fortyways

Is this normal? I've never had a core architecture processor before. The core temps in SpeedFan are wrong, about 15C too low I think, but everything else there is accurate. The point is, the difference between core1 and core2 is accurate regardless. PC Wizard reports the same.

Could this mean maybe I applied the thermal paste unevenly? I didn't draw a line down the middle. I used the credit card method. Core 1 usually idles around 27C and Core 2 around 36C.

Vipernitrox

strange... my cores are usually 1 or 2 degrees of max.
What would be more likely is that you're stressing one core much more then the other.
check in your task manager if you have any tasks that run on 1 core.

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My cores are usually around 9 degrees off eachother, I thought it was normal... Probably just more load on one then the other, well I think its that.

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Matt_91

mine are usually within one or two degrees of each other, but those temperatures sound way too low, download Core Temp and see what it says the temperatures are, my temperatures don't look right in speedfan either but they look right in core temp

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xxxalpinexxx80

my cores range 12-18 degreese celsius in core temperature

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PunterCam

My xeons are running at 28 and 29 degrees respectively according to core temp.

Sorry to slightly highjack this thread, but I've got 2 dual core processors - why can I only see one processor's temp in core temp? Is there a program that'll tell me all?

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fortyways

Isn't there a drop down menu to select which processor you're looking at?

Also, Matt, you're right, SpeedFan is 15C too low on my cores. I just wanted to show the difference between them.

fortyways

These are idle temps by the way, I don't think they're coming from stressing core 2 all the time.

If I wanted to fix it, would I need to replace the motherboard or just the CPU?

PunterCam

Maybe I need the full version of the program to do that. If I can't see the imminent meltdown I'm not worried

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fortyways

I've got another screenshot I'd like you guys to look at:



The CPU temp here is green, the core 1 temp red and the core 2 temp above it gray. I'm playing Battlefield 2 at the start of the chart and I'm at idle at the end. Core 2 spikes and goes up and down in direct relation to the others, just always about 8C higher.

Based on this, would it be safe to guess it's a sensor error?