Alright. I just repositioned one of the vents toward the chipset, and the temperature started dropping—so it looks like Everest isn't the issue here. I'll check the Gigabyte official site to see if there's a new driver available.
EDIT: Or maybe Vista is just messing everything up..
EDIT2: Actually, let me update you—I'm posting this from XP now. Turns out Vista really is the culprit for everything. Over here, Everest is showing somewhere between 25 and 30 degrees. So, I don't know... there's an older version of Everest too, so now I'm not sure if it's Vista or the newer Everest causing the trouble.
Alright, I ran Super Pi a few times, then switched over to the Nvidia benchmark—now my motherboard temp is sitting steady at 58°. It isn't budging, either higher or lower. The CPU is hovering between 55 and 60, while the GPU is holding at 48.
Actually, I'm not so sure... looking at this now... I don't know. It feels off. I just opened up the case, and the temperature jumped to 59°. Then there's this other weird thing: Mount Everest says the CPU temp is 27°, but both cores are sitting at 44°. GPU is at 46°, disk is at 29°. These results seem a bit funky—especially that part with the processor...
Hey everyone, good evening! Quick question—should I be worried about my motherboard hitting 57°C during an Everest run? Basically, my memory controller is constantly sitting at 30%, while the processor is hovering around 412MHz on the Intel... so now I'm unsure. Everything else in the rig seems fine.
Look, my plan wasn't actually to overclock right away—if I were going that route, I’d be buying a decent cooler first. But anyway... at 3.6 GHz, temps stayed steady around 43-45°C while idling. I'm not entirely sure what it hit under load.
Hey everyone, I’ve run into a major issue with my CPU overclocking. Everything was running perfectly after I bumped it up to 3.6 GHz—until today. Now, as soon as I boot into Windows, the whole system just freezes. I try a hard reset, but nothing works. Looking at CPU-Z, the processor is stuck at 3.0 GHz—meaning the FSB is sitting at 333MHz. Memory is at 666MHz. Voltage shows as 1.330V per CPU-Z, even though I specifically set it to 1.35V. I'm completely lost on what went wrong. In the BIOS, everything looks exactly how I left it: FSB at 400MHz, CPU at 3.6 GHz, voltage at 1.35V, and memory at 800MHz. But whether I check System Properties, EasyTune, or CPU-Z, it keeps reporting 3.0 GHz. I already tried clearing the CMOS, but no luck... Here's the thing: when I bump the FSB back to 400MHz in EasyTune, it correctly displays 3600MHz for the CPU. I run a stability test on GO, but once the test finishes, it drops right back down to 3GHz. Checking the Easy window, it says the default is 2.998 GHz and the current speed is also 2.998—yet the OC percentage next to it claims 20%. Is anyone else seeing this kind of madness? 😁
@user, look, your CPU and GPU temps are running a bit high—but honestly, given it's summer right now, that isn't exactly shocking... you might want to try blowing out the dust from your rig, specifically the heatsinks on the processor and the graphics card.
placidcanyon2 said:Don't let the rated noise levels fool you—those are just measurements, after all. You can always dial back the fan speed using a potentiometer or some other wiring trick...
By the way, those 120mm LED fans from Cooler Master are actually great. Honestly, they outperform a lot of standard 120mm fans out there.
Yeah, I checked those out too—they don't look bad. I'll keep looking, though. A bit more Googling and then I'll decide. Thanks for the help, anyway.
Anyone else have thoughts? The Scythe Slip Stream is sitting at about $23, which isn't exactly a steal. My main concern is the noise levels—I see the 1600 RPM model is rated at 33dB, which feels pretty loud to me. I know those specs aren't always reliable, but still... Oh, and one more thing—I forgot to mention—I’d ideally prefer to grab a fan from ADM, Discounter, or Protis, though I'm open to suggestions from other retailers too.
I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this—don't want to start a whole new one if I don't have to... I need a recommendation for a quiet fan—it's going on the front panel of my case—either 80mm or 120mm. My budget is pretty firm at under $70--$27. If there's anything decent in that price range, let me know.
wiredmarlin5 said:Mickey, you don't need to overthink this. Firewire, better cooling, and dual BIOS—those are the features I actually need in a board. Not to mention, I can get the rev 2.1 for the price of the DS3L version 😛
The 16x+4x CF isn't a selling point for me, nor is it why I'm picking this board. 🙂
Actually, good call on reminding me—I didn't even check if the P35-DS3-ci has FW built-in. I really need it for my camera, and upgrading to something like the DS3P right now is just too expensive. $290n.p. So, would this FW PCI card (controller) work well for $33? And does it run at the same speeds as the onboard FW, or is it slower? This one is 400Mbps, but I see some rated for 800Mbps. Are the built-in ones the 800Mbps type?
Just grab a decent motherboard without that "L" version—it’ll save you the headache. $27 The differences... regarding the P35-DS3... just grab an Intel Core 2 Duo processor for it. $200 I pushed him up to 3GHz without any issues using the stock cooler—if you end up worrying about the temps later, you can always just pick up a better heatsink, but I honestly don't think you'll need to. Also, I got my Kingston memory running at 800 MHz.
For a bargain like that, you're getting two cores running at 3GHz—it handles everything just fine, whether you're pairing it with an HD 3870 or an 8800GT.
All that's left is finding a solid hard drive and a decent monitor—maybe a 20-inch one—and then your friends will finally start showing up. 😉
I’ll take your advice regarding the motherboard—I don't know much about the LGA 775 socket anyway. Regarding the CPU—I'm leaning toward the Intel Core 2 Duo. I don't plan on upgrading this rig for at least three years, so my strategy is simple: grab a decent cooler now and push it to 3.5 GHz later. Right now, 3.0 GHz feels like plenty—totally fine for today—but in three or four years? I'm not so sure.
Regarding that Kingston memory—I’ll probably just grab it because wiredmarlin5 recommended it. From what I can see, he's pretty much an authority around here. 😁
I don't really need more than 250GB—maybe 320GB at most. I'm currently sitting on a 120GB drive and about 30% of it is still empty, plus everything I actually need is already on my PC.
I'm still deciding on a monitor—it’ll either be the Dell 2032BW or maybe an LG 206WTQ. Samsung might have better build quality, but I think the LG wins on actual performance—specifically when it comes to viewing angles and contrast.
Hopefully this finally happens... I'm really banking on it—I honestly don't have the energy to keep overthinking this anymore. 😁 Thanks, everyone!
