Can coretemp be wrong?

kmistry · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:10

Hi Guys i recently oc'ed my processor to 2.33 GHz (I haven't tried anymore as my RAM is only 5300...Anyway I noticed that my CPU temp in coretemp is 51°C idle! Now I know that's way too hot, so I went into BIOS and then checked the temperature and the BIOS said 43°C! So my question is which reading is correct? Surely the BIOS cant be lying, but then again coretemp takes the reading from an on-die thermometer right? :confused:

So which one should I believe, surely the temperature of the CPU cant go down from 51 idle to 43 just as I am resetting and going into BIOS can it?

EDIT: Oh yeah i forgot to mention tried Intel's TAT and its giving the same reading as coretemp...

thanks in advance

Kiz

jongeeone · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:12

Coretemps is correct as it reads dirrectly from the actual core. Run orthos and see what the temps are at full load.

touch · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:14

51 doesnt sound too high?
what cooler have you got on it?

ted34 · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:15

Bios temps will be the same as your windows temps (will be different due to loads from windows and bios but are read from same sensor on motherboard).

Coretemp and tat both read off cpu and are the ones to go by.

hardc0re_tid · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:15

touch said:
51 doesnt sound too high?
what cooler have you got on it?

thats idle though, i have mine at 2.8 and mine is 32 idle!

touch · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:19

hardc0re_tid said:
i have mine at 2.8 and mine is 32 idle!

I agree, its higher than usual, but if hes got a stock cooler and a case with poor airflow, its not so off as to assume the temp monitor is wrong - is it?

kmistry · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:33

Cheers for the replies people. Im using my antec sonata and I ve got 2 fans in there (1 120mm one that comes with the case, blowing air out, and one 92MM Amber blowing cold air in.) Im using the stock CPU cooler, is there anything I can do to reduce temperatures in the mean time without having to buy a new cooler?

Kiz

Rapier · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:48

Your attempting to overclock using a stock cooler, enough said really - maybe in a decent case with good airflow but not a Sonata for certain.

Just get a freezer pro.

Jokester · 9 Dec 2006 at 13:50

Coretemp could be wrong if the sensors in the chip were faulty.

Jokester

kmistry · 9 Dec 2006 at 20:06

Rapier said:
Your attempting to overclock using a stock cooler, enough said really - maybe in a decent case with good airflow but not a Sonata for certain.

Just get a freezer pro.

Thanks.....

Thanks Jokester, although I do believe that coretemp was giving the correct temperature readings before? never mind, I will just have to try and improve airflow and get a new cooler then

Kiz