81C system temp??

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jjolin

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q6600
evga 750i ftw
q6600
zalman 9700
p180 case

i took the fan off my northbridge because it was way too loud, then i downloaded speedfan to check my northbridge temps, and i was really surprised to see it saying 81C under system temp. then i downloaded everest home, and it said the same thing. so i put the fan back on, and it stayed the same. so i took the side panel off, and just now, the tem dropped 1C to 80C.

is it a faulty sensor? is that a safe temp? everything else in speedfan has a green check or a blue downward arrow, so i dont know.
 
i think it is a error, because i just turned my computer on from being off for 10 min, its still at 82, and i started speedfan as soon as windows loaded.
 
ummm 80C? be carefull ur NB chip dont burnout or melt!

how is it so hot wats ur OC info?
 
i think its a buggy sensor, i just turned it on from a 9 hour rest, and it still says 81C. so with side off it says 81, with side on it says 81, with a boot from being off for 9 hours it says 81. no overclocks at all, stock q6600 with a zalman 9700, cpu temps right now are 38, 35, 33, 34 and its showing the AUX which is the northbridge i believe, at 38. and its in a p180. i dont think 2 8800gt in sli can do that. man that kandalf lcs is looking good right now.

 
i would recommend finding someone with same board or contact evga and see if this is a common problem with temp sensors, alot of these new boards 650i's and up are having these temp sensor issues, if ur board is just faulty with the temp sensor only thing to do is RMA, but try wat u can first to resolve this issue i'd also recommend buying a cheap thermal sensor and attach it to ur NB, to see wat temps those are getting and if its not 80C like wat ur software or board is reading then for sure its a faulty sensor on the board
 
jjolin said:
q6600
evga 750i ftw
q6600
zalman 9700
p180 case

i took the fan off my northbridge because it was way too loud, then i downloaded speedfan to check my northbridge temps, and i was really surprised to see it saying 81C under system temp. then i downloaded everest home, and it said the same thing. so i put the fan back on, and it stayed the same. so i took the side panel off, and just now, the tem dropped 1C to 80C.

is it a faulty sensor? is that a safe temp? everything else in speedfan has a green check or a blue downward arrow, so i dont know.
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Try using Real temp v.241 it's pretty good
 
im not that worried about the faulty sensor that i want to RMA it, i just want some assurance that it is indeed faulty and if i plan to overclock in the future, that it will be ok.
 
Those q6600 temps look fine to me, real temp should be accurate. Its not hard to read, core temp is the temperature at the 4 cores which is why you see 4 values there. Following 2 lines are Max and Min temps for those cores. What you should be looking at is the distance to Tjmax. The higher the Distance to TJmax the better, those look fine (better than my e8400) :D
 
but my cpu temp isnt the problem, its SYSTEM temp in speedfan and in everest home that is 81C. i just need someone to tell me that it is a buggy sensor, and that i wont have to spend $150 on a new case.
 
ok, i must not know what system temp is, if there is a finger test. i thought system temp was the temp of the air floating around on the inside of the case. since cpu temps are seperate and the aux is the northbridge.
 
jjolin said:
ok, i must not know what system temp is, if there is a finger test. i thought system temp was the temp of the air floating around on the inside of the case. since cpu temps are seperate and the aux is the northbridge.
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If air floating around your system was 81c you'd die.
 
Wshmaster0 said:
If air floating around your system was 81c you'd die.
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LOL i know, thats why im saying i think its wrong, if it doesn't even go down while the side panel is off. am i right, or just a noob? now you got me second guessing myself.
 
system temp isn't really important, you need to worry more about cpu temps than that. You'd be cooked alive if you were at 81c.
 
so can someone just reassure me that itll be ok to overclock, and that i dont need a new case.
 
