Pretty much as the title state. I've got a Jeantech Trinity case which comes with a pre-wired temperature probe. My question is where do I stick it? I want to use it to monitor the CPU temp but am a bit weary of sticking the probe between the chip and the heatsink as I've been led to believe that in order for the h/s to function to its maximum efficiency it needs to have as much area of contact with the chip as possible. The probe is flat and probably wouldn't compromise the contact area too much but I thought I'd ask before I do something I'll regret later. The CPU is an AMD64 3500+ so will run quite hot under load.

 

Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

Cheers!

 

Danny

does your motherboard not have an inbuilt probe for the CPU? most do these days, if you check in the bios you should see the temp settings and fan speeds. The other probe can be mounted where their is good air circulation near the top of the case to get the actual case tempreture

1 or 2 inches either side of cpu should be good as this is the area you want to be keeping an eye on if the heatsink/fan fails.

 

There will be cpu temp monitoring built in. Is it not an Asus A8V board you got Danny? If it was, the CPU temp will be monitored by the board.

 

:)

1 or 2 inches either side of cpu should be good as this is the area you want to be keeping an eye on if the heatsink/fan fails.

 

There will be cpu temp monitoring built in. Is it not an Asus A8V board you got Danny? If it was, the CPU temp will be monitored by the board.

 

:)

 

 

sound like your tuning a zed :D

AMD64 actually run lower temperatures than you think.

 

But the temp probe is usually for case temperature, as all chips now have temp sensors on them.

You should have a program which tells you the temp or I use Motherboard Monitor which tells you lots of information.

 

Also dont be shocked when the AMD64 fan turns off. The way they work they actually turn the clock speed right down when its not doing much and the fan can turn off because it doesnt get hot much.

Thanks for the responses guys! Much appreciated. :D

 

Yes, it's an ASUS A8V Deluxe (WiFi) motherboard and it does have onboard CPU temp monitoring. The probe I described above is indeed for the case temp (I wish the case actually came with some instructions/diagrams - would make life considerably easier). I think I'll place this probe near the top of the case (as suggested). Wonder what the case temp is going to be like - I've got 2 80mm inlet fans and 2 80mm exhaust fans on the case (all high efficiency Vantec jobbies). Stuart - thanks for letting me know about the cpu fan turning off during low loads - I did read that somewhere but forgot. You've saved me a trip to A&E! The project is nearly finished now - most components have been installed and connected but I'm still awaiting delivery of my HIS Excalibur X800XT ICEQ II grafix card - aparently there was a problem with the initial batch which was shipped out from Hong Kong and none of them worked properly! Suppose that's the price you pay for being on the cutting edge of technology ;)

 

Thanks again guys!

 

Danny

Thanks for the responses guys! Much appreciated. :D

 

Yes, it's an ASUS A8V Deluxe (WiFi) motherboard and it does have onboard CPU temp monitoring. The probe I described above is indeed for the case temp (I wish the case actually came with some instructions/diagrams - would make life considerably easier). I think I'll place this probe near the top of the case (as suggested). Wonder what the case temp is going to be like - I've got 2 80mm inlet fans and 2 80mm exhaust fans on the case (all high efficiency Vantec jobbies). Stuart - thanks for letting me know about the cpu fan turning off during low loads - I did read that somewhere but forgot. You've saved me a trip to A&E! The project is nearly finished now - most components have been installed and connected but I'm still awaiting delivery of my HIS Excalibur X800XT ICEQ II grafix card - aparently there was a problem with the initial batch which was shipped out from Hong Kong and none of them worked properly! Suppose that's the price you pay for being on the cutting edge of technology ;)

 

Thanks again guys!

 

Danny

 

 

You dont have to be at the cutting edge of technology for things to fail. My motherboard and chip went at the same time and I returned them. I got a replacment motherboard which was the same I had before (Asus) and it was faulty. They actually tested them when I got it from stock. I got 4 replacement Motherboards and they where ALL faulty. In the end I got a simalar spec ABit one.

 

They got a whole batch of bad Motherboards. OucH!