KD7-Raid High system temp.

[Mudshark]

Hi,
Just built a new system using a KD7 board (KT400)
the system monitor reports a system temp of 40 plus degrees.
Around 39 at idle..... this is 5 degrees higher than the CPU.
is this normal for the KT400 chipset?
system spec:
KD7-RAID
XP 2400 TBred.
512 Samsung 2700
8x leadtech Ti 4200 128.... etc.
Thanks.

 

[Vehementi]

So let me get this straight, your system board is running at 40*+, and your CPU is running at 34*ish? How odd.

What kind of cooling do you have on your northbridge? Active (fan) or passive (just a heatsink)? Is your CPU heatsink blowing fresh air across your NB, or are the fins opened toward your RAM?

 

[StormBringer]

That is very odd indeed. What are you using to monitor these readings?

 

[Mudshark]

The ABIT KD7 board comes with an active cooling setup on it.
A cheap version of a Blue Orb.
The CPU cooler is a Vantech Aeroflow... the same as the one in my
sig.
I had heard reports of the KT400's running very hot but did'nt
think it would be this bad.
The monitor the regulation Winbond - Hardware Doctor, It reports
whats in the bios and seems spot on.

 

[Vehementi]

My KT400 runs at a modest 24C load with a passive heatsink...

Very odd I believe your hardware monitor sucks. Try like MBM or something different.

And try flashing your BIOS. My CPU temp used to be reported as just under 60*C, and now it's down to like 30C idle because of a flash.

 

[Mudshark]

I've been digging around and found a few KT400 reviews and
some, like this one:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.html?i=1712&p=4
have a screen shot of the bios / monitor screen.. the two that had
pic's show the system temp at around the same as mine... +-39*
so maybe it's not that odd.
The bios thing.. yes well thats one of the first things I do... get
everything up to date.
Anyhow - I still think it's a bit high, I'll slap a blue orb on it and
see if it likes that better.

 

[Mudshark]

Originally posted by Vehementi
My KT400 runs at a modest 24C load with a passive heatsink...

The KT400 reports internal chip temp, or as in your case the
mobo manuf. uses a thermister on the board, which reports
case temp. It would be nice to see both I think?