Had a discussion elsewhere that got me thinking and wanted a general opinion on this. Which do you look at when OCing to determine if you're 'safe'?
Featured Sponsors
Recent Reviews
-
This is an update of the original Fractal Design Arc Midi. The solid left panel has been replaced by a panel with a plexiglass window and the top USB ports are now USB-3.0. Let me state at the...
-
All in all great cooler for the money and has always worked reliably. Excellent for a backup cooling system or for low-cost budget computers, while still being able to overclock.
-
I've used this headset extensively for MAG on PS3. The sounds were wonderful, the mic was crisp, and the ability to adjust peoples voice volume is absolutely invaluable. For $100 ( or less ) this...
-
The Pros The reason this card is one of the better non-Tahiti 7870s is because of Gigabyte's custom PCB. Gigabyte took the 7870 and replaced it's memory chips with Hynix memory so they perform a...
-
Crucial’s award-winning Ballistix and Ballistix Tracer are engineered to deliver the fastest, most reliable memory for gaming and performance enthusiasts. But why should the most hardcore gamers...
CPU Core Temp vs. CPU Temp
Poll Results: Which do you look at?
-
33% (14)CPU Core Temp
-
38% (16)CPU Temp
-
28% (12)Whatever is highest
42 Total Votes
post #2 of 11
7/1/10 at 2:57pm
- OutOfBalanceOX
- May Syrillian RIP
-



- Joined: May 2010
- Location: zodac's silky sheets
- Posts: 5,232
- Rep: 294 (Unique: 245)
- Trader Rating: 2
- Select All Posts By This User
my CPU temp is always 1-3C higher than core temps
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ (for now) | MSI P67A-GD65 | BFG GTX 260 OC SLI | 2x2GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 2133 CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Barracuda 320GB, Spinpoint F3 1TB, Barracuda 1.5TB | Sony Optiarc BD-ROM | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | HP 2311x |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dell L100 | In Win Commander 1200W | RV02B-EW | Trackman Wheel |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ (for now) | MSI P67A-GD65 | BFG GTX 260 OC SLI | 2x2GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 2133 CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Barracuda 320GB, Spinpoint F3 1TB, Barracuda 1.5TB | Sony Optiarc BD-ROM | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | HP 2311x |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dell L100 | In Win Commander 1200W | RV02B-EW | Trackman Wheel |
| View all | |||
post #3 of 11
7/1/10 at 3:04pm
- contain
- 3.0ghz
-

- Joined: May 2010
- Location: East London, UK
- Posts: 518
- Rep: 33 (Unique: 30)
- Select All Posts By This User
My CPU temp is 10C higher than core. I look at both.
My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X6 1090T @ 4.2GHZ | Asus Crosshair IV Formula | Asus Radeon HD 6970(UL) 900MHz, 1500MHz | 4GB GSkill Trident DDR3 2000 9-9-9-24-2T |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 2TB + 1TB | Samsung DVD DL Writer | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 | Zalman Trimon 22" 3D |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Saitek Cyborg | Cooler Master Silent Pro 700W | Cooler Master CosmosS | Saitek Cyborg RAT 7 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Allsop bubbles | |||
| View all | |||
My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X6 1090T @ 4.2GHZ | Asus Crosshair IV Formula | Asus Radeon HD 6970(UL) 900MHz, 1500MHz | 4GB GSkill Trident DDR3 2000 9-9-9-24-2T |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 2TB + 1TB | Samsung DVD DL Writer | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 | Zalman Trimon 22" 3D |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Saitek Cyborg | Cooler Master Silent Pro 700W | Cooler Master CosmosS | Saitek Cyborg RAT 7 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Allsop bubbles | |||
| View all | |||
post #4 of 11
7/1/10 at 3:04pm
- Dorkseid
- PC Gamer
-


- Joined: Oct 2009
- Location: St. Louis MO
- Posts: 1,533
- Rep: 110 (Unique: 95)
- Trader Rating: 1
- Select All Posts By This User
My "CPU temp" is usually about 5-10 degrees lower than the avg of all the core temps, so I go with the core avg to be safe.
