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Originally Posted by Dragonlich
Calm down, it's not a problem. Your computer will not explode.
First, what processor are you using (Intel P4, AMD athlon, athlon 64). If your temperature ratings are correct, I'd say it's a P4 or athlon 64. For those systems 20 to 40 C might be normal, provided that the 20C is at startup, and it levels out around 30C. My P4 (2.6c) starts at 20, room temperature, goes up to 30, idle temperature, and jumps to 40 to 45 during stress situations.
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Well, I don't think it'll explode, I just get irate when things don't work properly and I worry about my computer working at peak efficiencies. I mean, not only is it brand new but the thought of fucking up a computer I put together myself kind of sucks...
I'm using a LGA775 P4 3.0 GHz with HT. It levels out at about 20° or 25° (something like that. I don't know what it start at since my machine is always running...). I'm glad your P4 behaves much like mine. It leds some credibility to my instruments...
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The 35-40 C motherboard temperature isn't measured in the environment of the processor. Generally, it's a measurement of the computer's chipset, which tends to get as hot as that. (That's the reason they have a heatsink on there.)
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Really? Well, that's good to know. I wonder what chipset I have. Do you happen to know what chipset the Asus P5AD2 uses? What's a VIA chipset? What's a chipset, for that matter?
Thanks!
edit - it's been a while since we measured prcessor frequency in MHz...