Asus A7V133 + 900mhz T-bird - CPU TEMP = 49 degrees celceus when idle! Is this NORMAL???

[abu]

Hey guys 'n gals...

i built my first pc this weekend

Its an A7V133 + 900mhz with all the extra goodies...etc

My 300w case has not been closed yet, the Asus PC Probe is telling me my CPU is running at 49 C with idle (thats 120 F) ... under load, the max i have seen it gone to is 51 C
I haven't noticed any lockups or anything yet.

Is this NORMAL?

I have a CoolerMaster DP5-6H51 HSF

Or is the Asus PC Probe screwed?

Please help me out...

Thanks.

 

[aGeNt73]

are you using thermal tape or paste? ive heard that the ASUS probe isn't all that accurate because its sposed to be a bit far from the actual cpu core? someone correct me if im wrong. But i have heard something about that probe being off..so you may not actually be at 49 C.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

What's your full load temp? If its in the 50-55C range, your temps are fine for an a7v. A7v series boards compensate the temp more, resulting in "higher" read temps.


Mike

 

[abu]

I am using the thermal pad which comes with the Coolmaster HSF.

I did take the blue sticker off the pad before installing the HSF to the cpu...

So far, under full load (installing apps...etc, the temp has not gone over 55 C

Where can i download benchmark utilities such has Content Creation Winstone 2000, SYSmark 2000...etc? I want to put some serious load on this machine, to see how it holds up...

Thanks.

 

[sd]

Heres my thread on the same topic

here