Asus SmartDoctor and Asus EAX800XT-PE

Hi!

I've got a very weird problem... I've got an Asus EAX800XT-PE. When reading
the temperatures using ATITool and/or Everest Pro, they inform me that my
GPU idles around 51 and the GfxRam around 41. Under heavy load the GPU rises
to around 57-60 and the RAM about the same.
BUT... When I start up Asus SmartDoctor the temperature drops from 51/41
(GPU/RAM) and to 41/41 (idle). It does not happen over a few minutes - but
over half a second. Now the load temperature on the GPU rises to about 68
and the RAM to about 58.

The fan speed does not change so I don't think it is a matter of fan-control
profiles (which SmartDoctor provides).

Does anyone have any clue what is going on - or have similar experiences?
Which temps should I rely on?

This really makes my poor brain explode ;-)

TIA
/Michael

think about it.
Does it make sense that the chip would cool that much, that fast ?
I think the programs are interpreting the sensor data in two different
ways. I'm assuming the data being read is based on imbeded thermistors
which will give a resistor value based on ambient temp.
Now the Q is, what is the algorithm used in the programs to calculate
your readings? Is there a standard between the chip-makers and
software engineers? If not, this could be a problem !
I would, therefore, trust the app written specifically for your MB for those
reasons, and be leery of other apps.

Les

Hi Les!

Yes - I completely agree. One of my main points in my post was that there is
NO way that a chip can cool that much - that fast (ok - lets keep liquid
nitrogen out of the picture ;-) ). The funny thing is that the SmartDoctor
readings not only differ from the readings from all other apps - it also
changes the readings in them too. If SmartDoctor was reading 41/41 and
ATItool 51/41 it was pretty straight forward. The funny thing is that
SmartDoctor suddently makes ATItool read 41/41 too.


"les" <> wrote in message news:ieSdncf4iK6u0pPfRVn-...
> think about it.
> Does it make sense that the chip would cool that much, that fast ?
> I think the programs are interpreting the sensor data in two different
> ways. I'm assuming the data being read is based on imbeded thermistors
> which will give a resistor value based on ambient temp.
> Now the Q is, what is the algorithm used in the programs to calculate
> your readings? Is there a standard between the chip-makers and
> software engineers? If not, this could be a problem !
> I would, therefore, trust the app written specifically for your MB for
> those
> reasons, and be leery of other apps.
>
> Les
>
>