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"Patrick Mc" <mckeethen@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Trying to make an accurate adjustment to Motherboard monitor for my new
> motherboard. This motherboard is known to read its cpu temps high, how
> high
> is it though to be reading?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Patrick
>
As far as I can recall, there is a test report out there comparing Abit,
Asus and thermal probe temperatures that indicates that Abit reads high by
13c. I have Northwood CPU that supposedly should run cooler than a Prescott.
However, my temperatures have always been high despite relatively high end
air cooling and I don't overclock. I used Speedfan and a thermal probe to
measure my temps. Speedfan reports my CPU at idle 60c rising to 72c under
load. The thermal probe reports the CPU at 40c idle to 46c under load.
I think you'll find that MBM and Speedfan report similar temps on the IC7-G
as these arise from Abit's implementation of the chipset. I'm fairly certain
that my thermal probe under reports the CPU temperature but is more accurate
than Abits. Last year when I put this system together I spent a great deal
of time and effort in buggering about with cooling,. I have a well
ventilated Aluminium Coolermaster Case, a Thermalright XP90 heatsink with a
93mm fan, Arctic Silver Ceramique, etc.
My system is 100% stable. I no longer bother to load Speedfan and I seldom
even look at the temps reported on the LCD on my case. Three things I hate
about my IC7-G: The silly cheap and nasty NB cooling, the poor
implementation of the sound chip and these temps, other than that it has
been as good as average.