XP 1800+ still hot after hsf upgrade

[johnyeh]

When i first got my chip i orded the Vantec 6027D hsf because i heard it was the best cooling for it's noise. It worked ok at first then it started to get up to about 111 F under idle conditions. Then I decided to get the AX-7 cooler with the Mechtronics 80mm from plycon B&M directly to save on shipping. Now it still runs at around 111 to 115. I applied AS3 under both hsf and mounted them multiple times. It's not crashing but seems kinda high with my new cooler. Is it my room? Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks.

 

[jiggavo]

what board are you using? you might want to consider a BIOS upgrade/downgrade. I had this problem with an ABIT KT7A. I forgot the bios version that gave me this problem, but it gave my temp a good extra 10deg.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Jiggavo,

When a manufacturer adds compensation to a BIOS, it is to compensate teh reading to better reflect true DIE tmepreature. This is because socket-thermistors do not measure temp well at all.

Johnyeh,

What motherboard are you using? what is your system temp?



Mike

 

[johnyeh]

I'm using the Soyo Dragon PLus with the latest BIOS upgrade but i'm using motherboard monitor to look at my temps.
My case temp is around 98.
I have 2 80 mm intakes and 2 80mm exhaust fans in my antec 1030 case.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

well, your case temps is a bit high... but I dont' know if that's a result of case cooling or room temp.



mike

 

[jblondi]

yeah, case temp is your problem. What is your room temp? Its easy to see that your processor would be 111 if your case temp is 98.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Sound like pretty nice temperatures considering your room temp if you ask me...

 

[jiggavo]

Mikewarrior2,
Yeah that's what I thougth too, but i had instabilities too. I would get constant reboots during high cpu utilization even freezes. My temp readings were around 60deg. I don't know if it was coincidental with the BIOS change, but I felt that it had to do with the temperature.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Jiggavo,

What were/are your ambient system temps with the KR7A? From waht i've seen, 60C temps shouldn't be enough to cause any heat related instabilities with that line of motherboards....



Mike