BackQward
(14 items) |
Contestual Entrification
(7 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2 GHz | GA-P45T-ES3G | Gigabyte HD 6850 | 8 GB Mushkin Silverline DDR3 1333 @ 1600 MHz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB | Thermolab BARAM | Windows 8 Pro | Chimei CMV 221D |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| OCN Ducky DK1008 | PC Power&Cooling Silencer 610W | CoolerMaster 690 II Basic | Gigabyte M6900 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| 11" x 12" microthin | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge | GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 LGA 2011 Intel X79 | GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 | Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Monitor | |
| SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD512BW 2.5" 512GB SSD | Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ 1TB ... | Acer GD235HZbid Black / Orange 23.6" 2ms Widesc... | |
| View all | |||
BackQward
(14 items) |
Contestual Entrification
(7 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2 GHz | GA-P45T-ES3G | Gigabyte HD 6850 | 8 GB Mushkin Silverline DDR3 1333 @ 1600 MHz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB | Thermolab BARAM | Windows 8 Pro | Chimei CMV 221D |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| OCN Ducky DK1008 | PC Power&Cooling Silencer 610W | CoolerMaster 690 II Basic | Gigabyte M6900 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| 11" x 12" microthin | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge | GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 LGA 2011 Intel X79 | GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 | Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Monitor | |
| SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD512BW 2.5" 512GB SSD | Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ 1TB ... | Acer GD235HZbid Black / Orange 23.6" 2ms Widesc... | |
| View all | |||
post #5 of 11
7/1/10 at 3:07pm
- Joined: Feb 2010
- Location: Thrall, Texas
- Posts: 1,373
- Rep: 63 (Unique: 53)
- Trader Rating: 2
- Folding Team Rank: 1,446
-
Name Team Rank Points / May Work Units / May konspiracy 1,446 1,012,765 / 0 1,159 / 0 - Select All Posts By This User
I used to always go core core temp but the motherboard goes of socket temp or just the cpu temp [atleast on asus boards]
what i mean is that the mobo shuts down you cpu based on your socket temp.
what i mean is that the mobo shuts down you cpu based on your socket temp.
Dont Tread On Me
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3770K | ASUS P8Z77-V PRO | Nvidia 560 | gskill 1900 10-11-10 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| seagates | windows 7 64bit | 20 inch and 19 inch | Rosewill |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Antec High Current 750watt | Corsair 800d | Logitech m510 | |
| View all | |||
Dont Tread On Me
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3770K | ASUS P8Z77-V PRO | Nvidia 560 | gskill 1900 10-11-10 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| seagates | windows 7 64bit | 20 inch and 19 inch | Rosewill |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Antec High Current 750watt | Corsair 800d | Logitech m510 | |
| View all | |||
post #6 of 11
7/1/10 at 3:08pm
- OutOfBalanceOX
- May Syrillian RIP
-



- Joined: May 2010
- Location: zodac's silky sheets
- Posts: 5,232
- Rep: 294 (Unique: 245)
- Trader Rating: 2
- Select All Posts By This User
my MSI does the same thing
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ (for now) | MSI P67A-GD65 | BFG GTX 260 OC SLI | 2x2GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 2133 CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Barracuda 320GB, Spinpoint F3 1TB, Barracuda 1.5TB | Sony Optiarc BD-ROM | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | HP 2311x |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dell L100 | In Win Commander 1200W | RV02B-EW | Trackman Wheel |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ (for now) | MSI P67A-GD65 | BFG GTX 260 OC SLI | 2x2GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 2133 CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Barracuda 320GB, Spinpoint F3 1TB, Barracuda 1.5TB | Sony Optiarc BD-ROM | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | HP 2311x |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dell L100 | In Win Commander 1200W | RV02B-EW | Trackman Wheel |
| View all | |||
post #7 of 11
7/1/10 at 3:09pm
- DorkSterr
- 4.0ghz
-


- Joined: Sep 2009
- Location: Toronto, Ontario CA
- Posts: 3,301
- Rep: 163 (Unique: 149)
- Select All Posts By This User
I only worry about my core temps, because they run hotter than the actual CPU.
