[wellylug] OT: CPU Temperature

[Brent Wood]

--- Jamie Dobbs <jamie.dobbs at orcon.net.nz> wrote:

> Maybe I should just get someone else to "sanity check" my build and ensure
> that the HSF combo is seated correctly etc. and see what they link of the
> temperature of air being exhausted from the case etc.
> 
> >
> >> I note that the monitoring of CPU core temperature (from BIOS) states
> >> that
> >> the core is running at 65 degrees celsius and case temperature is at 29
> >> to
> >> 30 degrees.
> >>
> >> Should I be concerned about these figures? At the moment I am using the
> >> supplied AMD HSF and a single case fan, would adding another case fan
> >> help? Do I need to bother?
> >
> > That's pretty high. most of the boxes I have built are running around
> > the 40 degree mark.  I would suggest a bios upgrade for starters.
> >
> > I turn the CPU fan upside down (to  suck instead of blow), and then use
> > ducting to connect it to the case fan.  This means that the hot air
> > coming off the heatsink is exhausted out of the case rather than being
> > recirculated.
> >
> >
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