CPU 3,2Ghz to hot?
 

Hello Peeps,

I just installed a Abit IC7-MAX3 motherboard with a Intel 3,2Ghz CPU and with a Zalman cooler.

Board: http://www.luckyspc.com/images/producten/14237b.jpg
Cooler: http://www.luckyspc.com/images/producten/12515b.jpg

When I get in Bios, and check PC Health I have a CPU temp of 60°C (idle)

Is this to hot? I think this cooler was one of the best...
When I play Battlefield 1942 the temp raise to almost 67°C.

Yes the cooler is installed correctly and yes I used coolpaste.

Please help...
Greetz
Speedy

What is your casetemp and roomtemp?

Casetemp: 33°C
Roomtemp: +-20°C

Screenshot: http://users.skynet.be/Speedy/temp.jpg

Idle -> 55°C
ie. Word, Explorer, ... -> 62°C
Games -> 68°C

pretty high temps with such a roomtemp
imagine your cputemp in the summer with a roomtemp of +30°C

ic7 max 3 measures 15°C too high.

And is it a prescott ?

edit, yes it is :)

+ it is a prescott :)
thank you for buying a furnace :)

Sure of that?
Nothing said about it @ the site of Abit.

look in the forums :)

quite sure yes.

perfectly same setup with whitewater block at 3.5 ghz same voltage, roomtemp 18°C, casetemp 20°C
on asus p4c800 : stressed coretemp 33°C
on dfi : stressedcoretemp 34°C

on abit ic7max3 : 40-45°C

My P4P800 is about 10C lower than IC7. Then, I have two IC7's, one is higher than the other by 15C. One of the IC7 (the lower reporting one) is the same as the IS7.

I believe Abit uses two different vendors on their boards, sometimes they are just off with each other. In this case, BIOS updates wouldn't do anything.

I suspect also the Asus board is reporting a bit low. I am simply using the best C/W of any cooler or w/c and judge whether it makes any sense. Unless, the W/C has below 0.15 C/W, which means 100 Watts heat dissipation yiedls 15C, add ambient 20C equals 35C including TIM and case temp factors.