HELP!!! cpu problem, false temp. reporting

fiask0

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I just purchased an a7n8x board. I had a volcano 7+ heatink, and for some reason it just would not go on secure. I switched it out with my old heatink that worked perfectly fine, but the bios on the board said the temp was at 95C/210F or somewhere around there, I immmeeeedieatly turned off the board, but the heatsink or processor was not even warm, I turned it on again, started off at 185F, but has worked it's way down to 55C/134F . Should I be concerned about this? Are temperature sensors sometimes that wrong for whatever reason?
 

Lord_Goffery

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are you useing thermal paste and yes sometimes the thermal diode on the motherboard can be off but who knows, give the motherboard time to get a good reading if it says it's hot but it's cool to the touch it's probably not overheating sorry I couldn't help more...