Hello.
I just bought a cpu/mobo package with a Shuttle AK32VN Via chipset KT266a motherboard. I tried running SiSoft Sandra 2004 on it and by the second run, the board temps spike to 60 degrees Celsius and Sandra's default temp protection kicks in and shuts off the burn in. This happens even when I select normal and not high stress. Now.. I can run a ECS K7S5A (SiS chipset of course) Pro all day long like this in high stress and the temps stay steady at about 37 degrees Celsius. Both boards are passively cooled and are in the same kind of case with one case fan.
Also.. The Shuttle board is running an Athlon XP1800+ and the ECS K7S5A Pro is running an Athlon XP2400+ and it runs hotter with the same heatsink (as it should).
Why does the board temp spike on the Shuttle board? Is this normal for this kind of board? Could it be defective if the temps spike like this? I have about 5 days left to exchange it. I don't want to bother exchanging this if it's normal, but I don't want to be stuck with a bad board either.
TIA,
Sal
I just bought a cpu/mobo package with a Shuttle AK32VN Via chipset KT266a motherboard. I tried running SiSoft Sandra 2004 on it and by the second run, the board temps spike to 60 degrees Celsius and Sandra's default temp protection kicks in and shuts off the burn in. This happens even when I select normal and not high stress. Now.. I can run a ECS K7S5A (SiS chipset of course) Pro all day long like this in high stress and the temps stay steady at about 37 degrees Celsius. Both boards are passively cooled and are in the same kind of case with one case fan.
Also.. The Shuttle board is running an Athlon XP1800+ and the ECS K7S5A Pro is running an Athlon XP2400+ and it runs hotter with the same heatsink (as it should).
Why does the board temp spike on the Shuttle board? Is this normal for this kind of board? Could it be defective if the temps spike like this? I have about 5 days left to exchange it. I don't want to bother exchanging this if it's normal, but I don't want to be stuck with a bad board either.
TIA,
Sal