CPU Socket vs Core temperature problem

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NikolaKuch

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God evening guys! Could somebody please explain me the difference between Core vs Socket temperature. I used a dozen of temperature tracking software and they all show different results. In the picture provided https://i.imgur.com/CYBwu3f.png , you can see 3 totally different readings of my CPU. Amd overdrive : 41c ,, MSI Control Centre 46c HWMonitor 28 and Core temp 29. I always used my motherboard smart CPU fan control to regulate the temperature of my CPU ( mostly 30% minimum and 55c targeted temperature) for the last two years,and never had problems with my CPU nor overheating, but recently I started becoming more and more paranoid about it. I now use software called MSI Control Centre with
CPU Fan Min 20%/40c/104F to CPU Fan Max 100%/62c/143F sliders, but this makes my cooler decently loud, and mostly around 35% on idle (~75% during gaming). What should I do ? I have no intentions with overclocking, I just want to make my CPU last as long as possible

GPU: R9 280x

Amd 8350 Stock with 212 EVO

Mobo: Gd65 990fxa

Cooler MasterBox 5 , MCX-B5S1-KWNN-11 with 2 front and 1 back 120mm fans
 
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I'm going to take a different perspective on this. You may be aware most temperature monitors don't work well for those older AMD CPUs, which is where AMD Overdrive comes in using 'thermal margin'.

While this inaccuracy may hold true, from my own experience a 1 deg difference is still a 1 deg difference. What I assume is consistency in the difference rather than the accuracy of the reported temperature. For example: at 10% load AMD Overdrive reports a thermal margin of 60 deg C, and at 100% load it reports 20 deg C. But another temperature monitor at 10% reads 40 deg C, and at 100% load reads 80 deg C.

Does that make any sense? If it does, then you could use your temperature monitoring software with this understanding and apply it to your fans.
 
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NikolaKuch

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In bios I made a config of
Minimum CPU fan=56%
Targeted CPU temp: 55c
thats about it. Still anxious about it
 
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The difficulty there, from what I can tell, is cross-correlating the BIOS temperature reading with AMD Overdrive. (No idea whether software monitors would show the same value which is problematic.) Are there desktop based software solutions to fan controls? (It's not something I'm aware of.) This way you could get the control you're seeking.
 
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