normal chipset temp

[SeekAndDestroy]

ok, i never had this problem before with any other game, but i just bought BF2 and my smartguardian started flipping out. i checked the temp and my chipset was at 56c. at that point i think i had been playing for like 2-3 hours maybe, so thats probably as high as it will go, but is that too high? or high enough to hurt anything? i havnt overclocked anything on my PC and i have 9 fans, so i really dont see how its overheating. maybe its just because its hot in my house, i dunno. anyone have any opinions?

[boo_masters]

It's a bit high, but I do not see it as a flipping-out concern. Especially since that is essentially your load temp. Is there a way to adjust SmartGuardian's max threshhold for the CPU temp? If so change it to like...70C perhaps. Since you have not OC'd it you might check the "flow" of air within your case. Sometimes simply switching those nine fans around a bit will make a world of difference. Basically if you can get a straight-through air movement without any cross-contamination you are doing great.

 

Best of luck

 

boo

[SeekAndDestroy]

ok, sounds good. as far as i know the fans are going front to back. i have 2 in the fron cooling off the hard drives, 2 on the side of the case blowing out, one on the back of the case blowing out, one resting on the bottom of the case blowing in the direction of the chip set, and then the other ones are on the hardware.

[SeekAndDestroy]

i fixed this a while ago, i just forgot to say what i did. apparently dfi used cheap thermal grease on the chipset. it was thick and so hard that i had to scrape it off with a knife. i put some of my aftermarket thermal grease on there and it went from 56c down to 52c. thats the highest ive seen it since i put the new grease on there. im much happier with 52 than 56. thanks anyway though