koolit wrote in message . ..
I've been trying to follow discussions about this subject because the
same is happening to my pc. On idle it's at 39C CPU and 48C or above
PWM temp. On full load the system temp. is still 10 degrees (or
more) hotter than the CPU. I've been building PC's for a few years now
and this is the first I've seen something like this. If I leave it
running like this with the sys. temp +10 hotter than the CPU, will
there be any damage? It is stable using prime 95 and SiS. Here's my
rig:

Abit KV-7
AMD Athlon XP 1800 T-bred @ 2.31 GHz (JIUHB-DLT3C) 1.75 Volts
11.5 X 197 FSB
512 mb Corsair PC 3200
Asus TD 9520 Vid Card
Creative SB Live 5.1
80 GB Maxtor HD
52X CD-Rom

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:46:29 -0500, EzAk
wrote:

changed both back fans to out front to in and side on temps change but
no diffrents the case is still hotter than the cpu. I had this same
setup with a valcano 9 and didnt have this problem. Is it posible that
my cooler for the cpu is cooling the cpu and forcing the heat from the
cpu into the case which is why the case is hotter than the cpu? i know
its far feched but i dont know what else i could be.


I just read this thread. Although nobody at Abit seems to want to
admit it, the cpu and systems readings are reversed on several boards,
including the Abit KD7 which I have. I just accepted the fact that
they are reversed and monitor it accordingly. Look at the hotter
temperature of the two and assign it to the cpu. My overclocked 2100+
AMD runs at 2287 with a idle temperatures of 39 and 33. Hardware
monitor shows the system at 39 and the cpu at 33. obviously, they are
reversed.

Dennis