Newbie Temp Questions

[Helj]

Hello all,

Recently purchased a new computer.

Antec p160 Case
P4 2.8
Asus e deluxe canterwood
1 gig ram
ATI Radeon X800 pro

The Antec case has temps on the front LED. It toggles between two. I am guessing that its two different spots and guessing that one is the processor and the other is the mobo?

Anyhow, I've had it for about 2 months now, and it usually seemed to toggle between 130 and 85, back and forth. I am also guessing these are Fahrenheit temps from the little I have read around.

Recently my machine shut down twice while I was not around. I wasn't sure what it was but my first guess was that it was getting too hot maybe? Since I put the box in a desk cabinet, this started. I checked the temps last night (with door closed) and they were up to 142/95 and the display was blinking. I got the impression this was bad.

I opened the cabinet door and over the next 10-15 mins it cooled down to 130/85 again.

So, my questios are:

1. Is 130/85 ok temps for the processor and mobo?
2. Any suggestions on the cabinet? The reason we bought the stupid desk was to keep my two toddlers out of there ... so if we have to leave the door open it kinda defeats the purpose :P

Thanks in advance for any insight. Appreciate it crew.

Helj

[(51)]

Is 130/85 ok temps for the processor and mobo?

Farenheit? Yes. Celcius? NO!

I would get that case out of the cupboard though. You need airflow and you need to get the heat away from the computer.

[Helj]

Originally Posted by (51) Is 130/85 ok temps for the processor and mobo? Farenheit? Yes. Celcius? NO! I would get that case out of the cupboard though. You need airflow and you need to get the heat away from the computer.

OK. I'm guessing it's Fahrenheit then because its been running fine for a few months and has always been steady at 130/85. If that was celcius it would probably have been fried a while back no?

As for the cupboard, the back of it is 100% open where the cords are, and when I open the front door it seems to go back to normal temps. Do you think that is safe enough? I was planning to keep a close eye on it for a while.

Oh yeah ... is there any software that might assist or warn when the temps are climbing? I heard about one for your motherboard, but not sure if my mobo works with it.

[(51)]

Well, if it MUST stay in that cabinet can you drill holes/install a wire mesh in the front (or underneath the front) for it to intake some fresh air? That would help. And make sure its far enough away from the wall to exhuast that warm air.

Those temps are fine, at idle. Do you game? If so, what are your temps during gaming?


I use Motherboard Monitor to check temps, etc. Its free

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,7309,00.asp

[Jaggannath]

For proper flow, which is what is important, you need to have two openings... one in and one out, otherwise the air has to go in and out of the same opening. It's like having a window open on a windy day... close your door and generally you're fine, but if someone opens the door it blows a gale in the room and paper goes flying.

And if you're not overclocking, I wouldn't overly concern yourself with what temperature it is all at... so long as it is stable. As you've stated, it isn't when the door is closed, so don't close the cabinet door when it's in use.