CPU Temperature - Cannot be right?

[Nasteh]

Hey Guys,

Just built my PC a few days ago and It is a bit loud with all the fans on 100% so I want to turn them down.

My graphics card is fine but I do not know whether to turn down my case and heatsink fans, first I need to see the actual temperature that my CPU is running before I chose whether or not to turn them down

I downloaded HWMonitor and this is what I get idle:

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/8301041/img/8301041.png

Is my CPU really running at 3c? or is it 3*4 making 12c? Do you think I should lower my fans to make my pc quieter?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

What does your bios say the temps are?
it really is not 3'c, I suspect your sensors may be faulty or for some reason giving an inaccurate reading,
check the bios report and maybe coretemp (free download) to see what they say,
I do trust Hwm as its one of the tools I use myself, so the sensor may be the problem
**Edit, also what are your ambient temps, room temp?
I know its not unusually high or low, just for a reference point is all
Moto

 

[Nasteh]

on Hardware monitor it rises to around 25c when running a game and a few apps yet Bios says its running at 30c :/

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I would trust bios over any software, no matter how much I trust the program,
if bios says you are idling at 30'c, then that is much more likely the true temp
Moto

 

[Nasteh]

Ok thanks, is that temperature safe idle? Im a noob at this kinda stuff lol!

Also, if I enabled CPU quiet fan, would the fan speed eventually get to 100% if my CPU started getting hot?

Thanks for all the help

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Depending on your ambient temps, 30'c is fine to be idling at and yes if you enable C&Q or the equivalent fan control in your bios, it will ramp up or lower the fanspeed as required
Moto

 

[Nasteh]

Ok, thank you for all your help, I will just enable CPU quiet fan ^^

 

[Motopsychojdn]

No probs man, glad to help
Moto