BeFox

I recently built a new PC and I think it went pretty well. The computer specs are http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p78lhBi_dQscWGqscwVUReg

The CPU temp is good (I think)- it idles at about 21-25C and gets up around 45C under full load (3Dmark06). I think I should be about to OC the processor a bit and still be fairly safe, but I'm going to wait a little while to do that.

What I'm wondering about are the MB, NB, and SB temps (listed in the PC Probe II monitoring program). I'm not sure where exactly the readings are taken at, but Idling these are about 45, 45, and 41 respectively. 45 seems to be the cutoff right where the meter turns red in pc probe...are those OK temps or should I be worried? Under load they only go up about 5-10C.

magnethead

WOW.

That is one heck of a system. Flawless I would say.

CPU threshold is about 45C, north/south bridges around 50C, gfx is somewhere between 50 and 80 (i personally have no clue for the 4870x2...but i would imagine they run HOT!)

BeFox

Good to hear about those temps, thanks!

The gpu has definitely been the tricky part - out of the box it idled around 85-90C. Tweaking the fan speed has helped a bit, I'm still trying to work that out all the way though

lazareth1

Ive got the striker II extreme and i get the same readings for ASUS probe. I only get the MB reading but i have no clue where its getting the reading from lol.

magnethead

a single 4870 runs warm. I'd imagine 2 of them are enough to cook dinner on. You might try playing with fan speeds some more. Does your case have a side fan over the GPU? That can help alot.

BeFox

The case has a huge (24 or 25cm) fan but it's not quite over the GPU so I don't think it helped too much.

Yesterday I spent a bit of time at it and found a solution that (so far) has seemed to work pretty well. I followed this (http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.ph...3&postcount=60) tutorial which did an awesome job of lowering the auto-fan temperatures.

Now I've got it idling around 55C and it's high while gaming doesn't go above 80C. I also raised the warning temp in the Asus probe so it doesn't flash red at me anymore for the MB/NB/SB ;)

magnethead

so you have the aluminum version with the 10" fan?

My wooden computer has 3 of those 10" fans on the side, they simply do not flow enough air to be efficient. They were designed to be quiet, and haviong them is better than not, but as an intake, i don't think they move enough air (pressure wise) to move the hot air away and move the cool air in. Antec put much more blade pitch in the 'big boy 200' fan that the antec 900 and 1200 come with, and it's quiet too but fewer blades that are bigger and steeper. It actually moves air.

magnethead

so you have the aluminum version with the 10" fan?

My wooden computer has 3 of those 10" fans on the side, they simply do not flow enough air to be efficient. They were designed to be quiet, and haviong them is better than not, but as an intake, i don't think they move enough air (pressure wise) to move the hot air away and move the cool air in. Antec put much more blade pitch in the 'big boy 200' fan that the antec 900 and 1200 come with, and it's quiet too but fewer blades that are bigger and steeper. It actually moves air.