How hot is too hot?

[joevh09]

Raptor-
I downloaded the third party software u gave the link to and i'm running it and its reading the CPU at 38 degrees celcius so i think the BIOS is wrong but i'm not positive on that its wrong. (Ive read on the Asus website forums that people have had the same problem with the Bios being off by 10 or more degrees celcius so it's most likely the BIOS is wrong)

[Raptor]

The room temp is around 65-70 degrees

You're pulling our leg...

[joevh09]

The room temp is around 65-70 degrees

You're pulling our leg...

How? The room temp is around 65 to 70 degrees farhenheit.

[Raptor]

The room temp is around 65-70 degrees

You're pulling our leg...

How? The room temp is around 65 to 70 degrees farhenheit.

Well, things tend to get a bit confusing when you first speak in Celsius and suddenly switch to Fahrenheit without mention...

Can you make a screenshot of the sensor section and post it here?

Does your computer ever shut down when it reaches 80 degrees Celsius or above (According to your BIOS)?

[joevh09]

Can you make a screenshot of the sensor section and post it here?

Does your computer ever shut down when it reaches 80 degrees Celsius or above (According to your BIOS)?

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It used to shut down but i disabled the automatic shutdown for when there's and error in the BIOS- the error was "CPU overheat error"
I took the screen shot but where do i go to open it at?

[Raptor]

Start -> Run -> MSPaint -> CTRL + V -> CTRL + S -> Save as JPEG
Upload it via photobucket or a similar service.

[joevh09]

Here it is(I hope it works)
http://www.mypicx.com/12172008/screenshot/

[Raptor]

Not only is it too small for the human eye to discern detail it is also NOT the SIW program that I recommended you to use. Or at least not the "Sensor" section..

[joevh09]

If u click on the image it makes it bigger.
There were 3 different programs to download so i just chose one of them.

[Raptor]

If u click on the image it makes it bigger.
There were 3 different programs to download so i just chose one of them.

Ah, I have javascript disabled by default and the page doesn't work that way. The temperatures seem alright under Windows. Do they remain this way?

Do you perhaps have SmartFan (Or something similar) enabled in the BIOS? Does your computer turn off the CPU fan during the POST or when you're inside the BIOS?

[joevh09]

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Ah, I have javascript disabled by default and the page doesn't work that way. The temperatures seem alright under Windows. Do they remain this way?

Do you perhaps have SmartFan (Or something similar) enabled in the BIOS? Does your computer turn off the CPU fan during the POST or when you're inside the BIOS?
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They stay the same.
Theres no smart fan.
The CPU fan stay on during the BIOS.

[Raptor]

If you do something CPU intensive, do the values change?

[joevh09]

Theres nothing installed on the computer so what other programs could i run that increase the CPU speed

[Raptor]

Theres nothing installed on the computer so what other programs could i run that increase the CPU speed

Open the calculator set it to scientific, push in a random number (Open as many calculators as you have cores) and press "N!" per calculator. Do not answer the query, just leave it running.

That'll get your temperature right up... Leave it running and keep an eye out on the temperature readings.

Also, get out your motherboard manual and go over the BIOS options to see if you missed anything important. Keywords are "Throttling, SmartFan and Fan Ratio (Etc, etc)"

[Raptor]

Small disclaimer:

You are absolutely sure that your heatsink is mounted according to spec and that the thermal paste has been applied per instruction.

If you're not, don't attempt to do what I said...