PabloEscobar Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 I just recently got this computer case that has a digital temperture screen on the front that tells me the temperture of where the censor is. The question is...Is this censor suppose to be installed a certain way? Right now i just have it suspended in the air in the middle of the case. So yea... should it be in a certain place? Right now the digital temp. guage reads 75F... while this program called "corecenter" that came with the motherboard sais the system temp. is 105F. Is there somthing wrong here? Thanks, Pablo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 The "system temp" that the utility is referring to is the temperature of your northbridge chip, not the ambient air. What do you want to read the temperature of? Probably the cpu, right? If so, you can do several things. I usually install the sensor on the back of the cpu, right behind the core, and feed the wires around the pins. You can also stick it to the bottom of the heatsink. Just whatever you do, DONT put it between the cpu core and the heatsink. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 im assuming you have the ahanix platinum XP case, you should remove the heatsink from you cpu, and use thin tape (scotch) and tape it as close to the core of the cpu as possible (the little raised spot) but not on the core, and then reapply your heatsink. then you should be set. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabloEscobar Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 Ok thats cool. Wont the HSF melt the the little sensor strip or the wires connected to it? My plan is to tape it right next to that silver box in the middle of the CPU. But not touching it. Then putting the HSF back on. Will this do fine? Also will it get an accurate temp? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 Ok thats cool. Wont the HSF melt the the little sensor strip or the wires connected to it? My plan is to tape it right next to that silver box in the middle of the CPU. But not touching it. Then putting the HSF back on. Will this do fine? Also will it get an accurate temp? yes, get it as close as you can for a more acurate reading, my dad has that case that i think you have and its very acurate. and no it wont melt it, my dad came home from work one day and saw his at a little over 80C and it didnt hurt it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LobbDogg Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 and no it wont melt it, my dad came home from work one day and saw his at a little over 80C and it didnt hurt it. Woa, thats gettin a little warm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 and no it wont melt it, my dad came home from work one day and saw his at a little over 80C and it didnt hurt it. Woa, thats gettin a little warm! no thats alot warm lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabloEscobar Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 "use thin tape (scotch) and tape it as close to the core of the cpu as possible" Ok now the question is... Wont the scotch tape melt?!?! Like if it got to 65C (150F) wont the tape melt? Melted tape doesn't seem to safe on a CPU chip... Does anyone know if this will work? Or should i use black electrical tape? Or no tape at all? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 heh. he just told you his dad came home and his system was running at 80 C, but the tape didnt melt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabloEscobar Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 That cant be right though... 80C is like 210F... now thats almost boiling point if im not wrong... And isent that as hot as a lighter...Well acually i think a lighter flame is around 320F but when the flame gets even close to scotch tape it melts instantly... But at 210F for 30 min. the tape would have to melt... Hmmmm this is very confusing. Im not sure if i should do it or not. Maybe i should go electrical tape instead of scotch tape? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlue Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 Maybe i should go electrical tape instead of scotch tape? trust me the adhesive would turn to glue when subjected to any heat, just try to get the sensor in so it stays by itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 I have watercooling and my cpu block came with a notch in it and i used a reflective sort of tape reminds me of tin foil and i have no problems maybe you could use something like that but then again my cpu doen't go above 30c so i don't know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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