is 55 degrees C normal? No overclocking...???

[smp]

I'm using the A7V and a 900 Tbird.. the Asus software says that the cpu is running at 55 degrees.. ??? is that normal? I got a crappy cooler master s__t on it.. but no overclocking..

 

[BuckMaster]

That seems HOT to me considering my O/C Duron is running at 37C.

 

[smp]

Damn... I thought so.. but I wasn't sure.. I heard in here somewhere that the asus temp monitor reads higher than actual cpu temp.. like by ten degrees too.. but still, I don't want to rely on that.. hmm.. when I feel the heatsink it doesn't feel too hot though.. It's a new system, i got it yesturday and it's actually my first too.. damn.. Any suggestions??? I don't think I'm going to put a new heatsink on it or anything.. if it's okay at the temp that it's at, then I won't bother it, unless I ever want to o/c it.. i don't know.. should I be worried though?

 

[BuckMaster]

You might want to take the CPU/Heatsink and Fan off and reattach it just to make it hasnt came loose. At 55C I dont think I would take a chance of burning the CPU up! Unless you know for sure your the software your using is inaccurate. Can you look in the BIOS somewere and see what the temp says from there or is that what your doing now?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Buckmaster and SMP,

With a newer A7V bios, it tends to read higher than actual core temp. Not always, but most of the time. AT 900mhz, with the Heatsink, you'd be gettign a cpu core temp around 25-30C over ambient case temp, so your readings are probably giving you a good "approximation" of actual core temp.

And 55C doesn't really hurt a duron/t-bird. TO find out more about the inaccuracy issues, you can check my link in the sig.


Mike

 

[AdamK47]

Heres what you do.

Take the Thunderbird out of the socket and bend the thermister down as far as it will go. Then put the CPU back in and check temps. Bingo bango, you'll notice about a 15 degree drop in temps.

 

[DaddyG]

Of course AdamK is joking !! If you follow his directions all you will measure is air temperature !! . I'd buy a better hsf, Taisol CGK742092.

 

[voogru]

I Have an HedgeHog with a sunon fan and My temp readings are about 46c-52c so Im guessing about 36c-42c

 

[AdamK47]

You would be surprised by the amount of people who would have taken that seriously.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

voogru,

How do you figure that?

AdamK47 - 3DS,

you'd also be surprised how many people assume that the reading is actual core temp.


Mike

 

[Mem]

That does seem a little hot,btw my own 900mhz T-bird with MSI K7T PRO & cracking RC5 stays around the 47-48c using the standard Taisol CEK 733092 heatsink/fan so I recommend one of these,you could try some 80mm case fans as well for extra cooling.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Mem,

your mb is one without any sort of temperature compensation, therefore are under-reading temps by at least 8-10C, if not more.


Mike

 

[voogru]

Mikewarrior2,

I just take off 10c off the totals according to the benchmark they were getting around those temps so those temp that i made up seem about right. I took the temps very seriously I had a super orb and I was getting readings of 50c-55c-60c!!! i bougt the hedge hog to see if i could get better temps. then i found out that the mobo reads temps incorrectly. but I like the hedgehog better than the super orb. just for the fact that it looks cool

 

[Mikewarrior2]

but most of the time, it reads incorrectly low, so your Hedgehog, with readings of 46C, is probalby near 42C core temp.

In the case of A7vs, it may be a few degree's high, but not 10C too high.


Mike

 

[Mem]

Mikewarrior2 whatever it really is the range is from 40-48c depending on load on my board ,I`m not complaining since it`s rock solid board, no lockups or BSOD,I never take the readings serious(they may be off on the Temp readings but then again so are most boards) but it does give you some sort of guide & if they start going up from there normal range(whatever that maybe) you know something is wrong somewhere.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Mem,

i agree, it gives a good approximation on BIOS with compensated Temp Readings. Your MB is not with compensated readings. I have stressed numerous times that if your chip runs fine, and your temps are within reason, that you have nothing to worry about.

but it is important to know that one ones without compensation, that the temps are at least 6C too low, and often 10C or more too low. This is the same case as with P3-Socket Boards with VIA chipsets. The socket-thermistor reads 13C too on a 7VCA, and doesn't show temp changes.

SO, knowing that the Duron/T-bird runs significantly warmer than a p3, one can surmise that the socket-thermistor on a socket A board is likewise off, at least 6-10C, and sometimes 20+C off.

With Inaccuracy that high, it really doesn't give you an "approximation" of what the cpu is running at. With compensation it is better, but not perfect.

The additional problem is when people with compensated temps and alpha heatsinks see people with taisol's running at much lower temps then they are. Most people dont' know of the compensation in most bios', and assume that their chip is running too hot.


Mike

 

[Mem]

Mikewarrior2,
I agree as long as your board is stable then you know you don`t have overheating problems,btw this is my Second MSI K7T PRO (replace free as a precaution due to a faulty 900T-bird I had)& the readings on this board are 3 or 4c higher then my old one with the same heatsink/fan model & case etc,so the temperatures between even the same boards with cpu & fan etc can give different results.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Yet more reason not to compare temps... if different board revisions have different temps


Mike

 

[calbars]

I have a new Tbird 1G on a A7V. Asus probe is reading in the 50s, but mb5 is reading 41-47 depending on heatsink...