DFI & Negative temps

[Norbert666]

Hi I've now hooked up my MachII on my DFI Lanparty B and XP2500M.

Last night temperatures were really fluctuating and were always positive.

Now, booting up this morning (well it's afternoon now) I get the following:

Case: 35

Socket: 19

CPU diode: fluctuating between -3 and -7 but will suddenly jump to +7 and back.

Evaporator is at -53

Running at 200x12 @ 1.85Vcore. Using MBM5 and latest official DFI BIOS.

Hopefully these temperature reading can't be trusted?

James

 

[Thickbrit]

If dfi's aren't know for dodgy temperature probes,then you probably have poor contact between prommie head and chip.

 

[Norbert666]

If dfi's aren't know for dodgy temperature probes,then you probably have poor contact between prommie head and chip.

What kind of temps should I be seeing?

 

[Phil Stanbridge]

Its the motherboard mate, I'm sure. All DFI boards report negative temps wrong.

 

[Norbert666]

Its the motherboard mate, I'm sure. All DFI boards report negative temps wrong.

Is there no way then of telling whether I have good contact or not then? (other than dismantling and remounting)

And what kind of temps *should* I be seeing?

James

 

[Norbert666]

I have reseated the MachII and got pretty similar temps.

I am now running Prime at 1.85Vcore and socket temps is up at +47 and diode is at +42!

Please please please tell me these readings are b0llocks!

 

[Norbert666]

W00t! Finally!

Fifth time lucky!

Remounted again, but this time without the silly shim and a couple of added washers.

CPU is now at -37 and evap is at -49.

Much much much happier!

Now to start making this baby sweat!

James