how can i get a real temp read.

[daveisconfused]

alright i have a Musketeer and the temperature sensor is squeezed in the heatsink fins... my question is.. how can i get a better reading of the temp? my temps are always 25C-30C even if i turn down the fan halfway. does anyone know of a better place to put the temperature sensor or a better way of inserting it into the heatsink? thank you.

 

[jellyhead]

Best way would be to mount a sensor directly onto the heatspeader.

Maybe you could use this if your current probe is too fat?

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/flatthersen.html

 

[Chernobyl1]

If you order from the UK, this is quite a good offer
http://store.over-clock.com/Adaptors___Connectors.html
The top item.
This is the temp probe and a nice LCD screen, powered with a pass thru connector from your PSU.

My CPU has one permanently touching the core.
I checked its room temperature calibration against a few normal thermometers which is fine so it cant be too far out at cpu temps.
My CPU is a 2500+ clocked to 4200+ (2.7GHz), this probe reports max load temp as 41C.
My AN7 motherboard reports 35C which I always did wonder about.

Extremely useful if you're into watercooling.
I got one for clocking my FX5900 as I got one without any temperature probe built in.
They look nice too and are made to slot securely into prepared hole.