Dual Core Opteron Thread #2

[QuietIce]

Internel temperature sensors?

I'm on water and I put in a CCBBE0613RPMW last week.

I've always gone by the motherboard sensor - which for now is showing at 30 degrees. However, I've since realised that I can get 2 core temperatures from the CPU itself.

I've always tried to stay under 50 degrees CPU temperature, as reported by the motherboard, but even with the motherboard sensor showing 45, the internal CPU sensors are hitting 65.

Given that I've never paid any attention to CPU sensors before, what temperatures should I be staying away from? And how reliable are the internal sensors?

Something else that should help is removing the IHS, that'll be done in the next week or so - out of thermal paste just now, waiting on some MX-1 arriving.

AMD internal CPU sensors are ±10 or 12°C so I wouldn't worry about the given temps too much. It's probably the reason AMD doesn't officially support the internal sensor.

The error seems to be a simple calibration offset, not erratic readings, so it's OK to use for temp differences, just not absolute temps ...

[Halk]

AMD internal CPU sensors are ±10 or 12°C so I wouldn't worry about the given temps too much. It's probably the reason AMD doesn't officially support the internal sensor.

The error seems to be a simple calibration offset, not erratic readings, so it's OK to use for temp differences, just not absolute temps ...

Well, that's reassuring

The IHS is still coming off though!

[QuietIce]

Well, that's reassuring

The IHS is still coming off though!

Out of my three 939s (Opty, X2, FX-55) two of them are naked. Go for it ...!->

[Halk]

Out of my three 939s (Opty, X2, FX-55) two of them are naked. Go for it ...!->

Well, the paste arrived.

So off it came - much easier the second time round.

The big scare though was when I removed the waterblock, it's on pillars, and the AC5 was enough "adhesion" to rip the CPU out of the socket. A couple of the pins were glinting in the light.

But no harm done, it's up and running. Had to reseat the waterblock, but now it appears to be ok.

Temps are down 8 degrees on one core and 10 on the other - at idle.

Under load, temps are down about 25 degrees.

Quite happy about that!