Speedfan or CoreTemp?

[Bloodgod42]

What program(s) do you rely on for temps when your overclocking?

I realize most people reference Speedfan when speaking of their temps here since its often lower then Coretemp, but which reading is truely more accurate? When I am under load, Speedfan shows 50c, while Coretemp reads 52c on core#1 and 62 on core#2. I have been using Speedfan to monitor my temps while overclocking untill I switched to a dual core processor and then I switched over to Coretemp so that I could see the temps of both cores. Normaly I have always tried to keep my temps 50c or less, but seeing Coretemp reporting 60c+ makes me nervous. Are those safe operating temps coming from Coretemp?

Thanks for your input!

 

[sumofatguy]

speedfan measures the external cpu temp and coretemp measures, well, the core temp. And when people refer to their temps, I believe usually sub 50C load with speedfan is what it should be (of course depending on cpu etc), and coretemp temperatures can go above 60C without too much worry

you are safe with 62C core temp... I usually get between 58-60C under load according to coretemp

 

[Bloodgod42]

speedfan measures the external cpu temp and coretemp measures, well, the core temp. And when people refer to their temps, I believe usually sub 50C load with speedfan is what it should be (of course depending on cpu etc), and coretemp temperatures can go above 60C without too much worry

you are safe with 62C core temp... I usually get between 58-60C under load according to coretemp

Sounds good. Thanks for the reply.