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Do these temps seem right to you?

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canister

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In the BIOS it lists my CPU temp as 45C and my system temp as 65C, that's w/ the side of my case off, does this seem right? I thought the case temp should be lower than the CPU. MBM shows the same temps but SandraLite 2005 shows it reversed. Which one is probably more accurate?
 
Check for bios updates for your mobo... Also, which mobo and processor do you have? I'd be concerned if it's running at 65C at idle.
 
It's an old set up someone gave me last week. An Athlon 1.3 and an Ecs K7SEM mobo. I was going try and push it to 1.5 or so but after seeing those temps... I've never updated a BIOS before, could you piont me in the direction of a good how-to on it.
 
Check with ecs' web site... Although from what I've heard of ecs boards and such, don't expect much. If you got the system for free, fine. If you paid any amount for it, you got screwed. Look to install better cooling either to the case, processor, or both. Then set it up as either an email machine or play around with different operating systems on it. I wouldn't try setting it up as a server, unless you don't put anything of any value on it. That way, when (not if) it does have a meltdown you won't be crying.
 
OK, update the Bios and the temps stayed the same. So I put an old crappy HSF I had laying around on it and now the CPU temp shows 55C and System temp as 67C. Maybe they are the right temps? Has anyone had a higher system temp then CPU temp?
 
Not when the board was reporting properly... Especially not by that much. Your processor should show as higher than the mobo temp, since the mobo temp should be the ambient read. The only time you could have a processor temp below the ambient/mobo is with high end liquid cooling (overkill level). Even then, I doubt it would be that large of a difference.
 
My motherboard has always reported a high system temp... I don't know why. Right now, it's reporting CPU temp @ 37C (Cool n Quiet on) and system temp @ 46C. I think it's just reading it wrong. (No, they're not switched. While doing something CPU intensive, the CPU temp will rise significantly and the system temp doesn't change that much)
 
You cant have a system temp higher than a CPU temp unless you are water cooling or using exotic cooling. With air cooling it pulls the air from the case onto the CPU so whatever temp the case is its gonna be hotter.

DO you have thermal paste on your CPU. Also which way is the HSF facing and which way is the fan blowing?

Which processor is this?

-Kevin
 
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