Temperatures

greenian · Jan 26, 2003

Has anybody got any info or can give me a link to a site that can tell me the best temperatures that hard drives and processors should run at.( i am starting to get paranoid about overheating of components since i fitted a new case fan)

The-poacher · Jan 26, 2003

what mobo cpu etc U got then the more knowledgable can clue U in

dx · Jan 26, 2003

Yes, as The-poacher implied, more specifics would help us to help you more.

For your CPU temps, take a look here:

How Hot Are Your CPUs'?
http://www.cdrbase.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26341

It's mostly about AMD chips, but there is some Pentium info in there as well.

greenian · Jan 26, 2003

ecs(elitegroup) K7S5A motherboard (just flashed the bios to the latest version)
AMD XP2000+ processor and the hard drive is a 60 gig maxtor 7200 ide

dx · Jan 26, 2003

And your temperatures ???

greenian · Jan 26, 2003

oh yeah doh
Motherboard 32 c
cpu idle 44 c load 52c
hard drive 44 c
cooling fans 5625 rpm on the cpu
2679 rpm on the chassis

The-poacher · Jan 26, 2003

nothing wrong with them m8

greenian · Jan 26, 2003

thanks poacher but i would still like anybody to post details of any sites where i can get info on for example what the optimum hard drive temp is

party · Jan 29, 2003

hi green,

www.storagereview.com has all the info you need about harddrives, check the forum in there also.

DD51 · Jan 29, 2003

Well,

I have to ask no matter how dumb i feel at the moment

How does one verify the temperatures you guys are talking about? I sure would like to check mine.

Thanks for any help.

Regards,

dx · Jan 29, 2003

DD51 said:
Well,

I have to ask no matter how dumb i feel at the moment

How does one verify the temperatures you guys are talking about? I sure would like to check mine.

No dumb questions here bud, but dumb answers..... sometimes

Most recent motherboards have a motherboard sensor and a processor sensor. Some have the added ability to read the temp off the processor die and others have an option for an external probe sensor that can be plugged into the Mobo. Check your manual to see what you may have.

Many BIOS have the option to view the temps in the BIOS options at startup. But in Windows, you will need a proggie to see them. I have always found that Motherboard Monitor is the best proggie for this. It has lots of fun options besides temp monitoring as well. Check it out......

http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

Make sure to check out the "Motherboard List" link to see of your Mobo is supported and how to set it up.

Fox Mulder · Jan 29, 2003

And for HDD temperature:

DTemp 1.00 build 34 (RC8)
http://private.peterlink.ru/tochinov/
Freeware (gives a lot of info about the HDD, and list and manages other features; cool)

HDD Temperature Pro
http://www.hddtemperature.com/
Freeware and Trial versions.

greenian · Jan 29, 2003

thanks ppl

topcad · Jan 30, 2003

If your temp. is not rising above 60 degrees then there is no problem at all. The most cpu's can work up to 75 degrees. But they don't like it

topcad · Jan 30, 2003

This is at your own risk. But this are the things I have heard.

DD51 · Feb 7, 2003

Thank you all for your responses...it is greatly appreciated!
Now off to reading.

Thanks.