Hi i'm new
in the search for better temps
I've also sent an email to intel....
Goodday,
I and others alike get 'weird' TEMP readouts when using your new wolfdale processor.
I'm using latest everest and tempcore to read out these temps. Both programs show the same readout. In my case:
At stock 3ghz idle:
cpu: 18 degrees celcius
core1: 46 degrees celcius
core2: 46 degrees celcius
for cooling i'm using: Thermalright extreme 120 + scythe 120mm 1600rpm with arctic silver 5.
Could you please relay to me if these temps hit anywhere near nominal values tested by intel?
Before we blow up our cpu's?
Thanks in advance
REPLY:
Hello XXXXXXX,
Thank you for contacting Intel(R) Customer Support.
I understand that you are concerned about the temperature of your processor.
Intel(R) new processors use what we call the thermal margin.
As its name states this is no longer a measurement of the temperature level the processor is running at; it is actually the total temperature left before the processor reaches its maximum recommended temperature or thermal design. The shorter the margin is the closer the processor gets to its thermal limit. If by any chance the thermal margin reaches 0 degrees Celsius the system should still not freeze but it will alarm you of overheating problems with in the processor area.
For instance, if a processor thermal spec is 60 degrees Celsius and the thermal margin reports only 20 degrees Celsius, it means that the actual processor is only running at 40 degrees Celsius.
As long as the processor is operating under this temperature it is operating within specifications. We do not have a normal operating temperature for the processor as this temperature will vary depending on the chassis and other hardware installed on the system as well as the actual load the software is placing on the processor.
Keep in mind that only the CPU uses thermal margin, the temperature reported by each core is the temperature level the core is running at. However keep in mind that you do not need to be concerned about the temperature of each core, you only need to pay attention to the thermal margin of the CPU itself.
Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you need further assistance.
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??????????? I'm obviously awaiting a reply on the matter that my cpu goes from 18 degrees celcius to 30 degrees and cores respectively from 46 to 57 when i'm priming...
Instead of 18 degrees before overheating when idle I have even more (30) degrees left before meltdown when i'm priming... Yes.. Makes sense.. Or am i an idiot?
EDIT----
Just got a fast reply from intel:
Thank you for contacting Intel(R) Customer Support.
I have done additional research and the way the temperature is read (thermal margin or normal thermal reading) depends on the motherboard itself.
Our motherboards report the temperature as a thermal margin, however since you have a third party motherboard please contact them so they can tell you the way the temperature is read in your motherboard.
If your motherboard reports the temperature as a normal thermal reading then your processor is running at 30 degrees Celsius when testing it. That means that it is still running 42.4 degrees Celsius before the maximum recommended temperature.
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Well dunno about you.. But I gave a jump of joy when first booting my pc with the thermalright extreme and the bios stating that my cpu ran at 17 degrees C. WOW i thought.. COOL!!! Then in windows i saw the core temps.. and i thought. yikes those are pretty high at 47.. But I think i'm going with what intel says. Just monitor my cpu temp and disregard the cores. I've read that everywhere.. Disregard the cores.. BUT THEY ARE SO HIGH!!! Son.. let go.. Use the force only look at cpu temp.. you still have OC-ING to do too reach that magical cpu temp of 72.3. 1 tenth of a degree away from meltdown