Concerned over mobo temperature

Notorious Lee · 26 Apr 2010 at 21:38

Hi,

I have just recently installed a brand new mobo (Asus P5Q Deluxe) due to my last mobo dying.

I haven't adjusted any BIOS settings at all & I am a little concerned about the mobo temps after load.

I was playing WoW on full settings & after I finished playing (2 hours) I decided to check the temps through PC Probe II & it was firing up an alert & indicating the mobo temp was at 50 degrees C.

Is this a temp to worry about?

Thx.
Lee.

BigBruiserAl · 26 Apr 2010 at 21:41

50c is fine mate but ofc the lower the better, maybe look at getting more airflow over through the case

alexp999 · 26 Apr 2010 at 21:41

Shouldnt be alerting you at that temp, should be able to adjust threshold.

50*C isnt a temp to worry about after 2 hrs of gaming, maybe if it went too much over it.

How is your case airflow?

Also I used PC Probe for a bit and got annoyed with its stupidly low thresholds and warnings, I only use it now to verify 3rd party apps are reading the correct temp.

Notorious Lee · 26 Apr 2010 at 21:48

Thanks for the re-assurance guys.

I have an Antec 900 case with 2 chassis fans & the thermalite heatsink.

What's the most reliable software to use to monitor temps?

alexp999 · 26 Apr 2010 at 21:51

You can use whatever you like, they will all give you same readings (other than maybe core temps). I use everest personally as it lets me display an array of info on my G15 LCD.

Simon42 · 27 Apr 2010 at 08:44

That tempertature is fine after gaming. I've had a couple of boards with fairly high mobo temps, but the the onboard sensors can be located in places that receive little air flow. If the sensor is near your graphics card then it will defintely go up more during gaming.

I've got an IR thermometer and I've measured the key components on those boards and found them to be better than the mobo temperature would suggest.