CPU at 54!!!

[arrond]

Hi,

I just checked my CPU temperature in the bios and its at 54

I have an Arctic Cooling Silencer 64 Ultra TC on my Athlon 64 3000+ and im not overclocking. I turned off my pc for about 30 mins then i decided to see how much it rises in the bios. It was at 32 and i left it for about 10 mins where it reached 52.

I have an Xblade case with two fans, one on the front and one on the side panel.

I opened the case up and cleaned both case fans and also the cpu fan and heatsink. There are a few suggestions i came up with to help get the cpu temp down.

I could purchase some Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound and get an extra fan for the back of the case. The link below shows a picture of the back with a grill, but my case has a larger grill.

picture of back showing grill

If i do get a fan for the back, shall i have it taking in air to cool the cpu then blowing it out with the side panel fan???

Or shall i just get a new heatsink and fan?

Cheers.

 

[arrond]

I will try that. Im sure my side fan is blowing air out, shall i turn it around if it is?

My cpu voltage is at 1.4

cheers.

 

[arrond]

the side fan is definetly blowing the air out. i will turn it around. I just put the cpu heatsink and fan back on and made sure it made good contact. I will get some Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound and an extra fan for the back and see what happens.

I tried a few programs to see what they said the cpu temp was and they dont make any sense
Speedfan said it was -128 lol. So did a few others.

I been thinking of upgrading my cpu to a Athlon 64 3700+ SD and overclocking it. Is it worth it as i have a 3000+ Venice now?

 

[arrond]

Shall i just overclock my 3000+ then? well after i get my temps sorted

How can i get my sensors correct if they are wrong? or is it tough ****?

 

[arrond]

thanks for the help. I will let you know how i get on.