Hot H270 chipset 119 degrees celsius - true?

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I have an ASUS PRIME H270M-PLUS motherboard that seems to be registering a temperature of nearly 120 degrees celsius. I have seen this on older Dell motherboards, and the actual chipsets were perfectly cool.

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This is something that has changed recently, as I use these programs periodically and the motherboard is usually anywhere between 20-40 degrees. Is it likely to be a faulty sensor somewhere?

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For some reason the screenshots won't load, so these links should help!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/151467560@N07/28846054108/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/151467560@N07/42001613694/in/dateposted-public/
 

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It's strange because up until recently the temperature appeared to be correct. Also today it is now reading 31 degrees celsius. Very strange.