E8400 OC to 4.0 GHz Questions

Hey, I am overclocking my E8400 to 4.0 GHz at 1.3v and the NV monitor that comes with Nvidia chipset boards says the core temp is at 43c idle, and CoreTemp states 33/33c at idle - is this accurate?

I am running on an Nforce 680i Mobo

Also my pricessor only scored 3800 points on 3dmark06 - is that good? total score was 17475

both temps could be right. It really depends on the TJ max set by the program. If you read the calibration guide, you can narrow down the temp reading to within 2-3C of actual temp.

what program you use you may never get a accurate idle temp reading from the cores. Many of the wolfdales will only go so low on the cores (mine stop at 37) and wont read any lower no matter how cold they are, its the reason intel says to use the tcase measurement. They do however get much more accurate as you approach your max temp and the throttling and shutdown point (which is the reason they are there).

As far as your 3d06 scores go they look pretty good to me. I get 3888 cpu with my 8400 @ 4.2 and 12700 total with my 3870.

More important tho is what are your load temps like and with what cooling you have. With a TRUE and fairly strong fan I get in the mid 60s @ 4.2 1.37v running linpak or high 50s with prime95 or occt.