Heat Issues

Benzino

Benzino

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I recently slapped some spare parts and ordered some new parts for my workstation at work. Below are the essential specs:
  • Spare generic case (2 x 80mm fans)
  • AMD 64 X2 4200
  • ASUS M2N-E
  • 4 x 1 GB of G. Skill PC 6400 RAM
  • 250 GB Western Digital SATA HD.
  • Rosewill RP550-2 PSU.
I noticed that things were running really hot on idle: 40 C for CPU and 50 C for MB. I decided to order some thermal paste (Arctic Silver to be exact) and added a PCI Slot Fan to blow air out of the system.

Now I'm idling at 38 C, which I was hoping for cooler but maybe I overdid/underdid the thermal paste on the CPU (stock cooling btw). Or maybe I need to wait a bit, I dunno.

What's worrying me is the MB. It shot up 60 C idle, which is really worrying me. I don't know if adding the PCI Slot cooler was a bad idea or if I need some extra cooling or if I just have a bad case in terms of cooling.

Any suggestions? I don't want to purchase any more cooling gear until I know what will best help. I also need to justify it to my superior before placing the order. I don't want the money I spent on this machine to go to waste if it fries because of lack of cooling.

Thanks!
 
Where are you getting those temps from and what is it reading (i.e. what is MB?) CPU temps don't look too bad. Have you tried running with the side of the case open to see if ventilation is a problem?
 
I am using PC Probe II provided by ASUS.
I tried opening the case, and actually noticed the MB temperature increase just slightly (62 C) but enough to cause worry.
 
Reapply the Arctic Silver based on the instructions listed in its website.

Could you also try to figure out which specific case you have? You may want to get a better case that supports the use of 120mm fans.
 
Try Everest PC Probe is notorious for giving the wrong temps I don't trust that program...
 
The case I have is from an older system that was built by a local firm. I think the best I could do is take a picture. It's a generic no name case.
I'll try Everest on Monday and pray that PC Probe is seriously wrong. I'm a little worried about cooking my motherboard.
I checked out the guide Arctic Cooling and I severely over applied. It had good information, so I'll work with that.
Thanks!
 
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