Confused on CPU Temp in Everest

[doctorhardware]

Your temp is really high. Is the heatsink/fan sitting correctly? Did you put some artic silver or equivalent on the chip first? Is the fan clogged?:

If the CPU heatsink is not seated properly the system will start to boot up then shut down. That is due to the fact that the CPU goes into thermal overload and shuts the system down to protect the CPU from damage.

[MilesAhead]

Just for grins I would check around the Core Temp site or even contact the author. He seems very big into AMD CPUs and all their quirks, sensor inaccuracies etc..

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

[PurpleDemon]

Just for grins I would check around the Core Temp site or even contact the author. He seems very big into AMD CPUs and all their quirks, sensor inaccuracies etc..

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

Will do. I didn't save Core temp data. I'll pass it on as soon as I get to the PC.

Nice tip Miles

[MilesAhead]

I just have the Phenom. It only gives one temp reading for the shootin' match. Only shows load for each core not temp. Guess they did something about it in II.

[UncasMS]

this is all i get:

[PurpleDemon]

He played a couple hours of World of Warcraft

[pfloyd]

this is all i get:

You are running with cool and quiet on..right?

I have the same chip and my speed is a lot higher.

[pfloyd]

He played a couple hours of World of Warcraft

What fan/heatsink are you using and what stuff did you put on the CPU before you put the heatsink fan on?

[pfloyd]

Here are my temps.

[PurpleDemon]

Here are my temps.

How cold is "Room Temperature?"


I used Arctic Silver. Stock Heatsink and fan. Figured with that kind of ventilation I didn't need to go Zalman.

[UncasMS]

You are running with cool and quiet on..right?

I have the same chip and my speed is a lot higher.

of course i do, why waste energy?

this is how it looks after more than 12hrs of full load:

[pfloyd]

What brand fan is it?

[doctorhardware]

I believe that it is the stock fan and heat sink that AMD includes with the CPU. Another good place to check out for CPU heat sinks is Thermaltake. They have a close out and clearance and over stock area on their web site, for very good prices. I picked up a TR2-RX 850 watt power supply for $99.99 it was over stock sale. It also is the power supply that has the cable management, where you can choose what wire connections that you need.

[UncasMS]

What brand fan is it?

in my case it's an artic cooling freezer 64 pro

[doctorhardware]

BTW, I forgot to say that it is a very nice case. One thing, have you entered the bios and check the temperature there. It sure sounds like it could be a temperature probe issue. I think that the probe resistance is high causing the temperature to be reported high, when it should be around 50 degrees. This is my humble opinion.