Is speedfan reliable?

[staknhalo]

i have my q6600 b3 at 3ghz (334 fsb) with an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro. its on a p35-ds3r, and speedfan is giving me a reading of 37/37/33/34. now if i remember correctly dont u add (or subtract, cant recall) 15 degrees from what speed fan tells you? or is this no longer the case with the latest version?

 

[WhyYouLoveMe]

From my experience it's pretty accurate with the newer versions. My BIOS readings and speedfan readings are very similar. (I'm using an AMD 3700+ CPU on an NF4-SLI board)

 

[RoBo]

Yeh it is quite accurate.

BTW, why did you get a arctic cooling freezer 7 pro for a Quad?

 

[staknhalo]

i had it left over from my 6300, didnt want to buy a new cooling getup. plus im waaaayyyy to lazy for water cooling.

k and sorry for the newbness, one last question: on full load with orthos im getting 58/58/56/54. is that low enough to be comfortable with?