High system temperature

[defiler]

My system temperature displayed in the bios is 43-48 c. Which i believe is quite high. However when i touch the radiator of the mb chipset it feels cold. What does that mean ? I'm not much of an expert. Is it a problem ?

[Lsdmeasap]

That is warm, kinda. What Speed are you running with what FSB? And have you added MCH or FSB Voltages?

What is your ambient temp?

[ANZAC_ELITE]

Which board would be my first question ;)

[Lsdmeasap]

Ya, that too. Sounds like a old 965P or hot ambient temp

[soldier]

I don't know why people get into a fit once their temps are not 3x. 43-48. Nothing is wrong with that.

Relax people.

[BongWizard]

like soldier said, for an older board thats actually a fine temp... as long as you dont go much past 50C you'll be fine... it'll hinder your OCing a little bit, but really there's nothing wrong with those temps

[defiler]

here is the actual pc setup :
Motherboard:
GB X48T-DQ6
CPU:
INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9400
RAM:
2x2GB KIT DDR3 Super T
HDD:
150GB WD,SATA2,VelociRaptor 10 000rpm, 16mb
Video card:
GIGABYTE R487X2-2GH-B
Monitor:
Asus 24'
PSU:
PSU FORTRON EVEREST 1010/1KW
The tower is a mid tower from foxconn with 1 tower fan on it, but i can't remember the model as i threw out the box and dunno where to look for the tower model on the tower itself :)

sorry for the lame posting at the start.
no extra colers for the mb , just a liquid cooler for the cpu.
the problem is my pc keeps rebooting when i put it to high load and i cannot understand where from. so i thought it could be the system temp. I changed the power supply , thinking it was coming from it , however the problem still persists. Now i'm headed towards the video card.... which does make some strange sound(buzzing sound, but not a fan sound) when it goes under heavy load and before the pc reboots.

[Lsdmeasap]

Only 1 fan? Wow, you should get you at least 2 120MM fans and put one in the back and one in the front. 2 in the back and one up front it you can

What BIOS Settings are you using. I really think your card is Broke because of the sounds coming from it, but you may have some settings incorrect as well which could cause your system to fail. >>>>

This is Just a template I use to ask people their settings, pay no attention to the numbers in it, replace with yours

Robust Graphics Booster___________ [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ____________ [8] 
Fine Clock Ratio ____________[0.5]
CPU Host Clock Control_ [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (MHz)__________ [450] 
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)_______ [100]
C.I.A. 2__________________________ [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)____ [2.00]
DRAM Timing Selectable_______ SPD __ [Manual]

Performance Enhance = [Standard]

CAS Latency Time________________ ?
Dram RAS# to CAS# Delay_________ ?
Dram RAS# Precharge Delay_______?
Precharge Delay (tRAS)__________ ?

ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD)_________ ?
Rank Write to READ Delay________ ?
Write to Precharge Delay_________ ?
Refresh to ACT Delay______________ ?
Read to Precharge Delay__________ ?
Static tRead Value_______________
Static tRead Phase Adjust________ [Auto]

CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control [800mV]
CPU Clock Skew Control [normal]
GMCH Clock Skew Control [Normal]

System Voltage Control____ [Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control__ [+0.300V] 
PCI-E OverVoltage Control_ [+0.1V] 
FSB OverVoltage Control___ [+0.1V] 
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control [+0.1V] 
CPU Voltage Control_______ [1.25]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]

Integrated Peripherals
Legacy USB Storage Detect___________________[Disabled] *Note* Must be enabled to flash from USB

[soldier]

Just to add to your fan advice Lsdmeasap, the front fan should be intake and the back fan exhaust. Also, don't look for any ordinary 120mm fan. Try and get one with a decent CFM and rpm.

High rpm isn't everything. CFM is what matters as that is what determines the amount of air the fan moves. Keep in mind though, the higher the CFM, the noisier the fan will be.
^_^

[Lsdmeasap]

Right, thanks for the additional info I should have noted myself!

I Use AeroCool XtremeTurbine's in front and back, great air flow and not too loud at all >>>
Newegg.com - AeroCool XtremeTurbine-Blue 120mm Case Fan - Case Fans

Pricey a bit, but I like em alot

If you are short on cash, I would suggest some Yate Loon D12SH's from Petra's >>>
http://www.petrastechshop.com/120x25mmfans.html

or D12SM's if you want a bit less Airflow or do not have a controller. But even the H models are pretty quiet. I use these on my Rad's