Asus P5W DH Deluxe overheating? Anyone had this problem?

[NBAJ2K]

I built my computer with my E6600 and my Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherboard. Everything seemed to be fine. That was until I ran the PC Probe program that came with the motherboard to check the temperature. It shows that my motherboard is running at 58 degrees Celsius. I'm not sure if its the motherboard or what, I do have 1 ATI Radeon 1900 XT in my computer along with a Hauppauge 500 TV tuner. Could they be causing the problem? I'm supposed to call the RMA # tomorrow to request a new one and ship back my current board. I just want to be sure, or atleast as sure as I can be that that is actually the problem.

I have a LIAN LI PC-6070Bplus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112102

Anyone have any thoughts?

Also, has anyone dealt with RMAing a board with Asus? Any chance they will take my credit card info and send the new one first? I kind of really need my PC and can't wait.

Thanks,

~J

 

[Skott]

I would download CoreTemp and SpeedFan as a comparison to the ASUS PC Probe. Most people go by CoreTemp as the most accurate. Also you can remove the caps on the heatsinks and that'll improve cooling. Alot of people do this since they dont seem to serve any major function but do allow heat buildup. Another thing people like to do is to remove the ASUS thermal paste from the heatsinks and replace it with ArticSilver5. Also use AS5 on the chip hsf as well. This should greatly reduce your temps overall. Over on the XS forums is a guide on how to remove the caps and heatsinks and apply AS5 if you have never done it before.

 

[lopri]

CoreTemp doesn't report motherboard temps.

 

[lopri]

OP: Check this out.

 

[soydios]

Yeah, the thermal paste under the heatsinks isn't the best.
For comparison, I've seen my Northbridge temps hit 58C after several hours of gaming, but this in my quiet system, with only one intake and one exhaust fan (both 120mm running at 7V), and a Zalman CNPS9500 (it blows air above the heatsinks, instead of down towards the socket and through the heatsinks).

First, make sure you've removed the plastic wrap on the heatsinks. If that isn't enough, remove the fancy shiny metal cap over the heatsink (this allows more air to get to the cooling fins underneath). If you still want cooler, you can remove the heatsinks and reapply the thermal grease with some of your favorite stuff.

 

[Skott]

Originally posted by: lopri
CoreTemp doesn't report motherboard temps.

Yeah, I forgot about that Lopri. Thanks for the correction. My bad.

 

[raincityboy]

I think lopri hit this on the head.
Try touching the southbridge, if its cool, this is from bad contact. If its really at 58 there is a bigger problem here, and you should definitely RMA it.
If it is just from bad contact you could try replacing the TIM, but it might need to be lapped. Replacing the TIM wouldn't void the warrant if you wanted to try that.

 

[Navaros]

I have this board too and my PC Probe mobo temp is 44 degrees Celsius. Is that normal?