Re: [lm-sensors] Wrong temperatures reported for Core2Duo CPU in

[Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>]

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:41:16 -0700, lmsensorslist@nodivisions.com wrote:
> That makes sense.  And yeah, I do generally have tons of stuff running
> under Linux, so the system doesn't spend much time being entirely idle.
> 
> Well I've just upgraded my PC's case to this one:
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233049
> 
> It's nothing super fancy, but it does have one of those side-vents with a
> duct going straight to the CPU, and it also has a 120mm rear exhaust fan
> (plus a spot in the front for an intake fan).  My old case was a nice,
> solid In-Win case, but it was about 10 years old, and had no case fans at
> all -- not even spots for them -- and the CPU's fan was almost right
> against the side of the PSU.  So cooling in there was pretty suboptimal.
> 
> This new case is a huge improvement: my CPU is idling around 63-65C now,
> compared to 73-75C in the old case.  Under load it goes as high as the
> mid-80s, not into the 90s as in the old case.
> 
> I'd like it to be even cooler, and will probably get a front intake fan
> next, but I'm really happy with this upgrade, especially because it's
> solved my main complaint: the fan noise.  It's super quiet now because the
> CPU fan and rear case fan are spinning pretty slowly, and only rarely
> speed up -- as opposed to the CPU fan being obnoxious nearly 24/7 in the
> old case.

Hey, glad to hear that you finally solved your problem :)

-- 
Jean Delvare

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