NORTHBRIDGE TEMPERATURES

[grettman]

I just bought an MSI 875P Motherboard. I am not an overclocker. I am getting good CPU temps at around 40 degrees cel. My system (I am assuming this is what the temperature is in the case) is around 25 degrees. My NorthBoard is reading a whopping 65 degrees cel. I am getting this information via software (their core center program and speedfan).

I am hoping this is a wrong temperature reading! I can't believe it is that hot. Is that normal? If not, do you think the temperature reading is incorrect? Where do they put the northbridge sensor?

When I open the case and power off the system, I touch the heat sink (just the side because it has a fan on it) and it is cool. Perhaps a bit warm but just a tad. If i was at 65 degree cel would my heat sink be hot?

Should I stop worrying? It is brand new system. I have 4 case fans, cpu fan, NB fan, a fan on my graphics card. I .e I have fans out the rear!


Please help.

Mike

 

[grettman]

Anyone????

 

[Doh!]

I have a feeling your cpu is 65C while the mb is 40C. Have you touched the cpu heatsink (not the NB chipset heatsink) to see if it's hot? Speedfan as well as MSI's PC Alert both read the cpu temp. as mb. temp. & vice-versa for my MSI nForce2 board.

 

[Woodie]

Speedfan as well as MSI's PC Alert both read the cpu temp. as mb. temp. & vice-versa for my MSI nForce2 board

What???? I've been watching my temps, and that would shed a whole lot of light on my "issues".

PC Alert 4 only shows two temps: CPU and System. Usually CPU: 51-53C and System: 30-32C
MBM5 shows three temps: I assumed they were: CPU, NorthBridge and System (51, 41, and 33).

This is all on an MSK K7N2G-ILSR (w/ the IGP), running SoB, so the CPU is at 100%.