Is CPU Temp To Low
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user_account_
May 8, 2010 5:26:54 PM
Hi i would like if anyone could help me as i have spent so long looking for and cannot find or get info on
I have a amd athlon x2 240 not overclocked and for some reason my cpu temp is when running games ect 23c MAX
i am pretty sure that before it was a little higher i have since found that it can handle upto 74 via AMD website i also have noticed a slight decrease in speed while running games. i think this started while my os was win7 64 bit ultimate and just crashed i since done a fresh install and gone back to win xp 64bit. it does run but as i say 23c while running high apps and games is this normal i would be very grateful if anyone could help me with this as i dont really want to pay to send it off but if no help then thats my only option thanks in advanced
I have a amd athlon x2 240 not overclocked and for some reason my cpu temp is when running games ect 23c MAX
i am pretty sure that before it was a little higher i have since found that it can handle upto 74 via AMD website i also have noticed a slight decrease in speed while running games. i think this started while my os was win7 64 bit ultimate and just crashed i since done a fresh install and gone back to win xp 64bit. it does run but as i say 23c while running high apps and games is this normal i would be very grateful if anyone could help me with this as i dont really want to pay to send it off but if no help then thats my only option thanks in advanced
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May 8, 2010 5:35:43 PM
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You have various sensors on your motherboard that monitor temperatures of your components. If one of these becomes faulty then there isn't an awful lot you can do about it really apart from obviously a new motherboard. If its a question of what your BIOS says against a third-party program I would trust your BIOS.
What program are you using to monitor your temps? HWMonitor is a good free utility. Google it for the download. I have an Athlon II X4 at stock speeds and with the stock cooler and it runs very cool. It currently idles around 21-22C. If you have good airflow through your case then your temps are definitely possible. Like I said, I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless it starts causing problems. Good luck!
What program are you using to monitor your temps? HWMonitor is a good free utility. Google it for the download. I have an Athlon II X4 at stock speeds and with the stock cooler and it runs very cool. It currently idles around 21-22C. If you have good airflow through your case then your temps are definitely possible. Like I said, I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless it starts causing problems. Good luck!
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May 8, 2010 5:51:45 PM
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May 24, 2010 3:24:56 PM
exela
May 24, 2010 3:25:59 PM
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May 24, 2010 3:30:47 PM
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May 24, 2010 3:31:53 PM
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May 24, 2010 3:32:05 PM
When temps are Low run your temp program while running prime95 and monitor the temps. Do they increase and do they seem resonable when the cpu is loaded. If the temps do not increase under load then the most likely cause is the software. 23 C under load seems low (no experience with your CPU), Would expect approx at least 8 to 10 C higher than your room temp.
Idle temps may, or may not be valid. Core temps will ALWAYS be higher than room (ambient) temp. The "on-die" sensors are not always accurate at low temps as they are designed to measure higher temps in order to protect the CPU from overheat (The sensor is accurate, but nonlinear and the measuring program does not compensate for the nonlineararity)
EXT64's idle temp of 10C is a good example of an invalid reading for an aircooled HSF, unless is house is like a fridge ( 50 F). Most likely the temp is below the software threashold and is displaying the low "Rail"
Idle temps may, or may not be valid. Core temps will ALWAYS be higher than room (ambient) temp. The "on-die" sensors are not always accurate at low temps as they are designed to measure higher temps in order to protect the CPU from overheat (The sensor is accurate, but nonlinear and the measuring program does not compensate for the nonlineararity)
EXT64's idle temp of 10C is a good example of an invalid reading for an aircooled HSF, unless is house is like a fridge ( 50 F). Most likely the temp is below the software threashold and is displaying the low "Rail"
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May 24, 2010 3:47:25 PM
RetiredChief said:
