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GV2NIX · April 7th, 2006

Exactly, I'm only concerned with hardware problems from an overheating CPU. If the only thing that's going to happen is that Windows could get corrupted or data lost, then I really dont' care at all. So, are you guys saying that, within reason, there is not as much of a hardware risk so long as I'm not going nuts with voltages? I'm just talking about the CPU overheating and crashing programs or restarting my computer, that's all.

I tons of very precious and important data, but that's all on another drive that isn't even connected. I never connect that drive unless I know that my system is 100% stable. Even if the data isn't on your OS partition, an unstable system can still corrupt data on other non-OS partitions. Not likely, but it can still happen. Especially if you access it.

**gvblake22** · April 7th, 2006

Heat is nothing to fluff off...
The max temperature of an Athlon64 is somewhere in the 60ÂºC range. Personally, I don't like to let it go over 50ÂºC. I'm sure an A64 could handle running in the low 60Âº's, but I'm not gonna try it. If it doesn't kill it, then overheating will probably really cause it to start messing up and reall shorten it's life.
When it comes to temperatures, I'd rather be safe than sorry...

GV2NIX · April 7th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Heat is nothing to fluff off...
The max temperature of an Athlon64 is somewhere in the 60ÂºC range. Personally, I don't like to let it go over 50ÂºC. I'm sure an A64 could handle running in the low 60Âº's, but I'm not gonna try it. If it doesn't kill it, then overheating will probably really cause it to start messing up and reall shorten it's life.
When it comes to temperatures, I'd rather be safe than sorry...

Yeah, me too. I just wish I could have a better idea of how to calibrate my board so that I know it's reporting temperatures that are at least sort of accurate. Right now I really have no idea. :cry:

**Capper** · April 7th, 2006

Supposedly the new BIOS for that board allows you to calibrate the temp sensor..... Haven't tried it out yet, so I don't know if its true. I'd say its 10-12 C low at the moment.
I also notice a growing rumble over at the DFI forums regarding this issue.

**gvblake22** · April 7th, 2006

I'm tellin' you man, one of THESE was one of the best investments I've made ;)

GV2NIX · April 7th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

Supposedly the new BIOS for that board allows you to calibrate the temp sensor..... Haven't tried it out yet, so I don't know if its true. I'd say its 10-12 C low at the moment.
I also notice a growing rumble over at the DFI forums regarding this issue.

Yeah, I updated to the latest beta BIOS and although it doesn't re-calibrate the temp sensor for you, there is an option to manually offset the reported temperature. Very useful if you know how much temps are off, but otherwise, it's kind of a shot in the dark.

I've been reading about it a lot on DFI street too. I guess the general consensus is that reported core temps are about, as Capper said, 10-12C low. I'm not so sure that's the case for my board though as that puts my idle temps at almost 50C, haha!

Blake, I think you're right and I'm just going to have to go get a temperature sensor. Do you take into consideration the fact that the temp that you're measuring at the edge of the heatspreader is probably less than the actual core temp? How much of a difference would you guess there is? I know some people have carved a grooves in the center to the edge of their heatspreaders to place the temp sensor in, but I don't want to do that, so I would be measuring it from the edge of the spreader.

**gvblake22** · April 8th, 2006

I would say the temperature difference between the core and the temp sensor is probably 3-5 degrees C. If you get it close enough (touching the edge of the IHS) it is pretty accurate I think.
And yeah, I would be pretty worried about carving/drilling a hole in the IHS for the probe too ;)

fps justin · April 8th, 2006

i didn't know the temp monitor was so cheap. I might get one now. LOL

Tyreal · April 8th, 2006

Oh my god... stupid Firefox. I didn't see this thread until this morning!

Temp monitors are pretty cheap and i'm on the look out for a place to buy em right now. I know that Performance-pcs has them and so does Xoxide but I try not too buy from the states. Nothing personal, just shipping kills.

GV2NIX · April 12th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

I'm tellin' you man, one of THESE was one of the best investments I've made ;)

Just ordered one! :D

April 7th, 2006	#11
GV2NIX Official HL Legal Counsel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 136	Exactly, I'm only concerned with hardware problems from an overheating CPU. If the only thing that's going to happen is that Windows could get corrupted or data lost, then I really dont' care at all. So, are you guys saying that, within reason, there is not as much of a hardware risk so long as I'm not going nuts with voltages? I'm just talking about the CPU overheating and crashing programs or restarting my computer, that's all. I tons of very precious and important data, but that's all on another drive that isn't even connected. I never connect that drive unless I know that my system is 100% stable. Even if the data isn't on your OS partition, an unstable system can still corrupt data on other non-OS partitions. Not likely, but it can still happen. Especially if you access it. CPU: Opteron 170 @ 2.70GHz (270x10) Vcore=1.425V Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert RAM: 2x 512 OCZ PC-4800 EL Elite CL2.5-4-4-10 2T (1:1) Video: ATi Radeon X1900XT PSU: FSP Group FX700-GLN 700W My Heatware

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Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,676 Blog Entries: 6	Supposedly the new BIOS for that board allows you to calibrate the temp sensor..... Haven't tried it out yet, so I don't know if its true. I'd say its 10-12 C low at the moment. I also notice a growing rumble over at the DFI forums regarding this issue. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

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fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	i didn't know the temp monitor was so cheap. I might get one now. LOL E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

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Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Oh my god... stupid Firefox. I didn't see this thread until this morning! Temp monitors are pretty cheap and i'm on the look out for a place to buy em right now. I know that Performance-pcs has them and so does Xoxide but I try not too buy from the states. Nothing personal, just shipping kills. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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April 7th, 2006	#12
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,361 Blog Entries: 1	Heat is nothing to fluff off... The max temperature of an Athlon64 is somewhere in the 60ÂºC range. Personally, I don't like to let it go over 50ÂºC. I'm sure an A64 could handle running in the low 60Âº's, but I'm not gonna try it. If it doesn't kill it, then overheating will probably really cause it to start messing up and reall shorten it's life. When it comes to temperatures, I'd rather be safe than sorry...