I just put together my new rig before venturing overseas just to make sure everything works okay. I have a GPU but it currently is not installed in the rig (I also don't think it's relevant to this question). I have my cpu liquid cooled in a custom loop with a 360 radiator. My case side panel has also been off for all my tests, so it definitely has sufficient airflow. Anyhow, I downloaded HWMonitor to see how my temps were looking. According to HWMonitor, on my motherboard (Asus ROG Maximus Hero XII), Temperature #3 appears to be at 119C. I've restarted my PC and I've seen it get as high as 150C. That temperature has definitely made me feel uneasy. Does anyone know what thermal sensor that could be? I tried to look it up on the ASUS website but failed to find anything helpful. Keep in mind all these temperatures are while the computer is sitting at idle. Any help is greatly appreciated. Here is the imgur link to the HWMonitor results:
View: https://imgur.com/a/Ev8kMBy
CPU: i9-10900K stock
GPU: None atm
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Hero XII
RAM: 16GBx2 3200 TridentZ CL14
PSU: 1000W EVGA G3
View: https://imgur.com/a/Ev8kMBy
CPU: i9-10900K stock
GPU: None atm
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Hero XII
RAM: 16GBx2 3200 TridentZ CL14
PSU: 1000W EVGA G3
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