CUSL2 - Heat?

[aznmist]

Past:
Soyo Mobo
Celeron 566
Alpha 6036
Cpu Temp: 24-40

Present:
Cusl2-C Mobo
P3 800EB
Alpha 6035
Cpu Temp: 39-45

What is going on? Is the alpha not getting a good contact with the slug of the P3?

 

[AndyHui]

That temperature seems normal, and it's natural for an 800MHz processor to be hotter than a 566MHz processor.

It doesn't hurt to check the contact with the heatsink though.

 

[AL77]

IIRC, the Asus CUSL2-C (using the onboard Asus ASIC) reads the CPU temperature from the internal temperture diode of newer Intel CPUs. Does the Soyo do the same, or is the temperture read from the external sensor attached below the CPU in the socket on some (older?) motherboards? The higher MHz is of course a factor as already mentioned...if the Asus temp is under load then it seems fine to me. If that's idle, it seems somewhat high, but well within spec.

Edit: With a p3v4x and 600EB, I get 29C idle; don't recall what it was under load.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Is the soyo board a 7vca(with a socket-thermsitor?)


Mike

 

[aznmist]

It was a Soy9 6VBA-133. In the bios, it says "Cpu Diode".

 

[javathehut]

I bought a CUSL2C and those temps seem fine to me. Of course, as some one mentioned, a P3 Coppermine is going to be hotter than a Celeron.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

The SOyo 6vba133, is it a VIA chipset mb?



Mike

 

[aznmist]

Yes it is a VIA CHipset...why? I do not believe that an alpha should get the same results as a GOrb!

 

[divinemartyr]

I have the CUSL2-C motherboard with an 866 mhz CPU and am currently detecting a CPU temperature of 36 celcius. I never register above 44 with the stock intel heatsink and fan. Sounds like you may have some contact issues with your heatsink or maybe too much grease, if you applied some.

divinemartyr

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Aznmist:

Even though bios claims it is reading internal diode, that mb(and all hte soyo via boards) do not read from the diode. They read from a thermistor on the mb, in your case, about 2 inches away from the cpu near the slot1 connector. Needless to say, the CUSL2 readings are going to be tremendously more accurate, and I wouldn't worry about hte temps.


Mike

 

[aznmist]

Thanks Mike that's all I wanted to know. A few min ago, I took the P3 chip out and saw that the corners of the core was chipped...i guess it was the alpha 6035's fault..

Can you recommend me a cooler that can actually get my P3 800EB to around 24-30?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Damnn, that's pretty low.... Its doable with the current heatsink, but you need to get ambient case temp to around 18-20C.(better yet, fi your alpha doesn't have a copper-insert, get one of those guys).



Mike

 

[aznmist]

The alpha 6035 has a copper insert...

 

[MC]

aznmist, it seems ok to me with 800Mhz.

apply some Artec Silver if you want to lower the temperature.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Aznmist,

What is your ambient case temp?


Mike

 

[aznmist]

either 20 or 28??