Elcs
Diamond Member
Hello all,
This is a bit of a strange one and I'll see if I can put everything down for you.
Simply put, at idle my dual core atom/ion is listing an idle CPU temp of 33C, Core temps of 71-73C across both cores, MCP of 47C and GPU temp of 42C.
Reported as per AIDA64 Extreme Edition (trial).
The parts:
ASUS AT3N7A-I motherboard (Dual core Atom with ION graphics chipset, latest bios, latest chipset/graphics drivers, 40mm fan disabled)
1 x 250 Gb WD Scorpio Blue (2.5")
1 x 2 Gb DDR2 800 Crucial (I think)
Antec ISK 300-65 case (running an 80mm Antec Tricool and 80mm Panaflo L1A at 'low' fan setting)
Testing conducted so far:
Removed the case lid, finger inspection of the heatsink revealed that it was very cool and only mildly warm to touch at the very bottom.
With fans still at low speed, temperatures on the cores reached 66-69C and 28C on the CPU, 42C MCP and GPU 37C.
With fans at high speed, temperatures on the cores reached 59-62C and 24C on the CPU, MCP 36C and GPU 31C
With the fans disabled, the temperatures on the cores surpassed 80C, CPU 44C, MCP 55C, GPU 51C, at which point I halted the test to avoid any damage. The heatsink was noticably warmer than in my initial inspection but nowhere near being too hot for prolonged finger contact. As a reference if my CPU in my Gaming PC (X2 6000+) hits 55C on both cores, my Thermalright Ultima 90 is much warmer than the heatsink in this instance.
At this moment I am not entirely sure what to do. I could re-enable the 40mm fan (really whiny and annoying) to see what that does. Reseat the heatsink and use some of the better thermal paste? Look for alternative heatsinks?
What also concerns me is that I can find no other relevant temperatures to compare to around the internet. I rather feel like this is a problem that only I am having and I am missing something completely obvious.
Any helpful insight is most appreciated.
This is a bit of a strange one and I'll see if I can put everything down for you.
Simply put, at idle my dual core atom/ion is listing an idle CPU temp of 33C, Core temps of 71-73C across both cores, MCP of 47C and GPU temp of 42C.
Reported as per AIDA64 Extreme Edition (trial).
The parts:
ASUS AT3N7A-I motherboard (Dual core Atom with ION graphics chipset, latest bios, latest chipset/graphics drivers, 40mm fan disabled)
1 x 250 Gb WD Scorpio Blue (2.5")
1 x 2 Gb DDR2 800 Crucial (I think)
Antec ISK 300-65 case (running an 80mm Antec Tricool and 80mm Panaflo L1A at 'low' fan setting)
Testing conducted so far:
Removed the case lid, finger inspection of the heatsink revealed that it was very cool and only mildly warm to touch at the very bottom.
With fans still at low speed, temperatures on the cores reached 66-69C and 28C on the CPU, 42C MCP and GPU 37C.
With fans at high speed, temperatures on the cores reached 59-62C and 24C on the CPU, MCP 36C and GPU 31C
With the fans disabled, the temperatures on the cores surpassed 80C, CPU 44C, MCP 55C, GPU 51C, at which point I halted the test to avoid any damage. The heatsink was noticably warmer than in my initial inspection but nowhere near being too hot for prolonged finger contact. As a reference if my CPU in my Gaming PC (X2 6000+) hits 55C on both cores, my Thermalright Ultima 90 is much warmer than the heatsink in this instance.
At this moment I am not entirely sure what to do. I could re-enable the 40mm fan (really whiny and annoying) to see what that does. Reseat the heatsink and use some of the better thermal paste? Look for alternative heatsinks?
What also concerns me is that I can find no other relevant temperatures to compare to around the internet. I rather feel like this is a problem that only I am having and I am missing something completely obvious.
Any helpful insight is most appreciated.
