Conflicting CPU Temp Readings - What to Believe?

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Draug

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I'm running an Athlon 760k in a Gigabyte F2a88xm-d3h MOBO and I am a bit worried about my CPU temps. Speedfan simply doesn't work no matter what I try (reports my temps at 0c), HWMonitor says my CPU idles at 60c and hits 98c at load (it doesn't feel this hot at all), BIOS idles around 50, Easytune 6 says it idles at 25-35 and hits 57-60 under load (Prime95), AIDA64 shows the same load temps as Easytune (when idle it shows lower temps), finally AMD Overdrive says the thermal margin is 50-65 idle and 30-40 load. Based on all of this data, does my cpu seem safe? Despite it being somewhat small, my case has good airflow and the rear exhaust fan only blows out cool/slightly warm air. I am using the stock fan for now, about to order a coolermaster TX3.
I'm probably being a bit paranoid...
 
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I have the same motherboard and am running an 860K. Temp readings are off. I can't check for sure now as that computer is offline (no power supply and hard drive to use) but use AMD Overdrive to check your Thermal Margins at Idle and Load.

Thermal Margin is the margin of heat that the CPU has left over until it hit's its Max Temp. So a 50C Thermal Margin on AMD Overdrive means you have 50C before your CPU is too HOT. When a 760K is stressed you should probably have a Thermal Margin 30 C and lower. AIDA64's temps go well with AMD Overdrive's Thermal Margin and I believe that AIDA64's temps match HWmonitor or HWInfo's CPU Package 0 Temps.

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OOPS Didn't read your post carefully. AMD Overdrive is the most accurate. The...
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I have the same motherboard and am running an 860K. Temp readings are off. I can't check for sure now as that computer is offline (no power supply and hard drive to use) but use AMD Overdrive to check your Thermal Margins at Idle and Load.

Thermal Margin is the margin of heat that the CPU has left over until it hit's its Max Temp. So a 50C Thermal Margin on AMD Overdrive means you have 50C before your CPU is too HOT. When a 760K is stressed you should probably have a Thermal Margin 30 C and lower. AIDA64's temps go well with AMD Overdrive's Thermal Margin and I believe that AIDA64's temps match HWmonitor or HWInfo's CPU Package 0 Temps.

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OOPS Didn't read your post carefully. AMD Overdrive is the most accurate. The Max Operating Temp for the 760K should be like 74C or something like that. So 74C - Thermal Margin = your approximate temperature. Whatever Thermal sensor is giving the temp number is probably what Over Drive is getting it's Thermal Margin from and what you should be looking at along AMD Overdrive
 
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