AMD Shanghai/Deneb Review Thread

[roofsniper]

Proof?

that one thread he posted is the proof that all phenoms have a bad temp sensor and are not accurate. the one that is a year old on the old B2 phenoms. that one.

[accord99]

that one thread he posted is the proof that all phenoms have a bad temp sensor and are not accurate.

Plus the additional info from the writer of Core Temp:

*K10 = Phenom (Agena), Opteron (Barcelona). The K10 reports a temperature value that is relative to a certain predefined value, it doesn't report the actual processor temperature! So take that into consideration.
**CPU Temp is because the Phenom\Opteron (K10) have only one sensor per package, meaning there is only one reading per processor.

[QuietIce]

The sensors themselves are fine as far as scaling goes (with a few, rare exceptions), it's just the index that is off - that always has been the issue on both sides of the aisle. Any monkey can index a temp sensor to within 1-2°C by simply changing the offset - whether it be an Intel or AMD chip, doesn't matter. The Coolest put adjustments in the *.ini file specifically for that purpose. If you're going through all the hours to OC your chip and monitor with Core Temp you'd be a fool not to at least glance at Core Temp at stock idle and do a fast comparison between the reading and your (CPU HS/rad) ambient temps to correct for any serious variation. The tool is there, it takes all of 5 seconds to index the sensor - what IS the big issue here? If you don't trust the author to be at least that conscientious (or maybe he just doesn't care because it's a moot point - a view I can relate to!) then you may as well throw out all his data and move on ...