Just update your motherboard bios and see if that helps. It could be giving you a faulty read. To be honest, if any part of your computer was at 81c for any given amount of time, it would eventually fry.
 
do u know exactly where this sensor is on the mobo that is giving u this reading?
if ur CPU temps are low and consistant i will have believe it is just a buged sensor...
 
ok so i took out the motherboard, took of the big ol heatsink, and replaced it all with fresh mx-2, system still says 80ish degrees, but the aux, wich i believe is my northbridge, dropped a good 3 degrees. so as far as im concerned, its a faulty censor.

edit: running 100% load prime95 now with the intel heatsink on now, cause im getting a new heatsink soon and figured might as well, and the system temp is at 94C, and im still alive, no freezups, i can go on the internet and everything just fine. most important fact is that im still alive. so its pretty much confirmed a faulty censor.
 
Wow! that is damn high

try cutting out a 40mm fan from its casing and hot gluing it to the heatsink
 
i think i have it wrapped up guys. i took a high cfm 120mm fan (something in the high 90 range) and had it blow into the northbridge from 2 inches away and the temp didnt go up or down from 83. it just stayed the same. so i think it is a buggy chip.
 
jjolin said:
ok, i must not know what system temp is, if there is a finger test. i thought system temp was the temp of the air floating around on the inside of the case. since cpu temps are seperate and the aux is the northbridge.
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No, I mean literally use your fingers to touch the north bridge. It should be hot but not so hot that you can't leave your finger there for a few seconds! Admittedly, a wrong reading is annoying - it might get in the way of your overclocking monitoring.
 
chrispycrunch said:
No, I mean literally use your fingers to touch the north bridge. It should be hot but not so hot that you can't leave your finger there for a few seconds! Admittedly, a wrong reading is annoying - it might get in the way of your overclocking monitoring.
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doing this will confirm a faulty sensor if you can put your finger on it for a few seconds then it it not running at what it says it is.
 
i put my thumb on one side and my index finger on the other side, and without the fan installed that came with my motherboard, i could keep them there for about 10-15 seconds, which makes you wonder, cause if it was 176F, which is 80C, i should be able to fry a hamburger on it.
 
dude, i also saw that your 12v rail is messed up in speedfan.. mine is too. speedfan is gayyy

look at these temps.. i got you beat.. hehe

speedfan.png
 
illuminate said:
dude, i also saw that your 12v rail is messed up in speedfan.. mine is too. speedfan is gayyy

look at these temps.. i got you beat.. hehe

speedfan.png
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lol, thats a huge weight off my back, knowing that its speedfan and not my motherboard. are you using a Nvidia chipset board as well?

EDIT: you know what, it might be a vista thing, cause i am also using windows vista.
 
lol. im glad.
Negative, its intel chipset.

but, you see my 12v rail... 5.08 volts.. i think my PC should have shut down, and restarted.. lol. and, whats funny, is everest does the same thing...

might just be vista...
 
lol. well, in gonna guess vista... i dont have any of the same parts in my pc as yours....

what version of vista?
 
Guys, it's not a speedfan thing. It's an I/O chip thing. Speedfan just reads the values from there and show them to you. So if your 5v rail is connected to what should be the 12v channel on the monitoring chip you get a wrong reading. The only way to be sure you have accurate temps and voltages is to use a multimeter and a calibrated temp probe.

Speedfan FAQ said:
Hardware sensor chips are generic devices that can be used to measure voltages from anywhere. The measured voltage must be converted to the range required by the sensor chip. Standard monitoring chips specify which external circuitry must be used in order to measure voltages outside some range. Voltages like 12V, -5V, -12V and some others need this external circuitry. Some manufacturers chose not to follow datasheets. If this is your case, then you will read unusual values from SpeedFan. Since this custom circuitry is not known, SpeedFan does not try to "guess" it as any reading wouldn't be safe. If you get really odd voltage readings, simply enter configuration and uncheck the relevant ones.
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Also just to be sure, check your voltage regulation components. The "system" probe maybe next to a MOSFET. They make quite a bit of heat and generally are built to withstand higher temps (since they're much simpler in design).
 
In speedfan it shows my system temp as -65* doesn't change ever, it's always -65*. There's something buggy with Speedfan. If you can put your fingers on it for 10-15 seconds like you say, then I say don't worry about it.
 
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