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what is the best temperature program to use on a amd cpu? need one that will run on windows7 and will give true reading as i want to overclock it
 
have tried hwmonitor and core temp both read 9c all 8 cores idle and 27c under amd overdrive stability test would that be right?

my system spec
Motherboard=
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X Socket AM3/AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 DDR3 ATX Motherboard - GA-990XA-UD3

Ram=
Corsair Vengeance LP Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit, Retail - CML8GX3M2A1600C9B

CPU=

AMD FX-8120 Black Editon 8 Core 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ Zambezi 125W CPU, Retail - FD8120FRGUBOX (oc to 4GHZ CPU vid @1.2125)

Cooling=

Modded H60 1 x 120 rad in a push/pull config & 1 x 240 rad
 
here is a screen shot on hw monitor

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fire up Prime95 and let it run for at least 30 mins.
what temps do you get?
its load temps which are important.

also +1 for realtemp and coretemp
 
as above

Ignore the core readings, they are always wrong on AMD chips

Take your cpu reading from one of the TMPIN readings, a few minutes of prime95 and one should shoot up quite a bit :)
 
FYI everyone, Real Temp doesn't work at all with AMD processors.

And, as has been mentioned, those programs which do work don't read the core temperatures correctly.

Core Temp FAQ:

Starting with the Phenoms, AMD's digital sensor no longer reports an absolute temperature value anymore, but a reading with a certain offset, which is unknown. It is estimated that this offset is between 10 - 15c.
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Surveyor said:
FYI everyone, Real Temp doesn't work at all with AMD processors.

And, as has been mentioned, those programs which do work don't read the core temperatues correctly.

Core Temp FAQ:
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Was not aware of that, thank you! Seems a bit strange of AMD to do this, there must be some reason for it.
 
Below is a screenshot of hwm & ET6 after running prime95 for over 30mins do these temps look about right?

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SeraphX said:
Based on that, i would say that TMPIN2 is your cpu reading matey :)
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The TMPINs are temperature sensors on your motherboard. It looks like TMPIN2 is underneath the processor. The TMPIN2 reading will be about 10c lower than your core temperatures.

TMPIN0 & 1 give you general case temps. Like the system temp in easy tune. Getting that temp as close to the ambient as possible will signify good case airflow.

Whilst looking at your HWmonitor temps, I noticed your WD HDD is 40c. Personally, I consider that to be rather hot. 30c is generally what I aim for. Do you have any fans cooling your disk?
 
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