Differences in core temp - is this ok?

[SupraWez]

Hey All,

Core temp is showing a different temp to the Asus AI Suite, here are some screenshots while running Orthos.

Are these temps ok?

 

[SupraWez]

Is 70deg ok?

I left this running all last night but this morning at approx 8am the machine rebooted, nothing really descriptive in the event log though.

 

[SupraWez]

Whilst 70c is fine, it's very high for 2.8ghz and only 1.320v.

I have set the vcore to 1.4v in the BIOS but asus util only shows 1.32v

 

[SupraWez]

OK cool, what would cause the machine to reset itself without warning?

I have ordered a new cooler as currently I am using the stock unit that came with the processor. I am also upgrading the PSU to a Corsair 520 from the 350W unit that came with my case.

 

[SupraWez]

70C is rather hig for a cpu especially if those temps are on idle!! therfore that may have caused the restart

Those are the temps with Orthos running cpu and mem tests.

 

[SupraWez]

Speedfan better than CoreTemp? Do they both give different values?

I will turn the FSB back upto 401MHz and post up a speedfan reading.

Should I configure my northbridge voltage manually or leave it on auto?

FYI: I am running 4x1gb XMS2 memory in an Asus P5K on WinXP SP2

 

[SupraWez]

On my current FSB of 380 :-

* core temp showing idle at 39 and 40
* speed fan showing idle at 25 for both cores

I will turn it back upto FSB 401 and compare while running Orthos.

 

[SupraWez]

Right, just turned my FSB back to 400 and here are the screenshots, all on idle.

 

[SupraWez]

I used 1.4v as I read this to be a good voltage for stable clocking, should I decrease it at this core speed then?

Standard my core runs 2.33GHz, clocked I am running approx 2.8GHz.

With Orthos running for an hour my readings with core temp are 69 to 71, this is with a standard cooler.

I set my Northbridge voltage to 1.4v and it ran all night without crashing at 401FSB

 

[SupraWez]

Thanks for the info, I will give that a go later