Anyone knows of a program for lowerinng cpu idle temps on nforce2 that really works?I'm running my cpu in normal speed on a K7N2 ILSR and the temps are 52C idle 56 full load. With my previous motherboard a gigabyte kt333 there was no problem with cpucool or cpuidle.Now none of them seems to work and I've tried even wcpredit and speedfan4.13 but even if the settings seem ok there is no drop in temps.I also have disabled all the extra features like on board audio,lan etc and my cpu is really idle.

Hello, I take it your useing the same cpu in your new mobo...?.. personally i dont trust those programs , so i would focas more on your cooling.. Good airflow and a nice HSF .. I used to have a volcano 11 HSF .. That worked a treat.. Also remember that not all mobo's give the correct temp.. XP3000 Pre-week 39/03 Antec 550w psu Abit NF7s V2.0 Mobo 2x512mb Pc3500xms Corsair Twin 10k sata WD-Raptors Radeon 9800xt 256mb Waterchill cooling system.

mmm, i aint a pro but have to agree with you there. i've got the k7n2-il and had to change the original heatsink because its was naff

Yes I've got the 2000xp and I have the all copper GlobalWΙΝ CAK 4-88T and arctic silver5 and enough ventilation.Temps reported are the correct ones.I think I'll try some watercooling or peltier kit.

If i'm not mistaken... i've heard 2000xp's run hot anyway... Those CPU's can take alot of heat so i would'nt worry.. An awfull lot of people worry about there cpu temps when they dont need to.. I still think you could do with a better HSF.. there are better ones on the market.. XP3000 Pre-week 39/03 Antec 550w psu Abit NF7s V2.0 Mobo 2x512mb Pc3500xms Corsair Twin 10k sata WD-Raptors Radeon 9800xt 256mb Waterchill cooling system.

bavel, There are a few things that could make your current 52C idle reading an acceptable temparature, but a lot of times people fail to include those factors in their thread. 0. Your room temperature. 1. CPU overclock. 2. CPU core type. 3. Accuracy of the reading. (BIOS/Windows utility). There are two variations of the 1800+ both with a clock speed of 1533MHz (133x11.5), if you have the Palomino, your temps will be higher that if you had the Thoroughbred core because of the Vcore differences. So long as you have a threshold temp setup in the BIOS worryless about those numbers (actually hide 'em). Lastly your CPU for one will NOT! buckle under your current temps so the watercooling or peltier kit I know looks very tempting to you, fact remains it is a want not a need. For what you are going to spend on it you can get a much faster CPU that will most likely run cooler provided the factors @ the beginning of this post is considered. Goodluck. ____________________________ The greatest risk is not taking one

Sabertooth. I believe its a 2000xp he is running.. 133x12.5 = 1667ghz.. 1.65v Vcore. .............. XP3000 Pre-week 39/03 Antec 550w psu Abit NF7s V2.0 Mobo 2x512mb Pc3500xms Corsair Twin 10k sata WD-Raptors Radeon 9800xt 256mb Waterchill cooling system.