HD5850 temperatures..

[Intel182]

Right so I just booted up Bad Company 2 to test out my new 5850's, and using hardware monitor I got something strange

Clearly the "tmpin0" is more accurate, but do 5850's really load at 74 after playing 10 minutes of a game?

Why are the "GPU" temperatures lower?

 

[CardboardSword]

They're probably temperature sensors on different sections of the card (Die, ram etc.). Computer components heat up and cool down VERY fast. Within 10 seconds of starting a stress test, my CPU goes up 13*c. My 6870 goes up 10*c, and would go significantly higher were it not for my custom fan profile that ramps up with my temps. A mere 30 seconds after either test is stopped I'm back at idle temps. 74*c isn't bad at all, and it probably doesn't get any hotter after those 10 minutes either. Wouldn't say it's anything to be concerned about.