uʍop ǝpısdn ɯ,I ¡dlǝH
(14 items) |
MacBook Pro 2011
(7 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 980X 3003B475* @ 4449.1MHz 1.45V (6C-12T) | ASUS Rampage III Extreme - 1208 BIOS | CrossFire Asus EAH6970 945MHz/1450MHz 1180 mV* | 6GB Corsair Dominator GT 2009MHz / 7-8-7-20 T1 C7* |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| RAID 0* OCZ Vertex 3 120GBX2 (OS)+ 4X 2TB WD Green | Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit | 30" NEC MultiSync PA301W | Filco Majestouch-2 Cherry MX Red |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair AX1200 1200W 80 Plus Gold 100% Modular | Corsair Obsidian 800D | Razor Mamba 4G | Steelseries SX |
| Audio | |||
| Bowers & Wilkins PM1 | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Core™ i7-2620M | Apple | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Corsair Memory 8GB DDR3 1333MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | |
| Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD10JPVT) 1TB | SuperDrive | OSX Lion | |
| View all | |||
uʍop ǝpısdn ɯ,I ¡dlǝH
(14 items) |
MacBook Pro 2011
(7 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 980X 3003B475* @ 4449.1MHz 1.45V (6C-12T) | ASUS Rampage III Extreme - 1208 BIOS | CrossFire Asus EAH6970 945MHz/1450MHz 1180 mV* | 6GB Corsair Dominator GT 2009MHz / 7-8-7-20 T1 C7* |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| RAID 0* OCZ Vertex 3 120GBX2 (OS)+ 4X 2TB WD Green | Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit | 30" NEC MultiSync PA301W | Filco Majestouch-2 Cherry MX Red |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair AX1200 1200W 80 Plus Gold 100% Modular | Corsair Obsidian 800D | Razor Mamba 4G | Steelseries SX |
| Audio | |||
| Bowers & Wilkins PM1 | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Core™ i7-2620M | Apple | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Corsair Memory 8GB DDR3 1333MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | |
| Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD10JPVT) 1TB | SuperDrive | OSX Lion | |
| View all | |||
post #8 of 11
7/1/10 at 5:57pm
- EvoBeardy
- 4.0ghz
-


- Joined: Feb 2010
- Location: London/Kent
- Posts: 1,526
- Rep: 153 (Unique: 128)
- Trader Rating: 1
- Select All Posts By This User
My CPU temp is higher than my Core temp by about 10c, I used to have my Core temp showing in the taskbar via Speedfan and on my G15 via RivaTuner/Everest, but always kept an eye on the CPU temp as it was higher, now I'm running unlocked cores, I solely use CPU temp as the sensors can't read the Core temp anyway.
Exia
(18 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| l Phenom II x4 B45 @3.7Ghz l (545 Unlocked to x4) | l MSI 785GT-E63 l | l Gigabyte GTX 460 OC 1GB l | l 4GB Kingston HyperX 8500 l DDR2 (2x2GB) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| l Samsung F3 1TB (SS-200GB OS) l | l Maxtor DiamondMax 750GB 32MB l | l Samsung F4 2TB l | l Optiarc AD-7170S l |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| l Scythe Kama Angle Rev.B (With Scythe SS 1900R... | l 4x120mm, 2x140mm Case Fans (CM + Scythe) l | l Windows 7 x64 nVidia Ed. l | l LG M1717A l |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| l LG M2380D 1080p l | l Logitech G15 l | l XFX Pro 650W Core Ed. l | l CM Storm Scout™ l |
| Mouse | |||
| l Razer Lachesis l | |||
| View all | |||
Exia
(18 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| l Phenom II x4 B45 @3.7Ghz l (545 Unlocked to x4) | l MSI 785GT-E63 l | l Gigabyte GTX 460 OC 1GB l | l 4GB Kingston HyperX 8500 l DDR2 (2x2GB) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| l Samsung F3 1TB (SS-200GB OS) l | l Maxtor DiamondMax 750GB 32MB l | l Samsung F4 2TB l | l Optiarc AD-7170S l |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| l Scythe Kama Angle Rev.B (With Scythe SS 1900R... | l 4x120mm, 2x140mm Case Fans (CM + Scythe) l | l Windows 7 x64 nVidia Ed. l | l LG M1717A l |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| l LG M2380D 1080p l | l Logitech G15 l | l XFX Pro 650W Core Ed. l | l CM Storm Scout™ l |
| Mouse | |||
| l Razer Lachesis l | |||
| View all | |||
post #9 of 11
10/19/10 at 12:26pm
Quote:
|
My CPU temp is higher than my Core temp by about 10c, I used to have my Core temp showing in the taskbar via Speedfan and on my G15 via RivaTuner/Everest, but always kept an eye on the CPU temp as it was higher, now I'm running unlocked cores, I solely use CPU temp as the sensors can't read the Core temp anyway.
|
I'll be waiting for your answer!
sorry for my bad english >.<!
