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can this be the correct temperature?

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dikky

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I just installed an i7 860 and I am using the latest core temp, still at default clock settings.

It's reading 18-18-18-18 right now, and some times it will jump a couple cores up to 26 to 27 for a second and then they all go back down to between 17 and 19.

If I restart the computer and go into bios the mobo it tells me that it's at 30C so I'm not sure if core temp is correct or the mobo is the correct.

I have the thermal right mux-120 and case with good airflow. I don't want to start over clocking without getting the correct temperature.

anyone have an explantion for this? Thanks.
 
Has to be wrong unless you have a cold room. Your temps on an air cooler will NEVER go below the room's ambient temp.
BIOS temp is most likely the correct one.
 
Yeah, it's not reporting right. The temp in bios though is usually the reading coming from the socket and not the cpu itself.
 
Unfortunately Intel went cheap again on their sensors with Lynnfield/Clarkdale and now we're back in 45nm era.
My advice remains the same: keep distance to TJMax>20 and happy whatever you're doing with your rig. :)
 
What's the programs TJMax set to? It might actually be lower than the actual (100C). Try using the latest version of RealTemp.
 
If there's one thing you can count on, it's that the BIOS temperature is wrong. As for the core temperatures, you can ignore any idle readings. The only values you need to be concerned about are load temperatures, because that's the only time that any of the temperature sensors you have access to will be halfway accurate.
 
Intel officially stated that any temperature reading below 50 degrees Celcius is basically junk and inaccurate.

You should really be concerned with load temps and load temps only.
 
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