hunter Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 What do you guys use to check your temp on the CPU? My mother board has a built in feature that says the temp is 50-55 Deg c. Is this a good one to go by? Also with this temp can I safely OC my system? Brian Hunter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 you can use motherboard monitor 5 (mbm5) or sisoft sandra and those temps are kinda high btw what are you system specs we can help you more if we knew them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantom Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 Hey: Bishop is right that is high for a base setting, what the rig and current cooling? One thing to remember is the the temps aren't always very accurate. Have you run load vs. resting tests to see the net gain? That will tell you if the monitor is working Ok and will also give you a rate increase to know what to expect if OC'ing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 (edited) I have an Antec tower with 2 fans front blowing in, 1 fan side blowing in, 2 back blowing out, Thermal Take volcano 9 hsf running full. MoBo Gigabyte GA 7VTXH AMD xp 1900+ 512 gb ddr ram(Don't know the brand) GF 3 Ti 200 SB Audigy X Gamer 40 gig drive 120 gig WD drive DVD rom DVD burner I don't think I run my pc very hard, I just play some games, copy movies and songs, so I'm sure these temps are under a light load. I have the pc on the floor next to my desk, I am going to move the whole setup to the other side of the room so the back of the pc will be rite in front of the AC vent. I checked the mbm site and I did'nt see my MoBo listed as being compatible. When I upgrade soon the new board will be. I am using this setup as a ginny pig testing ideas so when I build my new one I know what I want to do. If I mess this one up it won't be such a big deal. Know what I mean I want to OC but if I'm going to screw up I'd rather it be on this pc not learn the hard way on the new one. Thanks for the help Brian Hunter Edited July 13, 2003 by hunter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcooler Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 (edited) To me it also sounds a little high, I'm having around 46 Edited July 13, 2003 by liquidcooler Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiderman Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 Ive used Asus boards alot, and I think that they always report tempratures a little on the high side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 liquidcooler it does seem that your temps are high since you run water cooling you mite try putting another fan on your radiator and i just check your site the reddish color on the radiator is either anodized aluminum or copper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pureghetto Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 I use Speedfan. It has fan speed (rpm), cpu, case, and HDD temp listing, and can control the speed of your fan (slowdown, etc) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted July 14, 2003 Posted July 14, 2003 Thermal Take volcano 9 hsf running full. that is your problem. that hsf sux. get something solid copper like volcano 7+ or slk 800 or slk 900 it will drop your temps but watercooling will really really drop your temps and noise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 14, 2003 Posted July 14, 2003 I use Speedfan. It has fan speed (rpm), cpu, case, and HDD temp listing, and can control the speed of your fan (slowdown, etc) i just discovered that program too works awesome. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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