Stress testing my CPU properly?

[Gundog48]

I have a Phenom x4 9650 CPU and I want to measure the temperatures on load before and after my new CPU cooler. (I am on stock)

I am running Prime95 on 'In-place large FFT' and was only getting about 46oC after 10 mins. So opened another instance of Prime with the same settings which brought it up to 47oC after another 10mins.

I must be doing it wrong, because with a stock cooler on full load, I would expect a lot more! I am monitoring temps with SpeedFan, I am looking at the temperature 'CORE', but I have noticed that 'TEMP 3' goes up to about 55oC when I run the test, is that the chipset?

Also, what do you think of this nice cheap CPU cooler I am getting :http://www.spirecoolers.com/main/product_detail.asp?ProdID=939 may do a little overclocking, should be better than stock! I got some Arctic Silver Ceramique TIM to go with it.

 

[Gundog48]

Sorry, wrong section, posting in overclocking and cooling!

 

[kellaway225]

you should be looking at the CPU temp not the core temps.
you could use Hardware monitor and check the TMPIN0 temp that will be the temp of your CPU. i think you are meant to run Prime for more then 10mins at a time - not too sure about that though?