Is coretemp Lying or what? wtf lol...

Hey guys I finally did my first overclock, running stable in prime95, but I want this chip to go at least 4ghz, but the problem is the heat, I have thermalright 120 ultra extreme, using MX-2, P182 case with 5 120mm fans (w/ heatsink fan) and there are hardly any cables so it is getting the best air flow possible.

anyways i ran two temperature reading software, speedfan and core temp, which one is the most accurate? and which one is most like having thermal reading problems? because when i had this stock,. the temperature was 55C @ load and 45 in idle! when i checked my bios, it said 27C idle!

also for speedfan im getting confused which reading is my cpu temp, the temp1 or temp2? i know core is the video card...

any help? thanks

http://alcpu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=372

there is a thread for you.

it has to do with your cpu, and a fix is coming out i think. I will post back if the fix has already been made.

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No fix is out yet, they are working on it.

(E8400s are reporting temps incorrectly on tons of mobos and tons of systems)

Your cooling looks pretty solid, I wouldn't be too worried about trying to overclock more.

so guys, on speedfan, which one tells you your cpu temp? there is just temp1 and temp2 there and i don't know which is which.

so a fix is comming out? what kind of fix? software fix? bios fix?

If you're sure you have a good mount then just continue to OC, and keep the vcore under 1.45v. Try touching the base of the HS, and see if it gets hot.

I wouldn't trust any software temp readings until this mess gets straightened out.

i tried overclocking again, this time i was able to get stable 4.2ghz, and set vcore to 1.4 (shows 1.328-1.344 cpu-z)



the temps are actually the same again.....load is at 64-65C in coretemp and in speedfan its 50-51C at load....

if this is all stable i might have to tighten the timing cuz im running 1:1, 467mhz DRAM and timing is 5-5-5-18

do you think i can do 4-4-4-10 stable? do i have to raise any volts to tighten the timing?

temp 2 most likely. just asked tc.
and as of now its on intel/bios end. everything is different. =(.
new coretemp will not fix such a bug. dts is all messed up on those chips.

imposter said:

temp 2 most likely. just asked tc.
and as of now its on intel/bios end. everything is different. =(.
new coretemp will not fix such a bug. dts is all messed up on those chips.

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oh well as long as it runs stable and does the job, who needs to know temps when we already know its stable?

These things can take a beating no matter. When my water pump died, I didn't realize it at first, and it was only because I randomly decided to check my temps, it was over 80C in windows running folding at home. It wasn't even throttling yet. It doesn't throttle until 100C!

mikenogo said:

if this is all stable i might have to tighten the timing cuz im running 1:1, 467mhz DRAM and timing is 5-5-5-18

do you think i can do 4-4-4-10 stable? do i have to raise any volts to tighten the timing?

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I'd think you could run 4-4-4-8 as long as you give it 2.1-2.2v at those speeds.