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BadBoy_77
06-21-2003, 06:09 AM
anyone out there have this board and are running athlon xp tbred have "HIGH TEMP" problems?

i have an xp 2400+ tbred w/ kingston ddr400 512mb.
i have enough cooling trust me. but my temps won't drop under 50c. i tried cpu on another system temps were 30-45c. anyone else having problems? :(
BipolarBill
06-21-2003, 09:12 AM
It's not a problem unless you think it is.

The MSI reads the CPU temp from a sensor in the CPU itself. The others use a diode in the socket. The CPU reading is always higher, but it's accurate. When the others say 80C, the CPU is actually over spec and in the danger zone.
bushmaster
06-21-2003, 10:35 AM
Update your bios, then it'll lie to you and tell you it's running cooler so you won't worry.
BadBoy_77
06-21-2003, 04:09 PM
ok, let me update thins. i'll get back to ya.
Rob R.
06-21-2003, 10:18 PM
Originally posted by bushmaster
Update your bios, then it'll lie to you and tell you it's running cooler so you won't worry.

What a true and utterly hilarious way of putting that. Thanks for the laugh, I needed one! :D
BipolarBill
06-21-2003, 11:55 PM
<...and BadBoy_77 runs right off to fetch the lie...>




:rolleyes:
Aarmenaa
06-21-2003, 11:56 PM
Yea, I remember reading about that now. There was something wrong with the older BIOS versions. It was misreporting CPU speeds and temps. I've been watching that board for months now-does it seem like a nice, fast board?

-Aarmenaa
Greg Harper
06-22-2003, 12:34 AM
Reviews out pretty good on anatech and a few others, good price too on pricegrabber.com.I'm looking at it.:t
BadBoy_77
06-22-2003, 06:58 AM
ok got an updated bios. the bios shows temps in the low 30's.
now in windows it shows the same temp off the h/w monitor.
how accurate are these temps?
BipolarBill
06-22-2003, 09:24 AM
They're artificially low. They were right before. :p
bushmaster
06-22-2003, 10:51 AM
I told him it would lie.
BipolarBill
06-22-2003, 11:19 AM
http://www.techimo.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_rofl.gif
BadBoy_77
06-22-2003, 10:58 PM
so if my temps are actually "high"? and my system "is" lying how do i get my temps down?
BipolarBill
06-22-2003, 11:55 PM
In the usual ways - a better heatsink/fan and better case ventilation.
mobo57
06-24-2003, 02:06 PM
I have the same board, running a 3200 xp, updated bios, stock cpu fan, 2 case fans and 512m corsair 3200 xms, ti 4200 vid, max 120 gig hd & raptor 36 gig sata, 450 watt psu, dvd and cdrw.

all that hardware in the case and temps always in the 34 to 46 c range, even under a load.

if it's lying, then i gonna be dying!