Temperatures (CPU and Case) with Opteron 165 & DFI Ultra-D

[WouterK]

Hello,

Does anyone knows the meaning of:

BIOS Health Setup:

1) CPU Core Temp
2) PWN AREA <------- ??
3) Chipset Temp

How they they compare with MBM 1,2 and 3 (which is which?).
Where is the 2nd CPU temp displayed. MBM 1 = case, and equates to teh same temperature AMD Cool'n'Quiet Dashboard shows at 33C.

Anyone knows a utility that shows the correct temperatures, identifying exacty what thet are, etc.?? I am confuled now!

The temp I get using ZALMAN copper super cooler (& 3 case fans) is between 38 and 44 degrees Celsiuis. With load it goes upto 55C. Too hot??

Same case with OPTY 165 and ASUS A8Ne shows temp in the low 30. Wondering is DFI shows temp show too high figures.

What temperatures you are getting?? What is max?

Also, just let you know that Cool'nQuiet works now with OPTY 939 using new DFI Ultra-D BIOS dated 11/14. Similar, the new ASUS A8ne BIOS fixed Cool'n'Quiet as well. The DFI 939 Infinity BIOS has not been fixed yet. You need to downloa dthe OPTY AMD CPU driver!

 

[Painman]

"PWM" - short for PWMIC - Pulse Width Modulation Integrated Circuit. It consists of several components, but the temp reading comes from the area seen here. Look at the lower left-most silver heatsink, to its right is a small yellow device soldered to the board. That's the sensor that produces the PWM temp reading. 55º C is not an unusual reading to get from that part of the board when the PC has a workload.

 

[WouterK]

Thanks Painman,

I am correct to say that MBM:

1) CPU (MAX ?)
2) MWN area (max 55C)
3) chipset temp (what is max temp for this?)

Tempo sensing on Siandra 2005 says:
1) Board temp
2) CPU1
3) CPU2

Confusing still..

 

[Painman]

MBM 1 is CPU
MBM 2 is PWM
MBM 3 is Chipset

Sandra reports "board temp" but it's actually reading the CPU temp here
Sandra CPU1 temp = PWM
Sandra CPU2 temp = Chipset

What are good temps? On air - CPU less than 50 load is desirable.
PWM - this is supposed to get hot - but keep it out of the 60s if you can.
Chipset - Normal for it to run in the 40s. Best if it stays that way.