CPU temp reading error?

RaptorZX3 · Post by **RaptorZX3** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:52 am

ok right before i closed my computer, i went to read some infos in Speedfan, and when i was VERY surprised that the CPU temp reading had a maximum temperature of 76 degrees Celcius.

It just MUST be some kind of temp reading error or something, because normally my CPU never go up nearly that high, it always go up to about 45 degrees Celcius usually when i play a game like Crysis with full details

remember to check my signature for my PC specs

My voltages are all stable, never went into a too high or too low voltage, all fans are working fine, speeds never dropped dramatically.

So could it be a temperature reading error?

quest_for_silence · Post by **quest_for_silence** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:58 am

What does other utility such as CoreTemp say?

Regards,
Luca

RaptorZX3 · Post by **RaptorZX3** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:08 am

i'll test with CoreTemp next time i open my computer again. I've set it to load when Windows starts.

Thanks for pointing me to this tool, i think i'll use this for temperatures, it seem to be more accurate than Speedfan!

RaptorZX3 · Post by **RaptorZX3** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:12 pm

Question. What's "Tj. Max"? and why it's at 99 degrees Celcius?

danimal · Post by **danimal** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:45 pm

tjmax is the point where your cpu will start to throttle, to avoid overheating... i think that it's around 100c.

be sure and calibrate real temp, there is a master thread out there on how it's done:
http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/