Topic: Cooling

[Tony]

Cheers bat,

I have the CPU motherboard cut-off temp sensor set at the minimum setting of 70 degrees.

Simon,

Your temps appear to be the norm for an XP Chip if mine is anything to go by. Mind you some how I don't think you were seeking reasurance from me  

[bat69]

Yeah, those temps seem pretty normal for stock heatsinks and fans with those stoopid thermal pads that they use.

[Simon]

Mine hasn't got a stoopid thermal pad, it's stuck on with Arctic Silver!  I must admit, I didn't take three days to smooth it down, like you Bat!  

[bat69]

Ahhh but that finishes it off properly ... you see, if the surface is rough, then air can be trapped, and air is a good insulator, which is not what you need for the most efficient cooling.

I hope you used the Arctic Silver instructions  

[Simon]

I hope you used the Arctic Silver instructions  

Oh, yes!  Credit Cards have many uses!    

[Tony]

I'm just using the pad that came attached to the heatsink/fan combo. Simon, I must say seeing as your upgrade heatsink/fan and Artic Silver paste comes in at ball park 200% more than the bog standard version, I would have expected you to achieve lower temps than my setup.

I have checked the temps tonight since I connected the intake fan, and the temps are CPU 44 System 33 as against 45 and 33 last night. So as one assumes the same room temp, the additional input fan has made very little diference. On the face of it not worth the extra time and effort of drilling holes and the addtional purchase cost. But having said that, the fan does blown incoming air directly onto my hard drive, so I dare say it will insure it stays cool.

[Simon]

Simon, I must say seeing as your upgrade heatsink/fan and Artic Silver paste comes in at ball park 200% more than the bog standard version, I would have expected you to achieve lower temps than my setup.

As long as it works, Tony, the figures don't really bother me.  Perhaps mine will last 200% longer than yours!  

At the risk of being a thicket, is there an easier way to check temps than going into BIOS?   :-[

[Tony]

As long as it works, Tony, the figures don't really bother me.  Perhaps mine will last 200% longer than yours!  

mmmmmmmm handbags  

At the risk of being a thicket, is there an easier way to check temps than going into BIOS?   :-[

I get my temp readings amoungst other things from a utility that comes with the MSI motherboard.

[Tony]

Whilst we are on the subject of heatsinks and pads and paste, here's a little story.

My first PC a AMD K6 200Mhz job has been running for nearly five years now. And about 2.5 years ago the plastic clip that held the CPU fan onto the assembly broke off. So I loosely and I mean loosely tied it on to the assembly with that green plastic coated garden binding wire. Ignorance is bliss, I didn't relise at the time cooling is so important.

I dare say cooling was not the issue it is to day with the AMD XP chips.

[bat69]

is there an easier way to check temps than going into BIOS?   :-[

Yes there is, its a little program called Mother Board Monitor. I'll find a link for it when I have more time. Its a handy little prog that monitors lots of things.

[Tony]

Simon,

the pcAlert 4 I use might work on any motherboard, here's the link along with other free stuff MSI

[Simon]

[Tony]

it's a lovely morning up here in Yorkshire,I'm sat with the window wide open to blow away the cobwebs.

Temps are CPU 40 degrees System 30 degrees, room temp can make all the differance.

[Adept]

I just downloaded Motherboard Monitor 5 which seem to have all the bells and whistles I need  

Oh and CPU temp. 46 deg. C and System temp. 23 deg. C

[bat69]

Thanks for finding that Adept ... I just have been far to busy to get the time to hunt it out

Thanks again

MBM 5 is brilliant ... it gives you all you could want