What are these temps? - Overclock.net

Zeifer · 11-24-09

So I was messing around in BIOS and it said my CPU was running at 27C.

I'm like...***? 27C on air? Cool and Quiet is disabled.

So I go into HWMonitor and SpeedFan, and this is what I get.

Now TMPIN0 is my motherboard. The temperatures match from BIOS, and it doesn't really fluctuate much, and my mobo's heatsinks are cool/barely warm to the touch.

I believed TMPIN2 was my processor, but my BIOS is basically saying it's TMPIN1.

The confusing thing is that both TMPIN1 and TMPIN2 go up to the 50's while stressing. TMPIN1 rockets past TMPIN2, but TMPIN2 eventually catches up around the 48C mark.

It obviously can't be ambient because it's like 22C in here, and the air in my case is cool.

Any ideas?

rpm666 · 11-24-09

I'd say it's either A) Below freezing in your room, in which case, put on another jacket.

Or B) a temp sensor misread by HW monitor/Speed fan.

Zeifer · 11-24-09

SO TMPIN2 is my processor?

mduclow · 11-24-09

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Originally Posted by Zeifer

So I was messing around in BIOS and it said my CPU was running at 27C.

I'm like...***? 27C on air? Cool and Quiet is disabled.

So I go into HWMonitor and SpeedFan, and this is what I get.

Now TMPIN0 is my motherboard. The temperatures match from BIOS, and it doesn't really fluctuate much, and my mobo's heatsinks are cool/barely warm to the touch.

I believed TMPIN2 was my processor, but my BIOS is basically saying it's TMPIN1.

The confusing thing is that both TMPIN1 and TMPIN2 go up to the 50's while stressing. TMPIN1 rockets past TMPIN2, but TMPIN2 eventually catches up around the 48C mark.

It obviously can't be ambient because it's like 22C in here, and the air in my case is cool.

Any ideas?

When you enable ACC (to unlock the cores), it disables the core readings on the chips. So you will only be able to track temp by the CPU reading, which is a reading on the board at the CPU, not the core reading which is what we really want to track.

Marc

Zeifer · 11-24-09

So is TMPIN1 or TMPIN2 my CPU reading?

And as long as it's below 60C I'm good, right? The highest it's been is 54C.

mr soft · 11-24-09

it sounds like 26 is your core temp in bios.

Your cpu temp looks like TMPIN2 or temp 3 in speed fan.
Everest or pc wizard are better temp monitoring programs.
If your not sure which temp is which , I usually stress it .
stress your cores with orthos or occt and watch the temps go up. Your temps look good. I set my bios to shut down the pc at 65c just in case.