Shivers Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 While doing some tests on how hot my components get with all fans off, under full load (and keeping a very watchfull eye), I noticed something strange. The PWM temperature was sky rocketing very quickly, and within a minute, it was levelling off at nearly 100C. I know it's rated for a bit more than that, but that was too high for comfort, so I set every fan to 100%. The PWM plummeted, but way lower than was expected. It fell down to -18C (???). It's mostly only stock fans inside my compy, so it makes me wonder, can I not trust that temperature readings I'm getting. What would cause such an obviously incorrect reading? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuoficr Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 It fell down to -18C (???) Wow, something is definetley wrong then (assuming that isnt a typo). you can pick up a digital thermometer at radioshack pretty cheap to check the temp's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 While doing some tests on how hot my components get with all fans off, under full load (and keeping a very watchfull eye), I noticed something strange. The PWM temperature was sky rocketing very quickly, and within a minute, it was levelling off at nearly 100C. I know it's rated for a bit more than that, but that was too high for comfort, so I set every fan to 100%. The PWM plummeted, but way lower than was expected. It fell down to -18C (???). It's mostly only stock fans inside my compy, so it makes me wonder, can I not trust that temperature readings I'm getting. What would cause such an obviously incorrect reading? I'd say the sensor must be going bad, or the software that accesses it is getting really, really confused. I could almost believe the 100 degree temp, though I've never heard of anything more than around 70-75 max (50 average probably)...but anytihng negative obviously isn't right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivers Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 No, the -18 isn't a typo, and I'm using SpeedFan to tell me my temps (all the other temps I get seem to be about par). I guess I should just take that reading with a grain of salt then, and pay more attention to the other, seemingly more accurate results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 Try the Everest Ultimate Trial www.lavalys.com and let us know your results. (Note: PWMIC may report as motherboard on some versions) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmedLover84 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 I got a question while we're on the subject of the PWM thing... WHERE IS IT? I want to keep it cooler LOL Mine's only gettin' up to the mid 40s when running SLI and gaming but mid 40s is too hot for my computer lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundx98 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 Cllickl on the "DFI MBM5 Setup" below my sig and go to Post #2 EDIT: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...740&postcount=2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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