i think i set a record

[uhaulball]

...for stock case cooling with stock hsf.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/uhaulball/temps2.jpg

do you think that its possibly bad for the cpu if its that cold?

 

[RallyMaster]

I think your temp diode on your motherboard is incorrect. i'm not trusting my Abit's temp sensor because it keeps saying my temps are 17C

 

[uhaulball]

i have a lanparty ut sli-dr expert. i donno if anyone with that board has a problem. i have other temp readings from differnt days that have a 26C idle. it was 15C today because 1) I'm at school in upstate NY and my room is freezing cold today. 2) my case is a lian li pc-60 plus; the rear exhaust is actually an intake with a cpu duct attached on it in the inside of the case which directs the air directly to the cpu. 3) that case happens to sit right on my desk with the back intake facing directly at the window that is open about an inch. 4) the outside temp based on weather.com is currently 41F which is equivalent to 5 degrees Celcius.

 

[rise]

if those temps are correct, turn down that chipset fan!! lol, it must be annoying as hell at 7000rpm.

 

[Tu13erhead]

It's gotta be a bad sensor. First, if your ambient (room) temperature is higher than 15C, then it's not possible for the CPU to be colder than that. If you room is abnormally cold, then your chipset and other temps would likely be somewhat lower as well.

 

[shinzwei]

Your sensor is BORKED

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

I bet it was cold with the window open...Was it this cold?
I haven't used the forced heat in six years(SoCal) and my case temps run 17C to 27C.


...Galvanized

 

[Bull Dog]

The DFI Expert boards seem to have a problem properly reading the cpu temp.

 

[uhaulball]

Originally posted by: rise4310
if those temps are correct, turn down that chipset fan!! lol, it must be annoying as hell at 7000rpm.

yes the fans are all set on max. i have shure e3c. for those who are familiar, those are noise 'cancelling" headphones. when im not wearing them the computer indeed sounds like a jet airplane.

 

[uhaulball]

Originally posted by: Tu13erhead
It's gotta be a bad sensor. First, if your ambient (room) temperature is higher than 15C, then it's not possible for the CPU to be colder than that. If you room is abnormally cold, then your chipset and other temps would likely be somewhat lower as well.

like i said earlier, the rear exhaust is actually an INTAKE on my case. and that intake is faced directly at my window. so the ambient tempureature is actually the outside temperature because it is taking the air from outside (my window is open an inch, and the fan is directly in front of that window) which is 5C outside. so yes, the "room" temperature Is lower than 15C.. it is 5C! The intake has a duct inside the computer, that blows only on top of the cpu. http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/cases/lianli/pc60plus/installed_small.jpg <-- notice the chrome bullet-shaped duct. I then have another 120mm intake in the front of my case, which draws the air in for the HD and General Case temperature. So the "room" temps for the northbridge, gfx card and other components, are different than the "room" temps for the cpu.
When i do close the window, and my room temperature is more normal, my temps are about 26-30C idle. The rear intake is still aimed at the window, and even though the window is closed, the area is still cold as the outside temperatures are constantly around 5C here in upstate New York.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Depending on how cold the ambient room temperature is those temperatures are possible.
I have had my temps drop down below 20c...but I did that on purpose on a particluar excessively cold day.

The only thing I would question is.....you used only one program to get your reading.
Download several others then if they all give you the same reading....I could agree with you.

But thats no record for aircooled computer.
Anybody in a region where the temps go excessively low can get those temps.

If you know anything about ambient temps you will realize I am right.

Nice post though!

 

[uhaulball]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Depending on how cold the ambient room temperature is those temperatures are possible.
I have had my temps drop down below 20c...but I did that on purpose on a particluar excessively cold day.

The only thing I would question is.....you used only one program to get your reading.
Download several others then if they all give you the same reading....I could agree with you.

But thats no record for aircooled computer.
Anybody in a region where the temps go excessively low can get those temps.

If you know anything about ambient temps you will realize I am right.

Nice post though!

Oh, i have another program that reads the CPU and PWM temperature, but it doesn't read the northbridge temps. But the temps on that are identical to the temps i got with this program.

My original intent however, was not to question the validity of my temps, cuz i personally know they are correct, i was realyl asking, could temps this cold be bad for the cpu?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: uhaulball

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Depending on how cold the ambient room temperature is those temperatures are possible.
I have had my temps drop down below 20c...but I did that on purpose on a particluar excessively cold day.

The only thing I would question is.....you used only one program to get your reading.
Download several others then if they all give you the same reading....I could agree with you.

But thats no record for aircooled computer.
Anybody in a region where the temps go excessively low can get those temps.

If you know anything about ambient temps you will realize I am right.

Nice post though!

Oh, i have another program that reads the CPU and PWM temperature, but it doesn't read the northbridge temps. But the temps on that are identical to the temps i got with this program.

My original intent however, was not to question the validity of my temps, cuz i personally know they are correct, i was realyl asking, could temps this cold be bad for the cpu?

To answer that particular question--could temps this cold be bad for the cpu?

No--temperatures like that are good for the CPU!~!!


Theres alot of different ways to achieve real low CPU temps.....most are expensive and they require you know what you are doing.

 

[RallyMaster]

Don't get CPU too low or you'll start getting condensation. And we all know condensation is bad around electricity.

 

[Tu13erhead]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Don't get CPU too low or you'll start getting condensation. And we all know condensation is bad around electricity.

Yep, was just about to make this point as well.

/me lost a motherboard due to condesnation.

 

[uhaulball]

well im not planning on going over to the water cooling side of the fence, but i see what you're saying. I'll be sure to keep that window shut when there is snowfall or rain, since the rear intake just might pull in some precipitation and overall moisture.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Don't get CPU too low or you'll start getting condensation. And we all know condensation is bad around electricity.

Not if done correctly and using the proper equipment!

 

[LOUISSSSS]

your ****** is broken