Quote Originally Posted by JohnZS View Post
That is a problem see my posts in the official coretemp thread. It is 1 of 3 problems a dodgy diode on the core or a lack of contact between the core and the IHS or a poorly calibrated T-Diode on the core.
Sorry
John
PS I have my QX9650 being RMAd for the very same reason as cores #3 and #4 ran 21C hotter than cores #1 and #2
But it's the best of all 4 E8400's I've bought