Heat- GA 7N400 Pro2 rev2

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Rudy Kazuti

At boot up I go into the BIOS and the temp reads 53C. Within a minute it's
up to 60C. Hovers right around 60-61. At that point I go into Win 2000 pro
and MBM 5 reports 52C. I installed the CPU with Artic silver5. It's been
about two months now and I thought that stuff was supposed to get better
with age as it cured? When first built I was running in the high forties.
Seems to be getting hotter, not cooler. Everything runs allright, no
problems there, mabey I shouldn't question?
AMD 3200+ with a Thermaltake silent boost HS/fan.
Thermaltake butterfly PSU (2 fans)
80 MM fan in back
(2) 80 MM fans pulling air in the front
80 MM fan pulling air in side panel
 
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kony

At boot up I go into the BIOS and the temp reads 53C. Within a minute it's
up to 60C. Hovers right around 60-61. At that point I go into Win 2000 pro
and MBM 5 reports 52C. I installed the CPU with Artic silver5. It's been
about two months now and I thought that stuff was supposed to get better
with age as it cured?
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Yes, over the first few days and turning off/on the system
(thermal cycling) the temp may drop 2C. That's about all
you can expect, and even less than 2C if you put a very thin
coating on, as there is then less to squish out over time.

When first built I was running in the high forties.
Seems to be getting hotter, not cooler.
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Seems odd. Is the ambient room temp higher? CPU temp
should somewhat directly correspond to changes in room or
case temp. As such, not only will a dirty (dusty)
heatsink/fan increase temps but case inlet and exhaust
reduction from dust "can" also have same end result.

Perhaps your board has a thermal speed controller, such that
no matter what you do it will simply reduce fan speed till
it reaches this same temp?

Everything runs allright, no
problems there, mabey I shouldn't question?
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Then you should be happy to have a stable system with only
low noise levels (considering the Silent Boost).
 
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Rudy Kazuti

Thanks for your thoughts. I think I'll take the advise and let well enough
alone. It is running stable. As I write this MBM5 is reading 52C CPU 38C
case, temp in room is 22C.

Rudy
 
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