Motherboard temp
 

Hi all

Was just looking at some temps for my machine, and saw that thw motherboard temp was 57c. Is that too high or is it fine?

System specs are

ECS Geforce 6100-SM-M
AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8ghz
1gig of ram
Maxtor 80GB sata drive
XP Home.

Re: Motherboard temp
 

is that under load ? does your case have any air flow?

Re: Motherboard temp
 

I just transferred everything into a new case and i dont remember seeing it that high... there is a 12cm fan on the back. Ive just been using the pc for msn, internet and music mainly..

Re: Motherboard temp
 

keep an eye on it its a bit high but not to high at the mo

Re: Motherboard temp
 

Ok, what is the best tool for measuring temps? Ive heard speedfan is but can be rather unreliable

Re: Motherboard temp
 

I use speedfan also and find it decent, when switching to a new case did you make sure the cables are tucked away nicely for decent airflow? If your building a more demanding rig you may want to install another fan too :tu:
~ Kitty x

Re: Motherboard temp
 

You could pick up another fan for a couple of pounds. There will either be somewhere on your motherboard for fans or use a spare power connector off the PSU.

Also, try to make sure you don't have anything obstructing airflow, cables, etc.

Re: Motherboard temp
 

I use cpucool.It works fine unregistered. If you like it, the registration is quite cheap.Not exactly sure how much, I'm still using an old iteration of it, in those days it cost $13.

Re: Motherboard temp
 

Right ive bolted another 12cm fan on the front of the case, and the motherboard temp according to speedfan is currently 30c, which is alot better. Thanks for the help everyone. :tu:

Re: Motherboard temp
 

thats low my specs are below and my mobo temp is 33 idle and north bridge is around 70 but my mobo does run hot most intel boards do so yours is very good compared to mine but i would just keep an eye on it for abit