Timmie
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After getting my recent upgrade to an i5 (4670k) all figured out, I ran Prime95 to test thermals, and found some odd results when checking temperatures.
In short, SpeedFan listed the individual cores' (0-3) sensors in the 70-80c during the load tests, while my motherboard's utility (AI Suite) seems to be only reading from the "CPU" sensor which peaked at a much cooler 40-50c during the tests, as seen here:
Left: SpeedFan | Top-right: HWInfo | Bottom-right: AI Suite 3
You'll see I also had HWInfo running to get another reading, and it looks like the sensor AI Suite is relying on for thermal regulating of fans, "CPU", is actually the "CPU GT Cores", which --unless my searches have mistaken me--is the CPU's internal graphics chipset, which I don't use on account of my dedicated HD4870 GPU.
So, basically, I'm wondering A) Are any other i5 users are experiencing this and B) Am I being paranoid and should I just trust AI Suite's choice of sensor?
I appreciate any input.
In short, SpeedFan listed the individual cores' (0-3) sensors in the 70-80c during the load tests, while my motherboard's utility (AI Suite) seems to be only reading from the "CPU" sensor which peaked at a much cooler 40-50c during the tests, as seen here:
Left: SpeedFan | Top-right: HWInfo | Bottom-right: AI Suite 3
You'll see I also had HWInfo running to get another reading, and it looks like the sensor AI Suite is relying on for thermal regulating of fans, "CPU", is actually the "CPU GT Cores", which --unless my searches have mistaken me--is the CPU's internal graphics chipset, which I don't use on account of my dedicated HD4870 GPU.
So, basically, I'm wondering A) Are any other i5 users are experiencing this and B) Am I being paranoid and should I just trust AI Suite's choice of sensor?
I appreciate any input.
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