time for a new heatsink? the info was from Everest, tho... and everyone knows that Everest isn't exactly accurate.

7/19/2008 8:46:33 PM

you're fine

7/19/2008 8:58:07 PM

yeah i mean if it idled upper 50s I might be a little curious but 45 is no big deal

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7/19/2008 11:19:03 PM

What processor, chipset and motherboard? I've heard that the 9450 cpu's had a defective temp sensor on a few of their batches. My friend was reading about 40 C at idle with his aftermarket cooler and blamed me for not seating the cpu/paste correctly. I was like "dude, I've building shit for so long, it's not my fault". Thank god it wasn't. lol

7/20/2008 12:00:49 AM

I get 45c with my readings on a Q9450, did some reading and apparently they aren't accurate. Realtemp gives the correct reading.

7/20/2008 7:23:48 AM

The CPU temp at load is far more important to worry about.

7/20/2008 5:22:06 PM

What is a good temperature for motherboards, what range are they usually in?

7/21/2008 11:14:22 AM

Mine idles at ~32* and under load no higher than 42* iirc. I'll have to see when I get home to post more

7/21/2008 11:21:15 AM

it really depends if you're referring to northbridge or southbridge temp and what chipset you are running.

7/21/2008 11:36:19 AM

Gotcha,

I'm at 35c, just curious where that ranged.

7/21/2008 11:47:56 AM

not to mention Intel chipsets run cooler than nvidia's shit.

7/23/2008 12:19:39 AM