When temps are Low run your temp program while running prime95 and monitor the temps. Do they increase and do they seem resonable when the cpu is loaded. If the temps do not increase under load then the most likely cause is the software. 23 C under load seems low (no experience with your CPU), Would expect approx at least 8 to 10 C higher than your room temp.Idle temps may, or may not be valid. Core temps will ALWAYS be higher than room (ambient) temp. The "on-die" sensors are not always accurate at low temps as they are designed to measure higher temps in order to protect the CPU from overheat (The sensor is accurate, but nonlinear and the measuring program does not compensate for the nonlineararity)
Thanks alot for your post i have taken on board what you have said and have a better understanding within this area of cpu thanks for taking the time to reply many thanks again
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May 24, 2010 3:48:33 PM
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June 3, 2010 11:38:07 AM
Computerrock1 said:
I agree with you, personally i think there is something wrong with his motherboard, but he refuses to rma it for me. At this point I really don't care, the guy just wants a office cpu and I'm not woried about his cpu going up to max temp any time soon.sorry when you say i refuse to rma 1st of i dont no what that means and second of all i am sorry if you have a had bad day dont take it out on me and i would only guess that you couldnt care less about my cpu maxing *** man some people
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June 3, 2010 11:41:21 AM
phaserbanks
May 8, 2014 7:35:21 AM
I've had unreliable temp readings from third party monitoring software. Sometimes you have to try different utilities until you find one that works.
This week I installed a new Asus M5A99FX Pro r2.0, and both Core Temp and Passmark were giving me CPU temps in the 15C range. I also noticed Passmark reporting periodic spikes in the temp readings all the way to 99C while running the "Max CPU Temperature" test (which freaked me out for a second). I knew something wasn't right, so I checked the temp in the BIOS to confirm the sensor was working. BIOS read 32C at idle, which was more reasonable.
I tried a couple other monitoring programs until I found ones that matched the BIOS temp reading. SpeedFan and Asus Probe II both worked and matched each other perfectly. I double checked by loading the CPU for a while, then rebooting to check the BIOS temp and confirmed all the readings matched between BIOS, SpeedFan, and Asus Probe.
Since Passmark wasn't reporting correct temps, I tried using Asus Probe to monitor temps while running the Passmark load tests. That didn't work. Probe didn't refresh its display while the load test was running. It just hung up -- no good for real time monitoring. Luckily SpeedFan worked well during the load tests, and I was finally able to get accurate temperature and fan speed data.
Here are my temps:
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo cooler
Idle 30C after 5 minutes idle
Max 47C after 10 minutes full load
Anyhow, I read a lot of threads related to this issue over the past couple days and thought I'd share.
This week I installed a new Asus M5A99FX Pro r2.0, and both Core Temp and Passmark were giving me CPU temps in the 15C range. I also noticed Passmark reporting periodic spikes in the temp readings all the way to 99C while running the "Max CPU Temperature" test (which freaked me out for a second). I knew something wasn't right, so I checked the temp in the BIOS to confirm the sensor was working. BIOS read 32C at idle, which was more reasonable.
I tried a couple other monitoring programs until I found ones that matched the BIOS temp reading. SpeedFan and Asus Probe II both worked and matched each other perfectly. I double checked by loading the CPU for a while, then rebooting to check the BIOS temp and confirmed all the readings matched between BIOS, SpeedFan, and Asus Probe.
Since Passmark wasn't reporting correct temps, I tried using Asus Probe to monitor temps while running the Passmark load tests. That didn't work. Probe didn't refresh its display while the load test was running. It just hung up -- no good for real time monitoring. Luckily SpeedFan worked well during the load tests, and I was finally able to get accurate temperature and fan speed data.
Here are my temps:
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo cooler
Idle 30C after 5 minutes idle
Max 47C after 10 minutes full load
Anyhow, I read a lot of threads related to this issue over the past couple days and thought I'd share.
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But if you're sure these temps aren't right then you may have a faulty sensor. The only thing to worry about really is if your actual temp raises, you won't know about it. If it's not causing any problems though I wouldn't send it off.
i have upload a screen shot hopefully this will be more use than myself thanks again