CPU temp disagreement?!
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offroadguy56
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the 190F is the temp inside the cpu possibly at the location of each core. Some CPUs have a sensor for each core while cheaper CPUs have only one sensor to take a measurement of the entire CPU package. The reason your infrared thermometer is reading such a wildly different measurement is because you are measuring the temperature on the outside of the CPU as opposed to the inside.
Stay with what coretemp says. Both devices are correct but what you should pay mind to is the internal temperature measured by the CPU itself.
Stay with what coretemp says. Both devices are correct but what you should pay mind to is the internal temperature measured by the CPU itself.
offroadguy56
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70-80C is an average temperature for a CPU under load. 90C is running hot. Anything above and you will risk degrading the CPU faster. 60C is ideal for load temperatures. You will probably only reach 60C with a liquid cooler.
offroadguy56
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Keep your temps below 90C and your CPU will last it's specified lifetime. It's different for each CPU.
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