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Well, I have noticed this with my old a7v8x-x mobo and now with my a7n8x mobo. Whenever I disable my Sound Blaster Live card at windows ( my puter/hardware/device manager), my cpu temp. drops from 44ºC to 39ºC idle (49ºC to 44~45º full load). That without removing the card from it's pci slot.
But even if I enable my onboard sound card and install it at windows, everything as it should be, and use heavy games and so on, my temps still the same as if there were no sound cards enabled at all, 39ºC idle 44~45ºC full load.
When I disable the SBLive, also my +12v rail drops from +12.82v(I know, it's a bit highier but very stable) to +12.61v, and my +5v and +3.3v rails raise like +0.1v each (these ones are Ok, +3.38v and +5.08v).
If I remove the SBLive card from the pci slot, the temps/voltages still the same as if the card was disabled.
The specs at my system are:
A7V8X-X rev 2.0, bios 1007
Athlon XP 1700+ Tbred B (no oc for now)
2x 256 ddr 333mhz ram sticks
20gb 7200rpm maxtor hdd
80gb 7200rpm seagate hdd
SBLive 4.1
Geforce FX5200 Ultra
350w generic psu (I say generic since it's no known brand. It's a XPC PSU, very trusty for many years. Never had problems with their psu's)
Samsumg DVD/CDRW Combo
I guess that's all, at least all that matters.
Now I ask, onboard sound cards are known for using some cpu resources, when a sblive shouldn't use any at all, since it's a APU. But if the cpu increases in temp with the sblive and with the onboard not, this doesn't make sence.
Now question #2, if someone knows. I saw that with a7n8x-x at MBM5 voltage settings, you should use the ASB100 Standard 2 for voltage readings instead of Standard 1. But, if I set it to Standard 2, only my +12v rail changes, from +12.38v to +12.82v. But one thing that catch my attention, is that when set to Standard 2, my -12v and +12v shows the same value (if the +12v is at +12.82, the -12v is at -12.82v, and that's always like that). But if set to Standard 1, the -12v continues to show the -12.82v but the +12v shows as +12.38v.
Since I know that a7v8x-x has some readings at Bios wrong, like the cpu temp. that shows the socket temp. instead of the cpu diode temp, wouldn't the Bios also be reading the voltage wrong? I dunno if what I said about the +12v and -12v rails make sence, but since it doesn't apply to the +5v and -5v, I'm not sure.
Also, is it true that the Bios/Asus Probe shows the cpu socket temp at this mobo instead of the cpu diode? I'm really not sure about that. When socket shows 39ºC the Diode reads 46ºC (at MBM5). When I open my case after just turning the comp. down and touch the CPU Heatsink, it's not that hot, and even the cpu core isn't that hot too. At my old a7v8x(that now rests in peace with her ancestors, Asus P5A, K7V, after being killed in battle due to thunderstorms) mobo, MBM5 would say my Diode Temp. was 39ºc and Socket like 50ºc, kinda the opposite.
Thanks for your time,
regards
TheNuker.
But even if I enable my onboard sound card and install it at windows, everything as it should be, and use heavy games and so on, my temps still the same as if there were no sound cards enabled at all, 39ºC idle 44~45ºC full load.
When I disable the SBLive, also my +12v rail drops from +12.82v(I know, it's a bit highier but very stable) to +12.61v, and my +5v and +3.3v rails raise like +0.1v each (these ones are Ok, +3.38v and +5.08v).
If I remove the SBLive card from the pci slot, the temps/voltages still the same as if the card was disabled.
The specs at my system are:
A7V8X-X rev 2.0, bios 1007
Athlon XP 1700+ Tbred B (no oc for now)
2x 256 ddr 333mhz ram sticks
20gb 7200rpm maxtor hdd
80gb 7200rpm seagate hdd
SBLive 4.1
Geforce FX5200 Ultra
350w generic psu (I say generic since it's no known brand. It's a XPC PSU, very trusty for many years. Never had problems with their psu's)
Samsumg DVD/CDRW Combo
I guess that's all, at least all that matters.
Now I ask, onboard sound cards are known for using some cpu resources, when a sblive shouldn't use any at all, since it's a APU. But if the cpu increases in temp with the sblive and with the onboard not, this doesn't make sence.
Now question #2, if someone knows. I saw that with a7n8x-x at MBM5 voltage settings, you should use the ASB100 Standard 2 for voltage readings instead of Standard 1. But, if I set it to Standard 2, only my +12v rail changes, from +12.38v to +12.82v. But one thing that catch my attention, is that when set to Standard 2, my -12v and +12v shows the same value (if the +12v is at +12.82, the -12v is at -12.82v, and that's always like that). But if set to Standard 1, the -12v continues to show the -12.82v but the +12v shows as +12.38v.
Since I know that a7v8x-x has some readings at Bios wrong, like the cpu temp. that shows the socket temp. instead of the cpu diode temp, wouldn't the Bios also be reading the voltage wrong? I dunno if what I said about the +12v and -12v rails make sence, but since it doesn't apply to the +5v and -5v, I'm not sure.
Also, is it true that the Bios/Asus Probe shows the cpu socket temp at this mobo instead of the cpu diode? I'm really not sure about that. When socket shows 39ºC the Diode reads 46ºC (at MBM5). When I open my case after just turning the comp. down and touch the CPU Heatsink, it's not that hot, and even the cpu core isn't that hot too. At my old a7v8x(that now rests in peace with her ancestors, Asus P5A, K7V, after being killed in battle due to thunderstorms) mobo, MBM5 would say my Diode Temp. was 39ºc and Socket like 50ºc, kinda the opposite.
Thanks for your time,
regards
TheNuker.