- Dec 26, 2010
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OK guys so I just built a new rig
Asus Crosshair V Formula-z Mobo
FX-8350 processor
Corsair H100i liquid cooler
2x XFX 7970 GHZ gfx cards
32gigs corsair dominator platinum RAM
1200 WAT PSU
and all the peripherals and what not
Everything is running smoothly, the airflow in my case lets my two 7970s run at ~65C during load which is great, but I cant for the life of me figure out if my processor is too hot or not. I'm getting tons of different readings from different sources and I don't know what to trust.
I didn't overclock the 8350 yet so its running at the stock 4.0 and i haven't touched anything in the bios (so all the power saving crap is enabled). When I go into bios it reads the CPU temp at about 37C. When I'm in the OS, HWmonitor reads the CPU temp at about the same as my bios but the package temperature is in the low 20s. Some places Ive read the package temperature is what you want to pay attention to, other places say the exact opposite. My corsair link software is showing that the h100i temperature is at 31.5C.
Long story short, which temperature should i be trusting? Also if I should be trusting the bios temp then isn't 37C way to high for a liquid cooler? What is the most reliable way to tell how hot your processor is actually running?
Asus Crosshair V Formula-z Mobo
FX-8350 processor
Corsair H100i liquid cooler
2x XFX 7970 GHZ gfx cards
32gigs corsair dominator platinum RAM
1200 WAT PSU
and all the peripherals and what not
Everything is running smoothly, the airflow in my case lets my two 7970s run at ~65C during load which is great, but I cant for the life of me figure out if my processor is too hot or not. I'm getting tons of different readings from different sources and I don't know what to trust.
I didn't overclock the 8350 yet so its running at the stock 4.0 and i haven't touched anything in the bios (so all the power saving crap is enabled). When I go into bios it reads the CPU temp at about 37C. When I'm in the OS, HWmonitor reads the CPU temp at about the same as my bios but the package temperature is in the low 20s. Some places Ive read the package temperature is what you want to pay attention to, other places say the exact opposite. My corsair link software is showing that the h100i temperature is at 31.5C.
Long story short, which temperature should i be trusting? Also if I should be trusting the bios temp then isn't 37C way to high for a liquid cooler? What is the most reliable way to tell how hot your processor is actually running?
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