[olug] Case Temp Sensors

[Jay Swackhamer]

If the sensors are directly inbetween the CPU and heatsink, DONT power it
on........ It will be lifting the heatsink and greatly decreasing the
cooling potential.....

If it is an AMD AthlonXP system, then the sensor could be placed on the
top of the CPU card, with the tip touching the CPU core. Others may be
better off placing the sensor in the open area underneath the cpu,
carefully placing the wires(if they are the thin type) through the pins
before seating the CPU.

You need to have the sensor as close to touching the CPU/GPU cores,
without being inbetween the core and heatsink. If you are inbetween the
core and heatsink, thermal damage will happen.

For the hard drive, you would just need to feel it for the warmest area,
and tape the sensor down on a metal surface in that area.


> I'm building a new PC and the case has temperature sensors for the CPU,
> video card, and hard drive. I've never built a case with these. Where's
> the
> best place to attach these?
>
> Here's what I've done so far. I applied thermal grease to the CPU, stuck
> the sensor on the top (on top, but towards the edge) of the CPU, and
> affixed the heat sink/fan on top. For the video card, I removed the fan,
> used the special scotch tape like stuff and taped the sensor on the heat
> sink under the fan, and put the fan back on. And I really don't know where
> to start with the hard drive. Any advice would be great. I probably won't
> hit the power switch until I hear from you guys.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> Joe Catanzaro
> joecatanzaro at cox.net
>
>
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