New computer, xp running at 50c.

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TazmanianBubblegum

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Ok, I got a new computer the other day. I checked in the bios today at how much all the temps were running at. It says mobo 30c, but then the cpu is reading at 51c. That just seemed a little high, but is it actually? Or could it be possibly because of the CPU Overheating protection on the asus a7v333?

Here are the specs :

Mobo - Asus A7V333 w/raid.
Processor - XP 2000
Fan/HS - Thermalright AX-7 / Sunon 80x80x25 50 CFM 3900rpm.

all in a antec 1030 with four fans not including power supply.
 
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mastay

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I think your mobo might read from the diode, so 50C is not "really" high. Alsom did you use thermal compound and is your heatsink attached well? If so, then your mobo is definitely reading from the diode and you are probably okay.
 
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gltyrian

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im running a similar rig w/ abit nv 133 r.. and an alpha and i get around 52 idle also.. so maybe its not so bad?
 
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lessell

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I have a very similar system to you same case, same heat sink with the sunon fan. I am running an 1800 overclocked to 1670 and my temps are very similar. 50C at idle and 56C to 58C under full load in a room that is on the warm side right now. According to Asus this board does not read temps from the internal diode but it is calibrated to try and give a more accurate temperature. I have found it to read about 10C higher than my kr7a. The thermal protection does work, it saved my chip when I didn't get the heat sink on properly after removing it to unlock it. My thanks to asus it saved me $85 and multiple lectures from my wife
 
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TazmanianBubblegum

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Originally posted by: lessell
I have a very similar system to you same case, same heat sink with the sunon fan. I am running an 1800 overclocked to 1670 and my temps are very similar. 50C at idle and 56C to 58C under full load in a room that is on the warm side right now. According to Asus this board does not read temps from the internal diode but it is calibrated to try and give a more accurate temperature. I have found it to read about 10C higher than my kr7a. The thermal protection does work, it saved my chip when I didn't get the heat sink on properly after removing it to unlock it. My thanks to asus it saved me $85 and multiple lectures from my wife
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ok cool, glad to hear someone encountered this. for some reason though I am having trouble now getting any program or the bios to actually read the RPM of my cpu fan. It just says 0 for some reason, any ideas?
 
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lessell

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The sunon fan that I have on my heat sink is a 4 pin molex in order for the bios to read the fan rpm it must plug into the motherboard and also the fan has to support rpm monitoring I really don't know if the sunon does, I have several panaflows that do not so even if your fan is hooked to the mb it may not show rpm.
 
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Originally posted by: TazmanianBubblegum

ok cool, glad to hear someone encountered this. for some reason though I am having trouble now getting any program or the bios to actually read the RPM of my cpu fan. It just says 0 for some reason, any ideas?
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Check your mobo layout (in the manual) and make sure you have the fan header plugged into cpu0. I don't have that board, but my mobo has 4 headers, 2 of which are monitored. You probably have it plugged into either a monitored case fan header or an unmonitored header.

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TazmanianBubblegum

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ok so it's ok if my mobo is at 30c, and my processor at like 49 or 50c, and my room temp is like 77F though? I actually did turn my thermostat down to 74 earlier and came back and my cpu was actually running at 44c which was much better. So maybe if my parents let me turn it down it would help, but i move into a dorm in a month and they are going to be pretty chili. What would be a bad temparute that is endangering the life of a processor?
 
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bstowe94

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I have come to the conclusion that diffrent motherboards read temperatures diffrently
my friend and I ran the same processor in 2 diffrent motherboards one ran at 45 C the other at 55 C
this is of particular note since on the first board thermal failure occured at 51 C ie blue screen errors and the other idled past this temp and ran fine. My point being that for whatever reason sometimes boards read diffrently and if you want the best reading get a separte probe, wehter or not its completely accurate at lest it will be consistent

 
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mrman3k

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Well considering that Athlons are made to run up to 70C, you are defintely fine, I am using the retail heatsink and have my XP1700 OC'd to 1900 levels in the same basic case and it is 56C. So it is quiet and I am happy as a clam.
 
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