Antec P180B with high temps

[ryansebiz]

I bought a P180B, used AS5 on the X2 4600 and spent several hours on cable management, using it in my Main PC in it (see sig). I'm not overclocking anything.

Here's my idle temps:

CPU: 50c
System: 40c
GPU: 45c

I'm using all three stock Antec 120mm TriCool fans, one at the top back, one at the blowhole and one in the bottom HD/PSU chamber. The top two are set to high and the bottom is set to low (connected to the PSU's "Fan Only" connector). I also installed two 120mm Yate Loons in the removable HD tray in the upper front of the case to help bring cool air in.

FYI I'm in Alabama; the ambient temp is 30c.

I've reseated the heat sink...twice...and the results don't change. I've also touched the CPU heatsink while the computer is on and it doesn't feel hot.

I've heard that it may be my mobo reporting temps that are too high. I doubted this at first but now I'm beginning to agree with it. I've done everything I can, including buying a new, cooler case and spending hours on cable management, and I still have high temps.

FYI I have my PSU's "PSU Fan Monitor" cable connected to my mobo's "CHA1 Fan" connector. Should I try disconnecting it? Also, the mobo's chipset fan and the CPU fan are both connected to their respective mobo fan connections.

Here's a screenshot of SpeedFan (maybe this will help):

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4354/speefanef4.jpg

What does the "Core" refer to and why is it so hot?

And here's a shot of my "Freezer":

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9130/fanskp5.jpg

What should I do to get these temps down?

 

[JBDan]

Preachin' to the choir, but your ambient temps are very warm. With 86F, you'd be hard pressed to get that chip much cooler than ~44C imo. Try this on if you have the time:

1. Disconnect top fan & seal up hole (lay a book over it)
2. Seal vent holes under rear exhaust/ beside pci slots (tape)
3. Turn Q-Fan OFF in BIOS so HSF runs at max
4. Use only 1 Yate for front intake (upper chamber)
5. Hook your 2 tri-cools (rear exhaust and bottem) up with regular 4pin molex (NOT the psu "FanOnly" connections) & run them on high setting.

If you want to monitor the psu fan then leave it where you have it...its not hurting anything. I don't trust any temp monitoring software, but it does give you a "general" reading. The "core" temp refers to this --> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=103638

Your core says 51C which looks normal to me under your conditions.
In speedfan your mobo temp states 106F! Lack of a downward blowing HSF leads to higher mobo/mosfet/chipset/RAM temps. But yet still, ASUS mobo's are known for reporting high temps. Try diff configurations with the fans in the P180...the choices are many. Is your AC busted?

 

[ryansebiz]

Originally posted by: JBDanTry this on if you have the time:

1. Disconnect top fan & seal up hole (lay a book over it)
2. Seal vent holes under rear exhaust/ beside pci slots (tape)
3. Turn Q-Fan OFF in BIOS so HSF runs at max
4. Use only 1 Yate for front intake (upper chamber)
5. Hook your 2 tri-cools (rear exhaust and bottem) up with regular 4pin molex (NOT the psu "FanOnly" connections) & run them on high setting.

I did all five steps and the temps only dropped 2-3 degrees. CPU is idling at 48c.

Your core says 51C which looks normal to me under your conditions.
In speedfan your mobo temp states 106F! Lack of a downward blowing HSF leads to higher mobo/mosfet/chipset/RAM temps...Is your AC busted?

I think it is! Should I RMA it?

The thing is, I used the same mobo before with an older BIOS and AMD64 3500 CPU and I got very similar temps. I think something's wrong with the mobo.

P.S. I used Core Temp Beta and got these temps:

TCaseMax: 61c
Core 1: 52c
Core 2: 48c