Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Is it possible that my CPU is lying to me? :)

  • 03-05-2012 5:37pm
    #1
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I've long considered overclocking my CPU, but seeing as I haven't really had to, i haven't bothered. One thing that always irked are the seemingly low temperatures at which my CPU idles (according to CoreTemp. During the winter of around 16 months ago, my CPU idled sub 20 degrees. Right now it's been under load for over 4 hours converting 8 gigabytes worth of video (using AVS video converter) and it is currently at 42 degrees.

    I've been told that these temperatures are quite unusually low, and I am wondering if there is some sort of error? My CPU is an AMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8GHz. I replaced the stock fan with this when I built my system: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus


Comments

  • #2
    Allan.P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭Allan.P


    Nah seems ok to me, My i5 would hit around that temp converting video or editing and processing video


  • #3
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Allan.P wrote: »
    Nah seems ok to me, My i5 would hit around that temp converting video or editing and processing video

    Huh. I was saying that from the point of view of it being lower than would be expected. So idling at around 20 degrees is normal enough?

    Thanks :)


  • #4
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Gumbi wrote: »
    Hi, I've long considered overclocking my CPU, but seeing as I haven't really had to, i haven't bothered. One thing that always irked are the seemingly low temperatures at which my CPU idles (according to CoreTemp. During the winter of around 16 months ago, my CPU idled sub 20 degrees. Right now it's been under load for over 4 hours converting 8 gigabytes worth of video (using AVS video converter) and it is currently at 42 degrees.

    I've been told that these temperatures are quite unusually low, and I am wondering if there is some sort of error? My CPU is an AMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8GHz. I replaced the stock fan with this when I built my system: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

    Its lower than a normal X4 would idle at with the 212+, but not impossible. Grab HWmonitor and see what readings that gives. What temps are you getting for each core?


  • #5
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Interestingly enough, I cannot select each core individually. The drop down box is greyed out. Here's a screenshot of it currently. Any reason as to why I cannot access the other cores' temperature? (It's still converting video, I ran out of space on my SSD, so I had to restart :( )

    I will check HWMonitor.


  • #6
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    I am getting virtually identical readings in HWmonitor. Each core is 39 degrees right now.


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Not that unusual I get about 23-24 C with Cool n' Quiet enabled on a 965 BE with the same cooler, it idles at about 31 or so when overlocked to 3.9GHz and all CPU power management features turned off.


  • #8
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    There is sometimes an offset you need to establish, depending on the CPU. overclock gurus know them, based on model. There was an offset for the 1055t (the X6) in my PC. Some seem to think the offset is as much as 10-15C on the Phenom IIs, this number is based on the distance from the sensor to the actual processing cores.


Advertisement