how accurate is systool for measuring temps?

locutus12 · 27 Feb 2006 at 01:53

i only ask because my bios said my CPU was 45oC and that was @ idle, yet systool in windows is telling me that my idle temp is 37oC i dont know what to believe... i have done some heavy overclocking today so im worried about overheating the CPU

(got an extra 680Mhz out of my venice

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ns400r · 27 Feb 2006 at 02:39

Systool like other monitoring software doesn't actually sense the temp it reads it via the monitoring chip(s) on the motherboard. What it does with that reading afterwards I don't know. The bios temp would be a good place to start for a base reading unless the bios is known to use wayward calculations for the temps (it happens, I remember an Abit bios update altering the temps by 10ºC+)

CaNNoN_1981 · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:04

best thing to do is get a probe.

iraiguana · 27 Feb 2006 at 17:42

i wouldnt trust the onboard sensors as they are never giving particulary good readouts (known and well documented problem). So if u must know the exact temp then i would use a probe, but otherwise a safe best is to assume its the higher temp. Although in ure case the 45 at idles does seem high, depends on ure oc as to how high u would expect it to be. you could also look into some after market cooling which would keep u nice and cool, look at artic freezer 64 pro, zalman 9500, themaltake big typhoon or scythe ninja.

locutus12 · 27 Feb 2006 at 17:48

currently using a vantech Mach 1 cooler, its not widely used but is quite good, may need to strap a better fan on it though...