On Mar 24, 12:18 pm, kony <s...@spam.com> wrote:
> On 23 Mar 2007 09:43:30 -0700, happymac.supp...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the replies. I got the system custom-built from a computer
> >shop. Its been about 7 months since I got it.
>
> What case? Is that case's ventilation system mostly
> obsttructed by grills made of mostly blocking, stamped-out
> holes in the case wall?
>
> What temps were the system when new?
> I'm wondering if the temps have risen, you dont quite say
> why you now wonder about them.
>
>
>
> >Since I have a see-
> >through case, I checked the inside and the CPU fan. There is barely
> >any dust. This is the current status of the fans:
>
> >Power Supply Fan: OK
> >GPU Fan: OK
> >CPU Fan (stock Intel): OK
> >Chassis Fan: OK
>
> >I felt the air that was coming out of the chassis fan and it was just
> >barely more than room temperature (around 25C, I estimated) I think
> >its always been this hot, I just noticed it now. Do you think I should
> >use a different utility to check the temperature? By the way, I
> >checked the motherboard temprature too. No matter what i do, the
> >motherboard temperature is always 40C - 42C, and I also checked the
> >RPM for the CPU fan, it always varies from 4000RPM - 4150RPM.
>
> take the case side-panel off, point a desk fan at it and see
> if it reduce temps much. If only a small single-digit # of
> degrees, you probably need to replace or at least remount
> (with fresh thermal compound, after cleaning off the
> original) the heatsink. If temps change more than that, you
> may have dust in the case intake or exhaust areas or need
> better case cooling - but we can't be sure of this since it
> would depend on what has changed since it was new, but your
> reported temps are an indication it has poor cooling.
>
> Compare the temp report you see to the one in the bios
> health/hardware monitor page. Sometimes a bios update may
> fine-tune these temps more, you might check Asus website for
> such a bios and notes describing whether there is any such
> problem with reported temps or at least an improvement in
> accuracy of reporting.


I dont know the temps when new. I just noticed the temperatures in
ASUS PC probe now. The case has ventilation holes on the rear and a
fan exhaust (about a 3 inch diameter hole with a small wire mesh
covering it) on one side of the case. i have not had any problems with
performance except for a lock-up about once in 3 months when doing
processor intensive tasks, even though pc probe occasionally warns
about high temperatures. i have noticed something though. Before from
when I got the sytem to 3 months ago there was a sound of something (i
am assuming its a fan) that revved up and down. Now, the fan noise is
consistent and stays the same. Maybe, just maybe the system was a bit
louder before. Do you think it is possible to make the fans run at
full capacity without any damage to the system?