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AsusProbe lying about CPU temp?

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toelessfoot

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AsusProde is displaying different temperatures than the BIOS monitoring, it's about a 5-7 celcius gap with the BIOS showing the larger number. Is this normal, which one is right? and what temp should an Athlon XP 3000+ 333fsb barton core CPU be running at?

Thanks :D
 
55C is where you want to stay under when you are at load.

60C is where you need to fix the heat issue
 
toelessfoot said:
AsusProde is displaying different temperatures than the BIOS monitoring, it's about a 5-7 celcius gap with the BIOS showing the larger number. Is this normal, which one is right? and what temp should an Athlon XP 3000+ 333fsb barton core CPU be running at?

Thanks :D
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not sure...make sure you have the latest bios updates from asus.
 
PCB is the motherboard revision. ASUS usually puts their revision number by the PCI slots.

As for the BIOS to Windows temp difference, WinXP (XP uses the CPU halt command to send it to lower power when it isn't processing) this normally be the case though it shouldn't be as much of a delta as you are showing.
 
toelessfoot said:
Ok what does PCB mean, alot of the BIOS's specify a PCB version, what is it?
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PCB = Printed Circuit Board. Actually, it is what holds everything on a motherboard; plastic sockets, cpu sockets, capacitors, etc etc.

Para
 
toelessfoot said:
AsusProde is displaying different temperatures than the BIOS monitoring, it's about a 5-7 celcius gap with the BIOS showing the larger number. Is this normal, which one is right?
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They're both right.

When your CPU is idle in WinXP/2K it executes an 'HLT' instruction, putting it to 'sleep' and keeping it nice and cool. When you're checking the CPU temperature in the BIOS it's always higher because the CPU doesn't 'sleep' and is therefore much hotter.

Ok, that's a grossly simplified explaination but I've had a few beers tonight so cut me some slack mmm-kay?? :p
 
if your checking the temp at boot up it is probably way to cold to get an accurate temp run it for a few hours then reboot checking the temp right away
 
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