Re: [PCWorks] Hardware temperatures
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:40:34 -0500
Yeah, I've seen many mobo's with their NB and SB chipsets so
hot, that they caused BURNS if you touch them! I immediately
will put heatsinks on them, or fans, or both if they are really
extreme. I cannot understand a manufacturer that will allow
this, it only takes a few cents to put a heatsink on a chip.
Certain chips may technically be within spec, (and I believe to
be "theoretical"), but you have to take into account what that
extreme heat will do to the REST of your PC that cannot deal
with heat as certain mobo controller chips can. These chips
essentially turn into a true "heater" and will heat up
everything else--HD, optical drives, CPU, etc, that are NOT
within those kinds of thermal specs. Take 104°C for example,
that's 219°F, obviously beyond the boiling point of water which
would cause serious burns if someone touched it, not to mention
the wiring or cabling it could melt if contact were made.
-Clint
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Moore"
I did a Google search on northbridge and southbridge temps.
What you are
seeing is sort of high but not particularly unheard of
especially if your
system doesn't have active cooling on those controllers. A lot
of systems
don't. Controllers usually run hotter than the cpu. I found
the intel spec
sheet for one controller and the max temp is 104 C. That's
nearly 30
degrees hotter than the max for a CPU. I you can identify your
chipset for
the controllers, Google will point to the intel specs.
Like Clint said, I might be a little concerned about your CPU
temps. If you
are seeing 46 at no load, running something that is CPU
intensive will put
you up over 60 and that's high. You might try running some that
stresses you
cpu and see what the temps go up to.
I've never been able to figure out what the motherboard temp is
actually
measuring. On some of my systems I "think" it's a pretty good
reading of
the inside the case temperature. On others I don't have a
clue.
Summer always makes computers run hotter than other times of
the year. Your
room temps are higher. You might want to make sure your case
fan is running
and that there isn't any dust clogging up you case vents. Make
sure there is
adequate air flow around your case.
You could also see if there is active or passive cooling on
your
controllers. Some controllers have little fans attached to the
heat sinks.
I have had a controller fan die. It didn't do any damage
though and it
could have be dead for several months before I noticed it. One
way to check
your temps against the intel desktop program is to go into the
bios at boot
and look there. There should be a page that shows your
temperatures.
I'm going to disagree with Clint on this, respectfully ;-).
Clint and I
build computers and my temps and obviously his don't come
anywhere close to
yours. I have seen so-called silent PC's from some of the big
manufacturers
that run this hot normally. They make them quiet by not putting
many or any
fans in them. I don't think any of these temp are going to kill
you pc today
but I'm a firm believer that high temps shorten the life of
electronic
components. So check your fans, check for dust, make sure your
case is in a
place that is well ventilated so the computer isn't just
sucking back in
it's own hot air.
Ben Moore
-----Original Message-----
According to my Intel Desktop Utilities, the processor and
motherboard
are at 46 & 48 DG C respectively.
The I/O Controller Hub is 81 DG c, and the Memory Controller
Hub is at
68 DG C.
I wonder if the latter two readings are cause for concern?
Remedies?
TIA
---
Dale E. Heltzer
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