A7N8X-E Deluxe hardware monitor and Q-fan

[Chris]

Just a few observations and questions here. The CPU temp is measured from a
sensor under the socket. Doesn't the Barton CPU have a thermal diode? If
not, Asus could have used a sensor that touches the chip. I also noticed
that the case temp changes in 7 deg. F steps.

Is anyone using Q-Fan? It sounds like a good idea but it just doesn't work.
The only fan controlled by it is the CPU fan but it doesn't use the CPU temp
to regulate it. It doesn't use the case sensor either. Any idea where the
temp sensor is for it? When I put the side (which has a fan)on my case, the
case temp sensor goes down but the fan speed goes up.

 

[Kyle Brant]

I use Speedfan, it does display incorrect fan speeds (a minor
drawback), but otherwise works nicely to vary the CPU fan speed in
accordance with any temperature monitored by the system and will alter
fan speed to hit a "target" temperature. Thus, I setup Speedfan to
vary the CPU speed in 5% increments in accordance with the socket
sensor target temp of 37C. I tried using the thermal die temp reading
for feedback, but the fan speed would ramp up/down quite often, not a
good approach.

I found q-fan to be a bit scary, since I could not ascertain the
critical temps at which the fan speed gets ramped up to full speed.

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Best regards,
Kyle
| Just a few observations and questions here. The CPU temp is measured
from a
| sensor under the socket. Doesn't the Barton CPU have a thermal
diode? If
| not, Asus could have used a sensor that touches the chip. I also
noticed
| that the case temp changes in 7 deg. F steps.
|
| Is anyone using Q-Fan? It sounds like a good idea but it just
doesn't work.
| The only fan controlled by it is the CPU fan but it doesn't use the
CPU temp
| to regulate it. It doesn't use the case sensor either. Any idea
where the
| temp sensor is for it? When I put the side (which has a fan)on my
case, the
| case temp sensor goes down but the fan speed goes up.
|
|

 

[Doug Collette]

I have a Barton 2500 and it does indeed have a diode as the temperature
sensor - that is what I use.

I also use Q-Fan and I like it very much. It greatly reduces the CPU
fan speed when the CPU is cool, to the point of being almost inaudible.
After the machine has been on for about 10 minutes, it increases the
fan speed (to the point where you can now hear it) but it is still very
quiet. The CPU does run a few degrees hotter with Q-Fan and I will
probably disable it for the summer months when the room temperature is
much warmer.

Doug

 

[BobS]

slightly off topic as far as hardware monitor and MBM 5 or Asus Probe

with MBM5 and the Asus A7N8X-E deluxe, which sensor choice is it that reads
the diode on the CPU? I have an Athlon XP 3200+ Barton.

Thanks,

Bob

 

[Outback Jon]

slightly off topic as far as hardware monitor and MBM 5 or Asus Probe

with MBM5 and the Asus A7N8X-E deluxe, which sensor choice is it that
reads the diode on the CPU? I have an Athlon XP 3200+ Barton.

None. MBM5 currently does not read the diode. Neither does Asus Probe.

The programmer of MBM5 is working on it. Seems Asus used a different sensor
chip in the -E Deluxe models...

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[BobS]

Thanks! that's a relief. I tried using the Asus 3 sensor in MBM 5 and saw a
temp there of 125 degrees C! sensor one gives me an average reading of 55 C.
The XP 1800+ I had in this Mobo read about 48 C. The new 3200+ CPU came with
its own heatsink/fan in the retail box.

I used my tube of Arctic Silver 2 before I read a note on the vendors paper
not to use the stuff because it may be conductive if it gets on any circuit
traces. The stuff is messy. a micro drop spreads out far and if it gets on
anything, is not easy to get off. Doing the install, I got disturbed by
somebody and just slightly got a tiniest piece on the cpu board around the
core. wiping it and trying to get it all off was somewhat frustrating.
Arctic silver is now up to 5, I see on their web site.

Is there anything safe that can be used to clean up my goof?

Thanks again,

Bob

 

[BobS]

well, I looked on Arctisilvers website and found the cleaning instructions
at the bottom of this page:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm


Bob

 

[D R Tester]

Buy some Akasa TIM Cleaner - this is designed to do the job you're after....

Dom