Quote Originally Posted by ihjones View Post
Cool, thanks for the great links So Intel doesn't even keep their web site up to date with the latest products, as I can't find my mobile x9100 (3.06 with a 1066 bus) there at all Meanwhile, I've set TjMax to 105 until Intel will come up with some more info... I noticed that Intel rarely quotes TjMax and referrers instead to Tcase (geometric top center) or Thermal Specification, the latter I presume is Tj (junction as in mobile processors) And here I'd been thinking there was also a sensor on each core..... So I have to ask if there is some other reliable source of temp monitoring to excite the thermal throttling mechanism that occurs at TjMax??

The effect of adjusting the TjMax in RealTemp lowers or as in my case raises the current temps by the same amount.. well that is obvious I guess since the temps will always be the same relative to TjMax lol
X9100 specs is listed in manual, page 103, tabel 20, funny the manual has it, but not spec sheet, tjmax is 105.
http://download.intel.com/design/mob...s/32012001.pdf

There are several sensors on each core in potential hot spots...DTS logic scans the sensors and "highest temp" or lowest delta to tjmax is software readable for each core via MSR. (unless using TAT which accesses via peci and takes a running 3 second average of previous temps)