Paulius Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hello, I am looking to understand what is the ‘normal’ range of cpu and m/b temperatures for a softmodded xbox. I expected this question to have already been discussed here but I couldn’t find any direct answers on it. My cpu temp after a recent gaming session was 69c. Is this too high or is it normal? M/b temp was 53c. I recently applied fresh thermal paste to both the cpu and gpu so that can’t be a reason for high cpu temps. Maybe it would be useful for folks to post what temps they see during game sessions. Thanks in advance for any guidance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 What version Xbox? v1.6 temps read several degrees higher than older revisions of the motherboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulius Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Version 1.0. Maybe it was the game I was playing? Spartan total warrior. Other games seem to result in temps of 60c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Paulius said: Version 1.0. Maybe it was the game I was playing? Spartan total warrior. Other games seem to result in temps of 60c 60c is fine even the 67c you had when playing a game is OK in my view. Also the fan speed will revert to the bios setting on the board (normally 20%)during the game and then when you reload the dash board it will go to the setting in the dash ( somewhere around 30%). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuacs Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) I read this not long ago, I hope it helps you. http://www.tinker-mods.com/FAQ/original-xbox/what-is-a-good-original-xbox-motherboard-temp.php Edited May 26, 2021 by KaosEngineer Fixed link to tinker-mods.com web page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 hours ago, cuacs said: I read this not long ago, I hope it helps you. http://www.tinker-mods.com/FAQ/original-xbox/what-is-a-good-original-xbox-motherboard-temp.php Not really be cause the link just returns me back to the OGXbox forum index https:// www dot ogxbox dot com/forums/index.php Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuacs Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, SS_Dave said: Not really be cause the link just returns me back to the OGXbox forum index https:// www dot ogxbox dot com/forums/index.php Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Sorry, my mistake. http://www.tinker-mods.com/FAQ/original-xbox/what-is-a-good-original-xbox-motherboard-temp.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feudalnate Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 TjMax for the old Pentium III CPU's is around 85c officially. From what I've witnessed on the original Xbox, at around 82-83c the SMC will power off the console and blink the overheated LED error code. The other temperature reading is for ambient case temp. ("air" temp.), which seemingly has no purpose If your CPU temp. is sitting 10-15c below max while gaming then there's no real issue. Almost everything on the Xbox runs as a 3D application just like games, there's no true "idle" state to compare against If you're concerned with the temperature then you can turn up your fan speed and trade noise for heat reduction but I'm going to agree with Dave and say ~70c coming out of a game is okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 8 hours ago, SS_Dave said: Not really be cause the link just returns me back to the OGXbox forum index https:// www dot ogxbox dot com/forums/index.php Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. The link to tinker-mods.com's web page has been updated in the OP's post. I'm not sure why the link was incorrect. http://www.tinker-mods.com/FAQ/original-xbox/what-is-a-good-original-xbox-motherboard-temp.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakisTheDrifter Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 In all of my xboxes (1.1,1.2,1.4,1.6) I never let temperatures go above 45C for the CPU and 34C for the Gpu. Call me crazy,but i believe that with these temperatures,the xbox will live muuuuch longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hari125 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) On 5/25/2021 at 12:03 AM, Paulius said: Hello, I am looking to understand what is the ‘normal’ range of cpu and m/b temperatures for a softmodded xbox. I expected this question to have already been discussed here but I couldn’t find any direct answers on it. My cpu temp after a recent gaming session was 69c. Is this too high or is it normal? M/b temp was 53c. I recently applied fresh thermal paste to both the cpu and gpu so that can’t be a reason for high cpu temps. Maybe it would be useful for folks to post what temps they see during game sessions. Thanks in advance for any guidance My Xbox 1.4 is with replaced thermal paste (AeroCool Baraf) and is running XBMC4Xbox as default dashboard. While doing nothing the CPU is at 34/35°C and the M/B (GPU) is at 32°C. While playing games the CPU is at 52°C and the M/B (GPU) is at 46°C. Of course i can't check the temps exactly while playing and maybe while restarting the xbox (to exit the game, so i can check the temp) it droops maybe around 2/3°C. Hope that's helpful :Д Edited May 29, 2021 by Hari125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEK Nemesis Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/29/2021 at 8:21 AM, Hari125 said: While doing nothing the CPU is at 34/35°C and the M/B (GPU) is at 32°C. that's impressive! What is your fan RPM set to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Just now, TEK Nemesis said: that's impressive! What is your fan RPM set to? I suspect jet engine speed or room temp of 0c(32f) Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hari125 Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 6/1/2021 at 2:17 AM, TEK Nemesis said: that's impressive! What is your fan RPM set to? I don't know the exact speed, but in xbmc my fan is set to 10%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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