System temp seems too high...is it accurate?

[BlueWeasel]

Here's my setup:

Epox 8RDA Nforce2 board
XP-M 2600 running at 195x12.5 =2.44ghz on 1.7v with a TT SilentBoost and a 80mm Panaflo L1A

Antec mid-tower case using the following cooling:
- 80mm intake fan at the lower front
- Cardcooler XT (two 120mm fans blowing down on the expansion slots)
- PSU fan
- Two 80mm exhaust fans just below PSU fan

Running Prime95 under full load in a 23C room (72F), my max CPU temp is 51C, and my system temp maxes out at 35C. The system temp just seems a little high considering the amount of air I am pushing through the case.

The 51C that my mobile maxes out at doesn't really bother me, since I am running in with a low RPM Panaflo L1A. Obviously, I expect that to go down as the temperature of the case goes down.

I really wonder about the accuracy of the board temp reading. For those with the Epox Nforce boards, what kind of temps are you getting?

 

[zodder]

Have you tried comparing the board readings with Aida32's readings to see if they match?

 

[andreyseven]

according to weather.com, tupelo is having 70 degree weather, maybe that is affecting your temp?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: andreyseven
according to weather.com, tupelo is having 70 degree weather, maybe that is affecting your temp?

The weather is great, no doubt.

However, a general rule of thumb is your case cooling is good enough if the case temp gets around 10-15F higher (max) than the ambient room temperature. Since my room stays fairly constant at around 72F, then my case should be around 85F max. According to Speedfan, and my BIOS, the highest case temp I got last night was 35C (95F).

It doesn't worry me, as my systems is stable as a rock. I am really just trying to figure out if the reported temp is accurate.

 

[NesuD]

those temps look perfectly acceptable to me.