System Temperature Question 2

[sonnysavage]

I set up an Athlon XP 2200+ (Thoroughbred), and have been running MBM 5 (

http://mbm.livewiredev.com/)

to keep an eye on my temperatures. My processor is consistantly staying at 2 or 3 degrees Celcius above the case temperature, and my hard drive is staying 2 or 3 degrees below. My case temperature is staying between 35C and 37C. From what I've read this is a normal heat differential.

What I'm wondering is if my case temperature is ok, or do I need to look into getting better ventilation. The room temperature is 25.5C (78F).

Thanks!

 

[franklin97355]

Your OK at those temps.

 

[wooglin]

I'll 2nd that. Your temps look great.

Generally if your HD's are around case temp (<40) and CPU is less than 55-60 under extended full load (using CPU Burn or Prime95) then you're smiling.

 

[paparazi]

sonnysavage
Too good, infact too good to be true.
It generally takes a very good heatsink (Thermalright/Swiftech) with a powerful high CFM fan to get much less than a 7/10C diferential between case and CPU temps.
It is therefore very unlikely that your CPU could be running just 2C higher than the temperature of air being blown onto it!
It is not unusual to have inacurate readings like this, sometimes a bios flash can help get back some accuracy.
What readings do you get in the bios?
I've even see motherboards reporting CPU temps several degrees lower than case temps and as you can appreciate this is impossible with standard air cooling.
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[sonnysavage]

My heatsink is a ThermalTake SilentCool. It's a pretty impressive all-copper cooler with a fairly large, yet quiet, fan. My guess is that the case temp is off (reading high), and that my HD and Proc temps are good. HD temps come from the S.M.A.R.T. capabilities of the hard drive, and I'm under the impression that the CPU temps come from an sensor built into the processor.

My next question is, where to I find CPU Burn or Prime95?

Thanks!

 

[sonnysavage]

Update:
I found CPU Burn, and ran it for 10 minutes. My processor temp went up to 42C, and my case temp stayed at 38C.