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- BedavaMan
October 6, 2006, 2:55 am

Aldi is about to unleash more computers on us. Beware!!
Currently, I suggest anyone with an Aldi Desktop to check the
temperatures on their CPU, Motherboard etc.
Having lost the video card thru fan failure along with a friend and
others on forums here and there, and Aldi-Medion offering a replacement
for $360. I thought it would be worth investigating other temperatures
and was shocked to see the Aldi over double the temperature of regular
computers..
location : temp C
-------- Aldi ------Other brands
CPU - 56 --- 25
SYS - 51 --- 25
AUX - 61 --- 31
HDD - 40 --- 36
fan: rpm
-------- Aldi ------Other
CPU - 0 ----- 5114
measured with Sensorview
I rang Aldi hdqtrs on: (02)9675 9000
and Medion on : 1300 884 987

Re: Aldi computers
Yep,
these temperatures are nothing abnormal. Were they taken at idle or under
load?
most cpu's are not in trouble till 70-75 degrees, and will throttle back
clock speeds/shutdown at 90-95deg c. I've seen more then a few intel p4's
run reliable for years after the odd excursion to 95 degree shutdown
either sys or aux is the northbridge temp and is again nothing crazy
hdd at 40 is safe, but after 55deg c failure will be a problem
until recently run of the mill graphics chips didn't report temp, but I've
seen quite a few nvidia's with 140deg c shutdown thresholds
basically your barking up the wrong tree with temps.
to get a cpu to ambiant temps without watercooling is impossible with air
cooling. I've no idea what cpu you have, but a modern cpu has a thermal
output anywhere between 50w for something slow/old, to 100w+ for a modern
rocket. just think about it, 50-100watts of heat trying to pass through an
area the size of a postage stamp.
as for fan failure, sadly it happens.
MH


Re: Aldi computers
In a Thermaltake soprano case with stock fans and without the side fan
running.
This is after playing Doom 3 for about an hour.
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 4200+
2 x 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-4-4-8 @ 200 MHz)
Leadtek PX7600 GS
Temperatures
Motherboard 28 °C (82 °F)
CPU 28 °C (82 °F)
Aux 38 °C (100 °F)
GPU 51 °C (124 °F)
WDC WD2500JS-00NCB1 29 °C (84 °F)
Cooling Fans
CPU 1298 RPM
Chassis 1442 RPM
Power Supply 6027 RPM
Rob


Re: Aldi computers

From Lavalys FAQ
"AUX" There is no standard for sensor registers layout, so the "Aux"
temperature could show the temperature of the CPU or the motherboard, or
might be a non-connected wire of the sensor chip, and so it could show a
bogus value
"CPU" temperature means the temperature measured around the CPU socket,.


Re: Aldi computers
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:43:02 +1000, Franc Zabkar

Correction: Earlier socket A AMD CPUs didn't have the diode, but my
Athlon XP does. Despite this, many motherboard manufacturers chose to
place a sensor inside the CPU socket. I don't know what the practice
is today, though.
See http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/Computers/computers_xp2600_2412.htm
The author writes:
"Unfortunately, most motherboard manufacturers don't make this
temperature available via monitoring software. Usually, an in-socket
thermal sensor is used where the temperature is some 10°C below that
of the thermal diode. If you can get a thermal sensor that is small
enough to tape in the center of the processor on the underside, this
is an ideal alternative as AMD quote temperatures measured in such a
way are within 2°C of the internal diode."
- Franc Zabkar
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