High VCORE and Temp. readings on ASUS motherboard.

[Metalloid]

I have an ASUS A7V266 and have the vcore for my Athlon XP 1600 set to 1.75 in BIOS, but my motherboard monitor reads it as 1.824. And it gives me 48-53c temperatures. Is this just a high reading or is my computer screwed up?

 

[kulki]

Asus boards are known to read incorrect temp readings. Somethinhg to do with the incorrect reading of the thermistor. I think it will soon be fixed in the next bios revison. I dunno about the voltage though.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

<< Asus boards are known to read incorrect temp readings >>



According to what source? Known to read higher than ohter motherboards? Yes!. known to read higher than actual DIE temperature?, most of the time NO!

SO Asus readings really aren't typically "too high" as everyone likes to claim.... they are often still under "die" temp. So is it Asus readings that are closer to actual temps, or is it that other motherboards read too low, or is it both

. The answer is, Both. Asus reading too high is a huge internet myth.



mike

 

[Metalloid]

Actually Mikewarrior I have to disagree. I had also originally thought that ASUS readings were not more or less inaccurate than other boards, because how can you really determine what the temperature should be to determine if ASUS reads it high or low. But the fact that I have my vcore set to 1.75, and the ASUS board reads it as 1.824, leads me to believe that all of the ASUS board readings are way off.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Vcore on several motherboards is set higher than the level the user chooses in the bios. Epox 8kha+'s do the same thing, for instance. This is simply asus adding extra juice to whatever number you choose in the bios (adn they aren't alone).



<< because how can you really determine what the temperature should be to determine if ASUS reads it high or low. >>




if you want reference to why the temp readings aren't as faulty as you think: VoidYourWarranty Internal Diode A7V tests. See these Internal diode reading tests versus the motherboardmonitor(asus socket-thermistor) results.

Sure, the glaciator II closesly matches socket-thermistor/asus/mbm temps, and 2 dynatrons are slightly lower, but the majority are still higher than MBM reading on an Asus motherboard. Hence why asus temp readings aren't as faulty as you think they are. BTW, the Voidyourwarranty internal diode setup done by pHaestus is the only reliable, recent, and published internal diode test to date. Those are the actual internal temps inside the chip given in this review, adn he provides the socket-thermistor/mbm/asus for comparison.

THe voltage readings may be faulty, but i'm gonna guess that the voltage is an asus "adding a bit of juice to the voltage" issue and not related to the temp readings.


Mike