Does my cpu temp look right?

[spanky]

i had my pc on pretty much all day, and i just installed motherboard monitor 5. it's reporting my cpu temp to be 34C. i have a retail XP2000+ w/ stock hsf. does that temp seem correct? if so... WOW! with amd's reputation of their cpu's running hot... i would be quite surprised if this were true what temp's r u guys running with ur XP cpus?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

how are you measuring temps? Socket-thermistor?

What ambient case temp?

What motherboard?

Most socket-thermistor's read CPU temps well under actual DIe temp.



Mike

 

[spanky]

i'm using "motherboard monitor 5" to measure my cpu temps. right now, the side panel is off my case becuz i was doing hardware swaps. i'm using an epox 8k7a. what is the best way for me to find out my cpu temps from windows?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

well, if you're using MBM, then you're reading the 8k7a's socket-thermistor.. in which case, i've noticed that the Epox boards (in general), read under actual DIe temp between 5-12C on average.



Mike

 

[spanky]

thanx for the feedback mike question... is there a way for me to get a more accurate temp reading from windows? if not, how accurate would it be if i rebooted my machine and check the temp in the bios? would the temp drop a lot between the time i shutdown, to when i actually make it to the bios?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

MBM will read waht the BIOS will give you, save at a known CPU Load. THe problem with rebooting into the BIOS and reading temps from there is that you don't know BIOS load. Granted, Socket-thermistor's are slow-reacting, but an in-windows/during-load reading will be better.


Mike