Cooling Problems

I have a Thermaltake Case and a 3 Ghz CPU with its Heatsink.

1) Recently, the temp probe broke and it was a difficult job to place under the cpu anyway. Now, I can't tell what the temp is by looking at the front of the case.

What other way is there to tell the temp of the CPU without having to go to BIOS all the time?

2) Even though I have removed the temp probe, every so often, I get a series of beeps indicating that the temprature of the computer or cpu is slowly rising (if that's what it still means). It's just annoying. I don't know if the temp is rising out of the ordinary but I don't know what I can do to make the beeps go away. The Thermaltake has about 7 fans so I doubt that the temp is actually rising.

It's been like this for nearly a year now. Any ideas on what I can do to?

Thanks

 

Hi Jetheat,

Everest will tell you the CPU temperature, but not continually, you have to open Everest first. There are other programs out there which enable a temperature read-out in the task bar, some free, some paying. Try Googling MBM just for a start.

Roger

 

Try this program. It does what I need it to do.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Dale

 

ok, I have downloaded Everest and that doesn't give a CPU temp, so I also downloaded hmonitor and I have posted the picture from the readings here: http://www.angelfire.com/rings/jetheat/images/cpu.gif

At one time, the cpu2 temp went above 55 I think.

You can also see some volatges in red. I don't know what they mean.
Let me know if u need more info

 

What Motherboard?
Most good motherboards come with a realtime temp readout.

Like this one.

 

Everest does give the CPU temperature, click >computer >sensor, and you will see CPU, motherboard, CPU diode temperatures, and also HD temps if yours provide them.
As for the CPU temp which you have, 55° is probably not excessive, is it the CPU or the CPU diode, but more importantly - what CPU are we discussing? Intel? AMD?

Roger

 

I have a Gigabyte 8KNXP mobo.

Here is the readout from the voltages and Temperatures from 2 monitoring devices and they are both different for some reason.
Look here: http://www.angelfire.com/rings/jetheat/images/cpu.gif

In my Bios, I had a look to see if I could change something but I didn't know what to do. Here is a list of what I saw:

PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status = Enabled
Non-Selectable Items below
Case Opened = Yes
Vcore = OK
DDR25V = OK
+3.3V = OK
+5V = OK
+12V = OK
Current CPU Temp = 46`C
Current CPU Fan Speed = 3590 RPM
Current Power Fan Speed = 3068 RPM
Current System Fan Speed = 0 RPM

Selectable Items again below
CPU Warning Temp 70`C
CPU Fan Fail Warning = Disabled
Power Fan Fail Warning = Disabled
System Fan Fail Warning = Disabled
CPU Smart Fan Control = Enabled

Under Frequency and Voltage Control

CPU Host Clock Control = Enabled
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) = 200
AGP/PCI/SRC Fixed = 66/33/100
Memory Frequency For = Auto
Non Selectable (2 items below)
Memory Frequency = 400
AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency 66/33/100
DIMM Overvoltage Control = Normal
AGP Overvoltage Control = Normal
CPU Overvoltage Control = Normal
Non Selectable
Normal CPU Vcore = 1.5500V

Hope this will give a clue.

 

You may have to type that link out for it to load

 

There is nothing of major importance to note in the bios, but you still didn't say what your processor is, AMD or Intel. I think that if the low temps marked in red on the small window were true, you would already have had some stability problems, and Everest has a very good reputation for accuracy. The problem is to know whether the actual CPU temp is being measured or the CPU diode temp., which is always higher. For instance, the maximum diode for Athlons can be between 70°C and 90°C depending on model. The 45°C reported is not excessive if the CPU is being loaded, but a bit higher than I would expect if idling.
Where are you writing from? What is the ambient temp there?

Roger

 

Sorry about that,

I have an Intel P4 3.0 Ghz cpu. I live in the UK and the temp is normal room temperature - nothing out of the ordinary.

I don't know if its measuring the diode or the cpu temp as I don't know much about it. Is there any way I can check?

 

I've always used motherboard monitor with fairly good results. you can get it here http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

 

Hi Jetheat,
In your first post you indicated that the beeps when the CPU warmed up were bothering you. There must be a way to disable this beeping on the mobo, but none of the temp monitoring programs are likely to be able to, because it is a function of the mobo. It will always happen until disabled, each time the CPU has to work, at start up, after a period of rest, it warms up!
Roger