C2D Temp

[Matthew-1985]

I installed my C2D today (I got the 6600 with a Evga 680 motherboard) and am using the intel cooler. It's also not been overclocked yet.

The problem is both speedfan and coretemp tell me that it idles at 55-60 and it the same when under load. Speedfan even says the system temp is -65C.

The BIOS told me that it was about 28C which I'm guessing is right so does anyone know why both these programs don't work? And if there is something better that will work?

Aslo what would happen if it gets to hot? Does it slow its self down like the P4s did?

Thanks.

 

[ZX-10R]

i'm in the same boat same chip and MB and got high reading though I have overclocked to 3.2mhz 400x8 using 1.4v
I'm using a Ninja Heat sink that I've just replied AS5 too (if anything the temps higher now but waiting for it to cure before doing it again)

I also get -65 in speedfan and using tat for core temps and Nvida monitor for the other show more realistic readings

 

[Matthew-1985]

I just ran the intel processor ID utility and it says its running at 1.86Ghz.

 

[Corasik]

Do you have speedstep enabled, C2D's clock down to save power during idle if speedstep is turned on (Like AMD's cool and quiet).

Dont know why coretemp would read incorrect, have you tried TAT? Speedfan cant read the on chip sensors so can ignore that one.

55-60 is a bit high for idle, I would expect 35-45 for normal idle temps depending on your room temperature.

 

[easyrider]

Just use TAT.

 

[Bananadude]

I think this is a known fault with the board. Seen lots of people moaning about this over on the EVGA forums and elsewhere. Should be fixed in bios updates. Everything is working fine as far as I know, just readings are wrong.

 

[clone]

Buy a cheap temp probe and stick it to the cpu like i did,found out my cpu was running 10c lower the what tat and core temp said.

 

[Lynx24]

T.A.T and coretemp are always out by 10/15c

 

[ZX-10R]

T.A.T and coretemp are always out by 10/15c

What makes you say that?

most people trust them the most because it reads from the core diode. A thermal probe will read the surface temp so will read lower.

 

[Devilman]

Buy a cheap temp probe and stick it to the cpu like i did,found out my cpu was running 10c lower the what tat and core temp said.

Thats becuase TAT actually reads from Intel's on-die thermistor and your temp probe which you "stuck to the cpu" is reading package temp... TAT is far more accurate than anything you can measure from outside the core (that includes sticking thermistors to the core)