ASUS PC Probe reading backward?

procupine14 · Mar 9, 2009, 07:41 PM

So here's the question. I have an ASUS board (as seen in the main rig specs in my profile) and its nb is currently passively cooled with the sink that came with the board and the addition of AS5 of course. The Phenom isn't OC'd yet until i figure out this problem that I am currently experiencing. My CPU is fully watercooled. when I am running this computer (folding @home gaming etc) My "CPU" temp climbs into the mid-50'sC and the "nb/motherboard" temp almost always stays in the mid-high 30sC or low 40sC. These have to be backward right!?!? I mean ive checked the temps of my system and they always seem to hint toward the other direction. Just touching the nd heatsink at full load feels like it is scorchingly high and the water temp in the loop hardly varies from about 35 to 38C

*CyberpowerUK* · Mar 11, 2009, 12:33 PM

ASUS probe is rubbish. Use the latest CoreTemp for your CPU temps to get an accurate reading.

best off with even minimal airlfow accross your northbridge though. The AMD chipset does not use a lot of power at all though and won't be massively hot, it's a bit confusing as the heatsink is so small it obviously heats up rather quick due to the small surface area.

Mike

Mar 9, 2009, 07:41 PM	#1
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	ASUS PC Probe reading backward? So here's the question. I have an ASUS board (as seen in the main rig specs in my profile) and its nb is currently passively cooled with the sink that came with the board and the addition of AS5 of course. The Phenom isn't OC'd yet until i figure out this problem that I am currently experiencing. My CPU is fully watercooled. when I am running this computer (folding @home gaming etc) My "CPU" temp climbs into the mid-50'sC and the "nb/motherboard" temp almost always stays in the mid-high 30sC or low 40sC. These have to be backward right!?!? I mean ive checked the temps of my system and they always seem to hint toward the other direction. Just touching the nd heatsink at full load feels like it is scorchingly high and the water temp in the loop hardly varies from about 35 to 38C __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Mar 11, 2009, 12:33 PM	#2
CyberpowerUK DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Toon Posts: 81 Rep Power: 25 System Specs	Re: ASUS PC Probe reading backward? ASUS probe is rubbish. Use the latest CoreTemp for your CPU temps to get an accurate reading. best off with even minimal airlfow accross your northbridge though. The AMD chipset does not use a lot of power at all though and won't be massively hot, it's a bit confusing as the heatsink is so small it obviously heats up rather quick due to the small surface area. Mike