Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[Justintoxicated]

I just got this program and my Q9450. My temps are all over the place. I am liquid cooled but i dont see what difference that would make.

My temperatures are: 37 43 45 45 and when testing the sensors temperature movement is 7,9,3,3 in the same order.

Should I RMA my CPU?

[Xello]

Nope, everyone seems to have whacky temperature readings and as Web has said it comes down to the fact that the sensors on the cpu are far from perfect. It's normal to have readings far apart like that, Justintoxicated, so don't worry.

You can change certain values in the program to sync the cores more but there's a possibility that 1 or more temp sensors are 'stuck', meaning they won't show a value below a certain amount. My core 1 and 2 sensors are like this, they won't go below 34 and 36 respectively. It doesn't mean there's a fault with the CPU though.

If you glance over the last page or 2 you will see some data we provided Uncle with and he was able to advise us on how to set our calibration values, you might want to do the same

[unclewebb]

I just got this program and my Q9450. My temps are all over the place.

Your odd ball temps look pretty normal for a 45nm Quad. Intel neither designs nor calibrates these sensors to accurately report low temperatures. They are calibrated to be extremely accurate at 95C and any usability beyond that is a bonus.

If you read the documentation and try doing the suggested calibration, you might find that with RealTemp they are at least usable even if they are not perfect.

There's not much use doing an RMA because there is no guarantee that your replacement will be any better than what you've got now. Do some research and let me know if you have any questions.