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"BigH2K" <bigh2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Jr2Gk.67101$E41.56735@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Antec Sonatas are crap for cooling, your temp monitoring software is
> telling you porkies Andrew, but this is common.
>
> I have an 8400 in a quiet but well ventilated case and the mobo temp is
> 30ºC which is about right @ 10ºC above ambient. The cpu is fitted with an
> Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro cooler set to silent mode, idles @ 35ºC -
> 37ºC rising to about 55ºC under load. The stock HS&F was a good ten
> degrees above this in silent mode.
>
> The stock heatsink paste will spread out as the cpu warms and should be
> adequate, you'll probably only knock 5ºC off by applying expensive thermal
> compound at best and it's not worth the bother unless you have to
> change/reattach the heatsink in future.
>
> I'm not being petulent when I say the Sonatas are poor for cooling. they
> really are, especially for hard drives. They're designed to be quiet but
> not cool, good looking and well built mind.
>
> Your BIOS is where the temps are being read and it's not uncommon for them
> to get it wrong, update to the latest available and it may be more
> accurate. You know it's wrong when it tells you your mobo temp is only
> three degrees above ambient, extremely unlikely, stick your thermometer in
> there for ten minutes with the case closed and check it out.
>
> What mobo are you using? Asus boards are excellent but never tell the
> right temps until the BIOS is developed some way down the line.
Thanks for the reply - some really useful info there.
The motherboard is an MSI Neo-F (MS-7360) P35 Express. The BIOS is quite
up-to-date. There is a later version, but I'm a strong believer in "if it
ain't broke, don't fix it". I'll try putting the proper thermometer in to
verify first.
I do think the case temperature is right though. The Seagate 500Gb hard
disk is reporting 29 degrees, so it must be reasonably cool in there.
It does seem to me that if it is that cool in there, then the heat inside
the processor is not transferring into the heatsink efficiently and
consequently not raising the temperature of the air in the case.
Cheers,
Andrew
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