Yes I'm using stock cooler.
post #10 of 11
12/9/10 at 1:27pm
- WIGILOCO
- AMD Overclocker
- Joined: Jan 2010
- Location: Finland
- Posts: 904
- Rep: 17 (Unique: 17)
- Select All Posts By This User
My Core temps are in load little more than CPU temp (~2 celcius) and in idle core temps are lower than CPU temp
The same amount, 2-4C.
The same amount, 2-4C.
Grandmother
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X4 965 3,8GHz / NB 2600 | ASUS M4A78T-E | XFX HD 6870 950/1125 | Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB | LG 22x DVD+RW | Windows 7 64-bit | BenQ 24" 1080p LED |
| Monitor | Power | Case | |
| LG 19" Flatron 1440x900 | Corsair HX 650W | Fractal Design Define R3 | |
| View all | |||
Grandmother
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X4 965 3,8GHz / NB 2600 | ASUS M4A78T-E | XFX HD 6870 950/1125 | Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB | LG 22x DVD+RW | Windows 7 64-bit | BenQ 24" 1080p LED |
| Monitor | Power | Case | |
| LG 19" Flatron 1440x900 | Corsair HX 650W | Fractal Design Define R3 | |
| View all | |||
- CPU Core Temp vs. CPU Temp
Currently, there are 2106 Active Users
(603 Members and 1503 Guests)
Recent Discussions
- › Help me tune my build 8 seconds ago
- › [MC/Corsair] Corsair 900D "Godzilla" unveiled 15 seconds ago
- › Bitfenix Prodigy Window 30 seconds ago
- › [Various] Xbox Reveal 59 seconds ago
- › [Build Log] CaseLabs STH10 - Aquacomputer EVGA - "Seanimus448" 1 minute ago
- › Dual 7990s 1 minute ago
- › [TV] Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite to become subscription-only... 2 minutes ago
- › EK Club 2 minutes ago
- › What is best settings for DA 2013 (dpi, acceleraition and windows... 2 minutes ago
- › 3770k 4.5ghz at 1.32v 3 minutes ago
View: New Posts | All Discussions
Recent Reviews
- › Metro: Last Light - Standard Edition by XKaan
- › Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W Computer Case With... by Alan G
- › Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (RR-212E-20PK-R1) by AlDyer
- › Wireless Stereo Headset by DoomDash
- › GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition GV-R787OC-2GD Video Card by VitalShot
- › Crucial Ballistix sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600... by Fieldsweeper
- › Creative 70SB150000000 Sound Card by Fieldsweeper
- › ASUS PB Series PB278Q 27"" 5ms (GTG) WQHD Widescreen LED... by R3apR369
- › SilverStone Aluminum Body ATX Full Tower Computer Case TJ07B -... by R3apR369
- › Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and... by Steve1300
View: More Reviews
New Articles
- › Online free image resizer by morgan0021
- › Maid Service Stroud by jacob5564
- › METRO 2033 STARTUP CRASH FIX WORKS by xiangelo
- › Why are DNS Servers Important? How to make... by exzacklyright
- › Titanium Backup Guide For Newbies by exzacklyright
- › How to install ADB (Android Debug Bridge) by exzacklyright
- › How to take ownership of a file, folder, or... by exzacklyright
- › How to disable the open file security warning... by exzacklyright
- › Clean and Make a USB Bootable Flash Drive for... by exzacklyright
- › Do you Really Need Cell Phone Insurance by andyharris
View: New Articles | All Articles
Home | Reviews | Forums | Articles | My Profile
About Overclock.net | Join the Community | Advertise | Contact Us | All Staff
© 2013 Shogun Interactive Development Overclock.net is powered by Huddler Tech | FAQ | Support | Privacy | ToS | DMCA | Site Map
About Overclock.net | Join the Community | Advertise | Contact Us | All Staff
© 2013 Shogun Interactive Development Overclock.net is powered by Huddler Tech | FAQ | Support | Privacy | ToS | DMCA | Site Map







