I installed Speedfan today, cause my CPU fan was going faster than normal, so I wondered if it was running hot. I got a nice surprise when I opened it:
Checked the GPU via ATI Catalyst Control Center, said it was at no more then 41.
Core is pretty obviously the CPU, Crusing fine at 29c.
So I wondered what Temp 1 and Temp 3 were... I checked the Northbridge. Put my finger on it, surprise, I didn't burst into flames. Slightly warm to the touch on the heat spreader, no real heat.
I can't put my finger on the SB. It's trapped under the GPU.
It has a portable house fan running right at the side of the case. Not a flicker in temperature on the 79c one.
I turned my computer off for 15 minutes after seeing these temperatures. I turned it back on after that, booted into BIOS. It said my CPU temperature was in the 30-40's and the "System" temperature no more then 35. So I rebooted, turn it on real fast and booted up SpeedFan. It said it was 78 degrees, and then flicked up to 79. I'm now here writing this post to you guys.
I also looked in HWMonitor:
There are apparently three temperature sensors on the motherboard, but I can only think of a spot for two? (NB & SB)
Are the tools mis-reporting an non-existant sensor, or is it a faulty sensor or?
Is it a faulty sensor, or is my mobo about to burst into flames?Also where is the SB on this mobo?
http://hailaeros.com/ZScreen_Uploads/SS-2009.07.27-18.25.00.jpgCause what I"m looking at inside my case... isn't in this picture. (Comes off of newegg)