OK, I have tested 4 different mobos in the past week. They are as follows, MSI KT3 Ultra, Soyo Dragon Lite, Gigabyte 7VRXP, and Epox, 8K3A+. I am using ALL of the same components, (CPU, HS/Fan, Memory, OS, etc.) on all to test speed and stability. The thing that has puzzled me is this:
On the MSI board, the CPU temps stayed around 46-48c, However on the other 3 boards, the CPU temps are ranging from 49-59c depending on the load. Now, I am no computer genious, but isn't that kinda high? The Epox board even hit 65c at one time. I am using a Volcano 6cu+ HS fan and have tried the coolmaster that came with the Retail CPU but the retail HS/Fan was even worse. BTW, the CPU is an 1800xp.
I remember not too long ago when I was running KT266A and before that KT133A chipsets and my temps never exceeded 40c.
Is this something that is wrong with the KT333 chipset or does this mean I will have to start using a better HS/Fan as the chipsets get faster?
Anyone else notice this??
And YES, I do have the HS/Fan mounted correctly and am using Artic Silver II. I have mounted the HS/Fan the same way I ALWAYS have in the past on all the boards.
All of this is done W/O any overclocking or change to the voltages.
On the MSI board, the CPU temps stayed around 46-48c, However on the other 3 boards, the CPU temps are ranging from 49-59c depending on the load. Now, I am no computer genious, but isn't that kinda high? The Epox board even hit 65c at one time. I am using a Volcano 6cu+ HS fan and have tried the coolmaster that came with the Retail CPU but the retail HS/Fan was even worse. BTW, the CPU is an 1800xp.
I remember not too long ago when I was running KT266A and before that KT133A chipsets and my temps never exceeded 40c.
Is this something that is wrong with the KT333 chipset or does this mean I will have to start using a better HS/Fan as the chipsets get faster?
Anyone else notice this??
And YES, I do have the HS/Fan mounted correctly and am using Artic Silver II. I have mounted the HS/Fan the same way I ALWAYS have in the past on all the boards.
All of this is done W/O any overclocking or change to the voltages.