A7n8X and Athlon XP 2800+ Barton

All,

I've seen some messages on this group about the discrepancy between Asus
probe and BIOS probe readings. I myself just installed a 2800+ and noticed
a similar discrepancy -- I saw 65C + temps on boot in the BIOS but only 40's
on the Asus Probe utility. I also had problems with unexpected system
shutdown during periods of high load.

However, after redoing the thermal paste and reinstalling the heat sink (a
Volcano), I now see much better and more comparable numbers -- high 40's,
low 50's in the BIOS and mid 40's in the utility. So far no shutdowns
either.

So to anyone who is relying on the probe utility but seeing instability,
keep in mind that (from my experience anyway) you should also probably check
the BIOS and make sure that both stay in the 50's or lower.

"Al Funk" <alfunk@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3fa43e5b$0$91684$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com...
> All,
>
> I've seen some messages on this group about the discrepancy between Asus
> probe and BIOS probe readings. I myself just installed a 2800+ and
noticed
> a similar discrepancy -- I saw 65C + temps on boot in the BIOS but only
40's
> on the Asus Probe utility. I also had problems with unexpected system
> shutdown during periods of high load.
>
> However, after redoing the thermal paste and reinstalling the heat sink (a
> Volcano), I now see much better and more comparable numbers -- high 40's,
> low 50's in the BIOS and mid 40's in the utility. So far no shutdowns
> either.
>
> So to anyone who is relying on the probe utility but seeing instability,
> keep in mind that (from my experience anyway) you should also probably
check
> the BIOS and make sure that both stay in the 50's or lower.
>

This is not true. If the chip does not run fine at 85C you can return it
for warranty replacement. Most chips will, of course, run fine a higher
temps. If you overclock your max temp will decrease. The BIOS
(some versions) and ASUS probe show values from different sensors
(the only one that matters is the on-chip diode).
MBM5 will show all sensor values.

Alan