Asus P5B-E High Temps

[MastaFlyMason]

On my Asus motherboard my temps in the bios are in the 50's and 60's (celcius) in the bios. I tried 2 CPUS and HS/F's and it stayed the same. Using Core Temp the temps are around 43, but they raise to around 70c under load.

Whats up?

 

[engiNURD]

Ambient temp?
Turn off smartfan or whatever its called in your BIOS, so the CPU fan runs full speed all the time.

 

[MastaFlyMason]

Not sure what an ambient temp means :/
Where is it located in the BIOS? I looked for it, but couldn't find it.

 

[engiNURD]

Been so long since I've played with an Asus BIOS... Asus Support site is so effin sloooow! Normally, all that would make me say, "RTFM!" ... but here ya go...

Q-Fan under Power, pg. 4-28 in your manual.

As for ambient... you do know how to google, right?

 

[MastaFlyMason]

Q-Fan is turned off, and my room isn't too hot. Should I just buy a better HS/F? I am using the stock Intel one.

 

[engiNURD]

Or remount the stock one and see if that helps. Don't forget to clean off the old TIM with Isopropyl alcohol and a coffee filter, then apply some fresh TIM. Make sure all the push-pins are properly inserted. If you can pull the fan off the mobo without much effort (without unlocking the pins), then its not mounted properly. You should be idling in the 20s-30s (celcius).

"isn't too hot"... get a thermometer... from the 99c store. and stick it in your case.