Optimum motherboard temp? Warning too soon?

Hi,

Any thoughts as to what the motherboard temp should be for a new computer? Asus P5B board.

I am getting warnings at 45C, it peaks at about 46-47C

I opened up the case after 3-4hrs of it on and nothing was super hot that I couldn't touch it....the chipset that is

Thanks!

 

cpu running...

Intel 2.4Ghz core 2 8800...can't remember exact model but one of the latest

I can change the temp sensitivity in PC Probe, but I'm wondering if 45 or 46C is ok for the Motherboard

Thanks

 

If the motherboard temp goes 10F/5C over the ambient room temperature then I would investigate that the reading is correct first and if found correct then I would reconfigure the airflow through the case for better cooling.

 

Good points. If you feel the air exhausting from the back, warm?...quite warm?

If you have a reasonably powerful graphics card, it can output a large amount of heat.

If those temperatures seem wrong, sometimes a BIOS upgrade can re-calibrate the sensor readouts.

The chipset drivers are installed and everything seem to be working well software wise? Maybe check for an updates for the chipset drivers (Asus usually hides them under the heading Other in their downloads).

Matt

 

thanks for the replies folks

Everything else is working fine yes. There is the power supply fan, another fan, plus the fan on the cpu...and the case is a "cool max" or something..suppose to help air flow or something

Is there any set temp for a motherboard? Obviously 100C is bad

but is 45 or 46C reasonable?

Thanks!!

 

45-47C isn't bad, but still seems a bit warm. Without my side fans running I have seen my motherboard temps as high as 40-42C when it is close to a 100F here inside.

 

Thanks for the feedback.

Yea I'm somewhat concerned as it's a new computer, yesterday MB temp hit 48-49C and CPU temp was 52-54.5C. It was probably 33-35C in room but those still seem kinda high.

I will change the fan setting for both from medium quiet to industrial strength in the bios and see if that helps.