jaganath wrote:All those temps are fine/normal, except the CPU; have you got CoolnQuiet enabled?
Actually, no, I can't figure out how to get Cool n Quet to work under Windows Vista. I have it enabled in the BIOS and the power plan set to 'Power saver', but the CPU speed never throttles back, as checked from CPU-Z. Any suggestions?
Felger Carbon wrote:It's possible he's reading the temperature of a thermistor beneath the socket, in which the "CPU" temperature would also be normal.
I wasn't aware that motherboards even came with thermistors in the CPU socket since the socket A days? I would be pretty sure that this reading is coming from the on-chip thermistor.
MC FLMJIG wrote:46 idle is WAY TOO HIGH.
Imagine when it is running full load. That thing will probbaly reach 60. In my opinion that is too high.
Another suggestion... Perhaps form a duct with the 2 as exhaust... Form a duct out of cardboard just as a testfrom the fans directly to the cpu that way all of the air "has" to pass through the Zalman and perhaps the cpu temps will drop more.
I still think you may have seated the heatsink wrong. You may want to take it off. Re-install and place you themal paste on again making sure the bottom of the heatsink and the top of the cpu are cleaned with 70 and > alcohol.
To be honest, you seem far more worried about my CPU temps than I do

While I'd still like to get my temps down into the 30's, it doesn't bother me a whole lot if I can't. I agree that the CPU might reach 60c under load, but even that is fine with me. And regarding the heatsink installation, I'm pretty confident that everything is in place correctly. I've done just
a few builds in the past.
nici wrote:You don't need no steenking alcohol! 46c idle might not be super cool, but who gives a flying fart? If its stable it's good, might reduce lifespan from twenty to fifteen years, boohoo.
Mounting is easy to cheack. If the heatsink gets really warm, it might really be 46c. If its cool, you aplied the paste wrong, probabyl too much, or the sensor is just bumfooked. Feel the mobo socket with your finger, gives you something to compare with the heatsink.
Agreed, everything is perfectly stable, so I'm pretty happy for the most part. And the heatsink does get very warm, at least when I checked it after a 60c reading! I'm pretty sure the contact between the CPU and the heatsink is fine. Hopefully someone can help me figure out my Cool n Quiet issue so that I can drop the idle temps a bit, though.