David Graser wrote:

>>Hi Vic and Mike
>>
>>The reason I asked is that I just recently purchased an AMD XP 3200
>>and installed it on my new motherboard from TigerDirect. This was the
>>OEM version without a fan.  I purchased a fan that was listed as
>>capable of handling a CPU up to this speed.
>>
>>When I check my bios for the CPU fan temp, it is running around 167
>>degrees F. 
>>
>>It is my believe that this is way too hot.
>>
>>With my old AMD XP 2000, my CPU temperature had been operating at
>>around 122 degrees F.
>>
>>This is why I originally posted the question.
>>
>>David
>>    
>>
>
>One other thing.  The Asus Probe software says the CPU temperature is
>around 107 degrees F.  I tend to believe that the bios temp reading is
>more accurate.
>

Hi David,
Being a former W.Bureau officer, I would suggest that you just get 
yourself a cheap digital thermometer to put your mind at rest - when I 
tried one of the [cool-something?] software checkers, although I knew it 
wasn't intended for the chopset, it indicated my CPU temp was 238 
drgrees C - [Celsius/Centigrade]! bIOS still said only 58C [136F].  Many 
CPU temp-initial alarms can be set to warn as high as 90C = 194F!

But I can see why you're worried about the 45F difference.  Maybe you 
need one of those water-cooled systems?
First get a thermometer - even the cheapest ones will be pretty accurate 
- within 1F probably at the outside.

On the NW coast of this Island Continent, 40 years ago we regularly 
recorded temperatures out in full sun of over 200F.

Did you read my other post to you about FDISKing?

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