Abnormally High CPU Temperature

Ness · 26 Dec 2008 at 19:10

My BIOS seems to be reading my CPU temperature between 70-80 degrees Celsius, with my CPU at stock settings. I'm running an Athlon 64X2 5000+ Black Edition, and have had, and am still having temperature reading issues, with various temperature readings from various pieces of software such as SpeedFan, and as such, I can't really tell what the real temperature of my CPU is. How do I solve this problem, if it is something to do with bad software, and if it's hardware related, what the hell is going on to spike my temperature up so much?

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=80 is the HS&Fan i'm using, with arctic silver 5.

esK` · 26 Dec 2008 at 19:21

all seated ok ? tried re-seating the cooler?

use speedfan to check for temps too

http://www.almico.com/speedfan437.exe

post back with info that SF says

TheCenturion · 26 Dec 2008 at 19:21

everest, coretemp and realtemp are the most accurate.

Ness · 26 Dec 2008 at 19:46

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8773/sfctapxw8.jpg What was shown on SpeedFan, CoreTemp, and AsusProbe II

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8904/apffuw0.jpg What was shown on AsusProbe II after opening Firefox and loading Yahoo.com

Which temp reading is correct? =s I checked the seating of my HS&F as well, it's fine

P.S. Ignore the Frequency settings for now ;p

zykan · 27 Dec 2008 at 08:09

I use coretemp for checking mine, and 25-26c at stock for your settings seems normal

Xez · 27 Dec 2008 at 08:52

Have you got the latest bios version?

Ness · 27 Dec 2008 at 12:54

Xez said:
Have you got the latest bios version?

No, too scared of fudging up my mobo again

TheCenturion · 27 Dec 2008 at 12:57

try lapping cpu?

TheRedZealot · 27 Dec 2008 at 13:03

Never trust PC probe, coretemp is your best bet.

Neutron · 27 Dec 2008 at 13:38

Seeing as a have Dual Core. On everest core#1 is 6 - degrees and core#2 is 6-7 degrees. I think my sensors might be off but i'll never know, it'll be reyt