IC7 MAX3 temp problem

20th December 2003, 08:28

I'm tottaly new to OC club, but I love fast machines so I decided to learn and ordered one:

IC7 Max3
2.8@800fsb stock speed
ThermalrightSP-94 / Vantec 92mm Tornado
Asus fx 5900 ultra 256
Corsair 1gb DDRAM 4000
2x120 WD raid 0
Antec 480w true power
Xaser III skull edition v3000

First time i put it together I used Thermaltake Spark 7+ and got cpu temp as high as 63C...i was stupid enough to put 2 heat sensors on the HS.
Changed it to the SP-94 beast, put a bit of Arctic Silver 5 and I still get high
(i think) temps. WinBond says: System 37C, CPU 55C, PWM 37C. Nothing but thermal paste b/n HS and CPU.

Vcore 1.46-7V, DDR 2.56V, the Vantec is spinning at 2700rpm. NB and SYS fans are almost
to the max on WinBond. Case is open all the time.
I'm running winamp, mozilla, emule and trillian...nothing fancy.

Is it me not doing something right or....? I'd really appreciate if you could give
me a hand here ICQ 14186977

The Senile Doctor · 20th December 2003, 08:33

abit ic7 max 3 rates high and probably quite TRUE temps

comparing : using my powerfull WC-setup I got load temps on my 3.6 p4 of 32-34° at ambient 20 on a asus p4c800
with my abit ic7 max 3 same setup goes as high as 47°C

SAME setup, SAME voltage

20th December 2003, 08:41

hmm....that's interesting.
the abit forum have a lot of people saying the same stuff, but also a lot have normal temps.

plus SP-94 reviews say that to get the best out of one should OC.

i'll let the machine run for several days and see what happens. The paste should settle and that should give me several degrees.

thanks for replying

jmke · 20th December 2003, 11:45

"Vantec is spinning at 2700rpm"

63 -> 55 = 8°C temp drop, quite good in my humble opinion

20th December 2003, 17:49

true....8 degrees is a good drop, but still not good enough. and the cpu is not even loaded...

a lot of the guys at the Abit forum get normal cpu temps in the area of 30-40degrees. i guess i'm not gonna see these kind of temps

jmke · 21st December 2003, 00:15

different BIOS version give different temperature read-outs on the IC7.. *hint* *hint*

21st December 2003, 01:54

so u suggest I upgrade the bios?

The Senile Doctor · 21st December 2003, 06:09

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
different BIOS version give different temperature read-outs on the IC7.. *hint* *hint*

Is this true?

jmke · 21st December 2003, 11:29

check the ABit forums

The Senile Doctor · 21st December 2003, 12:06

it reads differently but the temps are the same, I don't care bout temps any more, just need a rig that's stable, be it 25° or -25° or 65 degrees

20th December 2003, 08:28	#1
Kubrat Posts: n/a	IC7 MAX3 temp problem I'm tottaly new to OC club, but I love fast machines so I decided to learn and ordered one: IC7 Max3 2.8@800fsb stock speed ThermalrightSP-94 / Vantec 92mm Tornado Asus fx 5900 ultra 256 Corsair 1gb DDRAM 4000 2x120 WD raid 0 Antec 480w true power Xaser III skull edition v3000 First time i put it together I used Thermaltake Spark 7+ and got cpu temp as high as 63C...i was stupid enough to put 2 heat sensors on the HS. Changed it to the SP-94 beast, put a bit of Arctic Silver 5 and I still get high (i think) temps. WinBond says: System 37C, CPU 55C, PWM 37C. Nothing but thermal paste b/n HS and CPU. Vcore 1.46-7V, DDR 2.56V, the Vantec is spinning at 2700rpm. NB and SYS fans are almost to the max on WinBond. Case is open all the time. I'm running winamp, mozilla, emule and trillian...nothing fancy. Is it me not doing something right or....? I'd really appreciate if you could give me a hand here ICQ 14186977

20th December 2003, 08:33	#2
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	abit ic7 max 3 rates high and probably quite TRUE temps comparing : using my powerfull WC-setup I got load temps on my 3.6 p4 of 32-34° at ambient 20 on a asus p4c800 with my abit ic7 max 3 same setup goes as high as 47°C SAME setup, SAME voltage __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

20th December 2003, 08:41	#3
Kubrat Posts: n/a	interesting hmm....that's interesting. the abit forum have a lot of people saying the same stuff, but also a lot have normal temps. plus SP-94 reviews say that to get the best out of one should OC. i'll let the machine run for several days and see what happens. The paste should settle and that should give me several degrees. thanks for replying

20th December 2003, 11:45	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	"Vantec is spinning at 2700rpm" 63 -> 55 = 8°C temp drop, quite good in my humble opinion __________________

20th December 2003, 17:49	#5
Kubrat Posts: n/a	re true....8 degrees is a good drop, but still not good enough. and the cpu is not even loaded... a lot of the guys at the Abit forum get normal cpu temps in the area of 30-40degrees. i guess i'm not gonna see these kind of temps

21st December 2003, 00:15	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	different BIOS version give different temperature read-outs on the IC7.. hint hint __________________

21st December 2003, 01:54	#7
Kubrat Posts: n/a	so u suggest I upgrade the bios?

21st December 2003, 11:29	#9
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	check the ABit forums __________________

21st December 2003, 12:06	#10
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	it reads differently but the temps are the same, I don't care bout temps any more, just need a rig that's stable, be it 25° or -25° or 65 degrees __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

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