New system...problems already?

[Circuitbreaker8]

Sup guys, just finished putting together my new rig ( Opteron 170, DFI LP nF4 Ultra-D, X1900XTX 512 ) Everything powered up just fine, but I did notice two things that kind of scare me. First, the VERY first boot screen that says "DFI LP nF4" is extremely f*cked up...as in it just looks like a horrible 8bit GIF image. Second, my CPU temp. With the stock hs/f and AS5, its idling at 36-37*...100% fan speed also. What gives

 

[pj-schmidt]

Nomal.

Boot splash screens look crappy because there is no video card driver loaded. It probably is 8bit.

Hot GPU, runs hot.

 

[Axman]

Yeah, that's not a terrible CPU temperature. You can always go after-market if you're worried, I understand that Arctic Cooling makes some awesome stock replacements. Also, BIOS images aren't renown for looking amazing. Disable it. Then check your voltages.

 

[Circuitbreaker8]

I know they're not, but my previous DFI board had a good one, and this one looks like its supposed to be the same....maybe I need drivers. Its still reformatting...As for the CPU temp, I thought Opterons are supposed to run much cooler? I'll be ordering a Zalman 9500 soon though

 

[delusion_2005]

With the stock hs/f and AS5, its idling at 36-37*...100% fan speed also. What gives

That temp is about right, my friend is just abit lower with TT big typhoon

 

[Axman]

It's not a drivers thing, it can't be. BIOS doesn't use drivers. You might want to check out a possible BIOS update, maybe. But again, it's not really something that I'd worry about unless you think it might be indicative of other possible motherboard issues. Then again, like most computer parts, it'll either work or it won't, there's no real middle ground.

 

[pj-schmidt]

I know they're not, but my previous DFI board had a good one, and this one looks like its supposed to be the same....maybe I need drivers...

Drivers won't help. The bios doesn't use drivers, it just uses a generic graphis mode that it assumes will work with all video cards. As mentioned before, you could try a bios update.

Also, with your system temperatures, remember that onboard temp sensors a notoriously innaccurate. Although some of them are close, it is possible for your sensors to be off by +/- 10*. Sometimes a bios update will bring it closer. At 36-37* cpu you're doing just fine.