Very strange CPU temp monitoring problem...

[metrix2k]

So, I bought a new pc, and I immediately downloaded HWmonitor to check my temps. I saw that while idle, it was showing 60-80c while jumping all the time. I downloaded speedfan and it showed even more. I

I checked my heatsink, replaced my thermal paste and everything fits perfectly (it's aftermarket cooler).

So, I decided to give a try and downloaded Core temp. Now core temp shows idle from 5c to 40c.
Aida64 also.
Under stress test, HWmonitor was showing 120c temperature lol, while Core temp 55c.

btw. my heatsink isn't that hot when I touch it under stress test.



So how can I be sure which temp I'm really getting?

 

[djett427]

What is your BIOS idle temp?

 

[metrix2k]

What is your BIOS idle temp?

It says just like HWmonitor or Speccy, about 50-60c idle. I think that it reads wrong

 

[LucoTF]

What cpu is it?

 

[djett427]

What is your BIOS idle temp?

It says just like HWmonitor or Speccy, about 50-60c idle. I think that it reads wrong

What CPU and cooler do you have?

 

[metrix2k]

What is your BIOS idle temp?

It says just like HWmonitor or Speccy, about 50-60c idle. I think that it reads wrong

What CPU and cooler do you have?

AMD Athlon x4 860k
LC-CC-95

I realized that in HWmonitor "package" temp is actually bad sensor. Can you give some good alternative temp monitors?

 

[LucoTF]

CPU socket temps, and AMD overdrive:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

One of the motherboard temps in HWinfo will actually be the CPU socket.

 

[djett427]

^ +1 AMD overdrive should work.