun part, MBM5 tells me the CPU is at 89C! The same result is given by the monitoring software bundled with the mobo. Checks BIOS again, and it tells me 35C.
Now I'm a little confused. 3DMark2001 succeeds in completing a benchmark (7755p) and Sandra burns for a good two hours without any problems. Is that really supposed to work when your idle temp is 89C?
Also, the CPU was running at 12.5x100 so I thought I'd tune her up a little. Unfortunately she didn't even want to boot the machine with higher settings. Had to remove her, replace her and start all over again.
I just don't know what to do (yes I am kind of a newbie) and I'm getting pretty desperate... Any help is appreciated
*case temp is 22C, at least the BIOS and MBM5 could agree on that*
I boot up, happy as a... whatever, and get BSODed during WinXP startup. Not so happy anymore. Kind of wondering what the problem is, BIOS readings told me the CPU was at 32C (I'm using a Volcano 9 HSF btw). After fiddling around in the BIOS I finally get Windows to boot successfully. Now for the fun part, MBM5 tells me the CPU is at 89C! The same result is given by the monitoring software bundled with the mobo. Checks BIOS again, and it tells me 35C.
Now I'm a little confused. 3DMark2001 succeeds in completing a benchmark (7755p) and Sandra burns for a good two hours without any problems. Is that really supposed to work when your idle temp is 89C?
Also, the CPU was running at 12.5x100 so I thought I'd tune her up a little. Unfortunately she didn't even want to boot the machine with higher settings. Had to remove her, replace her and start all over again.
I just don't know what to do (yes I am kind of a newbie) and I'm getting pretty desperate... Any help is appreciated
*case temp is 22C, at least the BIOS and MBM5 could agree on that*