AMD 1.33 temps

[RGraze]

Ok here is my dilema. I have a thermal right tk6 all copper cooler on my chip. One program is saying my temp is 50c {Asus Tempster}. The other program says 59c (Asus Pc Probe}. The board is an Asus A7V133. What gives? Why are the temps so different and which one is right? I have another system which is the same as above except, I am running a Thermoengine w/ 7k fan. Its readings are the same in both programs 54c.

[NDD]

Check the temps in BIOS.
I worked fine with Asus PC-Probe, so maybe the other one is a little buggy.

Best Regards ...

[NDC]

I would go with the temp in the BIOS over the software. The monitor reading that the software is giving is retrieved from hardware monitor chip on the mainboard. I've seen that many times on software such as MBM4 where the reading is different from the reading in the BIOS. Fortunatly, MBM4 has a feature called "Compensations" where it'll allow you to "-" or "+" the temperature reading through the software so that you can synchronize it with the reading in the BIOS.

[Hellmund]

Like NDC said go with the BIOS reading, it could be that you have background programs running which is making the CPU work and generating more heat.

[BobyJo]

The bios reading is more accurate, just like the others are saying. Then if your temps are this high, I would go to a better cooler. Just because it's copper dosen't mean it removes heat any faster than the alloys. I read a review about the copper v aluminum alloy, and the copper cooler gets hotter quicker, but retains the heat much longer than the alloy. These tests were run with a probe at each end of the cooler. The copper cooler fan end did get hot much quicker than the alloy cooler. The alloy cooler was able to dispense the heat much faster than the copper cooler. The end results was the copper cooler must have a much higher cfm fan to maintain the temp as close as the alloy cooler. The alloy cooler was preferred over copper simply because of the heat retention quality of copper.