Troubleshooting AMD Temperature Problems

[khha4113]

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>><font color=red>The problem is that different manufacturers use different types/brands of probes, locate their probes in different areas of the socket, and use different formulas to calculate the temps. This results in significant variations from one motherboard to another, even with the same CPU. It is well documented for example, that Abit motherboards are on the optimistic side (reporting colder temps than actual), while Asus Motherboards are usually pessimistic (hotter than actual). Another significant disadvantage to this method is that the temperature inside the socket is highly dependant upon the amount and direction of air flow outside of the socket area.</font color=red><<

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[bertvandonk]

You are quite correct! It is impossible to compare 'cooling'
by measuring a temperature (where?).Of course it (temp)can be a good general guide but only on a given system.
The only way to compare coolers is to measure the internal
CPU temperature on a given day at the same ambient temperature for each cooler and make sure they all have good thermal contact with the CPU.In my humble opinion the
limiting factor in cooling CPU's is the small footprint on
the cooler (ie athlon 9x11 mm ).There is no point measuring
temperatures at a distance from this footprint as it can lead to erroneous values.This is where the myth that aluminium gets rid of heat better than copper because it's cooler.It is cooler because it conducts heat much more slowly than copper.Use a lump of polystyrene as a cooler and you get ambient as CPU temperature!
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