My CPU temp reads 20c...impossible

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Whipsmack

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Okay this is impossible because the room temp is much warmer than 20c...but everest says its 20c...there is also and Aux listing that shows 49c...should I assume thats my CPU temp?

The aux one though doesn't even go down when computers at idle, so I can't trust any of these readings...

Bios cpu also has it insanely low like 17c...

So i downloaded throttle watch and there is no throttling occuring so I guess I can assume everything is safe right?

Running a P4 3.0Ghz 631 Used some arctic silver thats like 4 years old so I don't know if that stuff expires.
 
i opened my copy of everest and i discovered that i have a core temp of 28 degrees with the aux at 43, and im using a 3200+, so i would assume that this is correct.
 
Basically I think my CPU temp is reflecting how warm it is in my room right now lol...I keep it toasty about 75 degrees F, so 25c seems exactly the room temp...BLAH

But if Aux is really my CPU temp, why doesn't it ever go lower at idle, and stay about the same at full load.
 
I'm almost willing to bet that the 20C (68F) reading is you're ambient temp, the 49C (120F) is the chipset temp and you're CPU temp is MIA.
 
Well why the heck is my CPU missing in action lol... same thing happened on my previous motherboard, now its happening on this motherboard too what are the odds?
 
Whipsmack said:
Well why the heck is my CPU missing in action lol... same thing happened on my previous motherboard, now its happening on this motherboard too what are the odds?
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Odds are pretty good that you'll see this on a lot of motherboards, particulalry older ones. Reading temps from various sensors is NOT standardized. One board may have the input and sensors connected like this:

Input 1 -- CPU
Input 2 -- NB
Input 3 -- System

and another board (even within the same company) might do it like this:

Input 1 -- System
Input 2 -- NB
Input 3 -- CPU.

It just all depends on how thing are "wired" up on the board and if the software is capable of compensating for that (usually by database entries for boards).

If could also be a faulty sensor all together.
 
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