C2D temps... cant figure it out :(

Tjunction Maximum=The maximum temperature that the CPU will run at before throttling down.
For Core 2's, this is either 85C or 100C, depending on how Intel designed it.

Digital Thermal Sensor= The thermal sensor in the CPU that outputs the difference between TjMax and the CPU temperature. For example, if your CPU is at 70C, and the TjMax is 100C, then DTS outputs 30C.

Therefore, to find the temperature of your CPU core, the temperature monitoring software has to subtract TjMax from the DTS value to get your temperature. The problem is how does the software know whether TjMax is 100C or 85C? It has to guess (unless the TjMax is known for that particular model).

What CPU do you have? I know that the e4300 has a TjMax of 100C because I have it.

There is a somewhat certain way to find out if your CPU has a TjMax of 100C or 85C:

1)Download CrystalCPUID (Google it)
-This program can take the DTS value right off the chip
2)Run CrystalCPUID at idle, making sure the CPU is as cold as possible.
3) In the menu at the top, click Function -> MSR Editor
4) In the "MSR Number" input box, type in 0x19C
5) Press RDMSR
6) Find the value under "EAX (31-0)". It should be something like 0x88400000
7) Locate the 2 digits starting from five units to the left. (e.g. the red digits in 0x88400000)
8) This is a hexidecimal number (though it might contain a letter, like "4D"
9) Google up a hexidecimal to decimal calculator, and convert this hexidecimal number to decimal.
10) That's the DTS value!

Now subtract this number from 85C. If it is near, at, or below ambient, then it's wrong, and you know that 100C is the TjMax.