Maximus Extreme new build temps???

Vlad Drac · 26 May 2008 at 17:46

Hi All

Can you please have a look at some of these temps I'm getting on my latest build. I just finished it late last night and they have me a bit worried.
The CPU core temp seem high and all over the place to me. Also the NB temps seem high according to the PC probe.
The only BIOS setting that I have changed are.

Ai overclock tuner - Manual
DRAM Frequency - DDR3-1333
DRAM Voltage - 1.76
Everything else has been left on Auto.

Does anything seem wrong to any of you?

By angel_dust_uk at 2008-05-26

Hesky82 · 26 May 2008 at 17:55

For load temps that looks fine if your on air, your latencies looked a bit high then I realised your running ddr3

Cob · 26 May 2008 at 18:22

The NB gets warm on the board under load. They offer a water-cooled version for a reason

The CPU load temps are a little high for a Q9450.

Vlad Drac · 26 May 2008 at 20:32

Do you think I need to reseat the CPU? I'm using AS5.
The sides of the case are all open at the moment so when I put them back on the temps may get a little higher.

TheMagic1an · 26 May 2008 at 21:36

Don't believe core temp as it's wrong for 45nm CPUs. Real Temp is what i use and believe is right. Your load temps according to Real Temp seem ok to me.

Vlad Drac · 26 May 2008 at 22:28

What sort of temps are most of you getting at stock speeds.
The varying in temps I'm getting form core to core has me thinking I should reseat.

Cob · 26 May 2008 at 22:58

Can't remember stock temps, but under water this is mine Folding under full load at 3.76ghz and 1.39v -

That's from Everest, which reads the same as Core Temp.

Vlad Drac · 27 May 2008 at 17:54

Hi again.
I reseated the HSF last night and the CPU temps have came down a little but the room temp is lower today than it was yesterday.
Do you think I should be concerned about the North Bridge temps I'm getting at default voltages, as they will start to climb when I get around to overclocking.
I'm also getting a warning when the FSBT drops to 1.10v is there anything I can do about that?

Cob · 27 May 2008 at 18:09

I'm not sure what the FSBT voltage is tbh. Sounds like it might be the FSB VTT voltage, but it shouldn't be anywhere near as low as 1.10v.

You might want to consider replacing the TIM on the northbridge. People are reporting a 10c drop just by doing it. Tho the current stuff is like glue and needs to be heated up (or frozen) before the block can be removed.

Vlad Drac · 27 May 2008 at 22:25

I may have to add some fans if the NB temp is going to be a problem.
Knowing my luck I would destroy the board trying to remove the heat sinks to replace the TIM.

havoc08 · 27 May 2008 at 22:39

get rid of probe 2 or you ll be forever turning the alarms off or if you wish to keep it get the updated one from asus site not the one off the disc its more reliable,the one on the disc tells lies,

havoc08 · 27 May 2008 at 22:43

your n/b will be fine its on 90c to auto shut pc down in the bios plus i think youd stuggle to get it up another 40c,

Vlad Drac · 27 May 2008 at 23:00

As a mater of interest. How easy is it to get the Fusion block and heat sinks off without damaging them and the mother board?

TheMagic1an · 27 May 2008 at 23:14

Like havoc08 has said these boards are ok right up to 90C before it will shut down. But if you haven't got a fan blowing over the NB then it's a good idea to get one as it should drops temps quite abit. I have a 120mm fan on my side window blowing right onto it.

Also don't use Asus Probe it gives you all sorts of alarms for no reason. I tried it and it was giving me loads of them and all my temps were in safe limits. Use everest which is miles better.

If your going to remove the heatsink from the board then it's best to do it before you actually use it. Otherwise if you try to take it off you could pull the NB off with it, since the asus thermal paste is like glue.

Vlad Drac · 27 May 2008 at 23:21

Would this sort of thing do any good or be pretty much useless?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-000-AN

Cob · 27 May 2008 at 23:28

They're supposed to be pretty good.

TheMagic1an · 28 May 2008 at 02:15

Vlad Drac said:
Would this sort of thing do any good or be pretty much useless?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-000-AN

I have two of them and there awesome!. I use one to cool my ram and the other to cool the SB and graphics card. There very quiet on low setting. They can pretty much cool anything you want.

havoc08 · 28 May 2008 at 17:42

TheMagic1an said:
I have two of them and there awesome!. I use one to cool my ram and the other to cool the SB and graphics card. There very quiet on low setting. They can pretty much cool anything you want.

i did have 2 of em and they did what it say s on the tin good price too better than the cost of replacement mo/bo,i too have read about people using hair dryers to remove h/s ,to much a risk and hard work tbh ,go for the spot fan

HighlandeR · 28 May 2008 at 19:16

Have had the same issues with Asus board past year or 2, seems Asus probe aint to be trusted... people last time on hear advised me to uninstall it since it gives false readings, and you can see that from your own cpu temps and comparing them to Core temp proggy

I however was still worried so modded my Asus board before it went into the final build, used a hair dryer to loosed up the sticky chewing gum under the north/sound and other heatsinks on my X38 Asus board and then when the heatsinks got bit heated up rotated them bit untill it gently came off... spent 2 hrs cleaning the pink/white chewing gum that was blocking 90% of the heat transfer and reseated it with just good ole artic silver paste

Temps went from 55c to like 38-43 which even asus temp bad program reported as norm and in the clear and at least not red.

Was more shocked to see Asus still using pink chewing gum inbetween the heatsinks and chipsets.... will consider gigabyte next I reckon.