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Gigabyte or Real Temp?

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RealTemp has my i7 920 core temps at around 40-44*C at idle (3.8GHz, 1.216v).

Gigabyte's EasyTune6 software shows the CPU temp as 33*C.

Which is correct? What's going on here? :confused:
 
Real Temp reads the temperatures from sensors built into the CPU, whereas the Gigabyte software reads it from a sensor somewhere on the motherboard. Real Temp is far more accurate.
 
What about BIOS? Bios has the temps at around 35-36C (closer to Gigabyte's software) than RealTemp.

Also, do I need to adjust the TJMax in RealTemp? It's currently at 100*C.
 
PC_User said:
What about BIOS? Bios has the temps at around 35-36C (closer to Gigabyte's software) than RealTemp.
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The BIOS uses the same method to measure temperature as the Gigabyte software does. It is not accurate.
PC_User said:
Also, do I need to adjust the TJMax in RealTemp? It's currently at 100*C.
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No, you do not. 100C is correct for your CPU.
 
Last question:

In terms of voltages, which is to be trusted more - the bios or CPU-Z?
 
I would trust CPU-Z more but neither are accurate worth a damn, for real accuracy use a multimeter.
 
PC_User said:
Last question:

In terms of voltages, which is to be trusted more - the bios or CPU-Z?
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By BIOS, do you mean the user-selectable voltage setting, or the real-time readout? Both the real-time readout and CPU-Z should give you similar readings, and they should be fairly accurate. The actual modifiable Vcore setting in the BIOS should not be used as an indicator of the actual voltage though.
 
Zero82z said:
By BIOS, do you mean the user-selectable voltage setting, or the real-time readout? Both the real-time readout and CPU-Z should give you similar readings, and they should be fairly accurate. The actual modifiable Vcore setting in the BIOS should not be used as an indicator of the actual voltage though.
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I was referring to the real-time readout.
 
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