MSI K8N-NEO4-F temperature readings... huh???

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Boomerang Rapido
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MSI K8N-NEO4-F temperature readings... huh???

Post by Boomerang Rapido » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:12 am

Well it all started when I installed a Zalman VF-900 on my GF6600gt. I got curious about reading the temperature.

So I installed MBM5, Speedfan, PCAlert and all of them claim my CPU, an A64 3500+, is running at 127 degrees C (not fahrenheit). Now I'm pretty confident this is not the case. The BIOS reads the temperature to be around 40 degrees.

Anyone with the same motherboard have issues with this? Which temperature indicator exactly IS the CPU temp? Could it be that all these programs are reading the wrong sensor? BIOS issue perhaps?

And also what do you guys use to read the GPU temperature? I saw a whole list of temperatures in SpeedFan... is anyone of those the GPU temp?

Sorry if it sounds like "20 questions", but I'm a bit stumped here :)
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Tephras
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Post by Tephras » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:52 am

The reported temp of 127C indicates that the wrong sensor are being read. If I choose the wrong sensor in MBM5 the temperature read-out is the same as the one you got, with no fluctuations.

I use RivaTuner to read the GPU temperature.
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Boomerang Rapido
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Post by Boomerang Rapido » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:43 am

Odd, I just rebooted and now it seems to be reading a more sensible 35 degrees.

Does anyone know if I can tell which sensor is the GPU?
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Post by Bobfantastic » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:04 am

If your using the 'classic view' for the drivers, then just right-click on the desktop and select the name of your monitor. The temp readings are accessible from there. If you've got the horrible new interface, you'll want to revert back to the old design, although you can still find the temps listed on the fan control bit, just to the right of the sliders.
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Hope this helps
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Boomerang Rapido
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Post by Boomerang Rapido » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:31 pm

Wow.. 31 degrees? My 6600GT idles at 44.... should I be worried?
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Bobfantastic
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Post by Bobfantastic » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:22 pm

Not especially, 44 degrees is still reasonably cold for a graphics card- my 6600GT says it will do 145 before throttling, so I'm sure you've got some headroom. I do have a mild overclock though, with the VF900 running as low as I can get (goes through a Zalman fan controller first). :)
I wouldnt worry about 44 too much, but if it gets much higher than ~55 degrees at load you may want to look into re-seating your VF900, as there shouldnt be much more variance between idle & load than that.

Hope this helps
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Boomerang Rapido
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Post by Boomerang Rapido » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:35 pm

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on it :)

Now on to the CPU cooling. I swore I would not catch the silent bug with my new system but I believe I have :D
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