Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[unclewebb]

Yeah thats the problem, Load temps get affected by the calibration.

That isn't because I screwed up or anything like that. It is by design. When a sensor is out by 8C or 9C at idle, like many of them are, that error doesn't just disappear the moment you put a load on your CPU. The errors in these on chip sensors doesn't completely disappear until you hit approximately 60C. Users that are water cooled and don't ever get up to this core temperature are still benefiting from the calibration they did at idle.

If I come over to your house with my IR thermometer and pull off your heatsink and risk damaging your CPU, I can probably set-up RealTemp so that your reported temperatures are within +/- 1C of the actual temperature. By following my calibration guide lines instead, you'll probably end up at about +/- 2C from idle to 60C and +/- 1C from 60C to TjMax without having to risk anything. That's far better than any of the competition can give you.

Maybe I should rename that feature to Sensor Calibration so there is less confusion. My calibration test involves bringing your CPU down to it's lowest temperature at low MHz and low core voltage but that's just a convenient reference point. This simple calibration done at idle will improve the accuracy of your reported core temperatures from this point all the way up to 60C. From about 60C to 95C these sensors do an excellent job of tracking changes in core temperature so no further calibration adjustment is needed.

Talonman: If you liked previous versions of RealTemp then you are definitely going to be happy with the beta release coming out later today. Only a few very minor things left to do.

uncle, can you add a PWM temp monitor in real temp ?

No. RealTemp reads the Intel on chip sensors and that's pretty much it.

I dont really use the load calibration, its like fooling my self that all my cores are running at equal temps. If they really are running equally the delta to TjMax should be equal also.

The delta to TjMax would be equal for any two cores if the sensors were working properly but they're not. It is common to find temperature differences between the two pairs of cores within a Quad core processor at full load due to heat transfer issues but two cores within the same dual core should be running at the same temperature when at full Prime / Orthos small FFT load. If they are not reporting the same temperature then it is very likely to be a sensor issue.