4770K TMPIN1 Temperature Question

SlightlySchizo

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Greetings All.

My question is in regards to the TMPIN1 temperature reading I have noticed on two different HardWare monitoring Applications. (CPUID HWMonitor & SpeedFan)

The current reading for the TMPIN1 Sensor is 127 degrees Celsius. And stays pegged right at that value.

Concerned, I googled around and found some possible explanations here on Tom's as well as elsewhere.

-The Sensor may be faulty/nonexistant - giving an erroneous reading.
-The monitoring application may be giving out a false value.
-It may be the NorthBridge sensor, which may be on the chip itself???

My Current setup consists of:
Intel 4770k CPU
GigaByte GA-Z87M-D3H Mobo
Corsair 1333 DDR3 Ram #CMX16GX3M4A1333C9
Corsair H80i Cooler

*The reason I mention the Water Cooler (My first foray into liquid cooling) is that I mounted the Radiator with the hoses at the top of the Radiator (Upside down) with the top of the Water Block pointing East (If you were looking at the MotherBoard, not in terms of Latitude/Longitude)
So what I wonder is if the water block & radiator orientation matters much at all as long as the CPU is covered?


Any and all assistance would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

 
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There is a sensor or it wouldn't be reporting anything. But you have to remember these are 3rd party software so may report some other sensor as a temp sensor. I'm not familiar with gigabyte's new software on z87 but usually they have a temp section with other parts of the mobo being reported correctly.

SlightlySchizo

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Before I go about the hassle of taking everything apart... I'd like to know if the sensor even exists on my CPU/MOBO.



A friend of mine who is involved in tech concurs with the above point. IE if there is no sensor, the application may be reporting the top value in it's temperature range. (As I have found other posts showing the same [127 d C] rating... so that may be a programmed limit of the software i'm guessing.)

*Edit* Although with both apps reporting the same temp, it may be a sensor limit.

I'll continue to look around in the meantime.

Thanks for the feedback both of you.
 
There is a sensor or it wouldn't be reporting anything. But you have to remember these are 3rd party software so may report some other sensor as a temp sensor. I'm not familiar with gigabyte's new software on z87 but usually they have a temp section with other parts of the mobo being reported correctly.
 
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