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CPU Temps / Cores Temps question

Switchblade
Level 7
Hey guys,

So I've been monitoring my system for a bit since I got my new setup finally stable.

However I have a few questions.

For the CPU, what is more important? Total CPU temps or Core temps? I have an FX 8120.

This is what it shows for me idle right now:


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I have an Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling and it's on the lowest setting since I like to keep things quiet. Also note I'm using SLI to system temps will be higher than normal.

Also note that under LOAD the highest I've seen the CPU go was 58 degrees and the cores go to 44 degrees all in Celsius. I know I can lower temps further by adding more fans on the case and bumping up the fans on the CPU but for now it's alright.

Another question is, is there any way to see my North / South bridge temps without being in the BIOS?


Thanks!
AMD FX 8120
Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling
Crosshair Formula V
16 Gigs of Corsair XMS3 1333 Mhz
Plextor 128g SSD
SLI PNY 560 Ti OC2
Corsair HX850W Modular
Windows 7 Ultimate
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NemesisChild
Level 12
You can monitor your NB and SB temps in your bios?
If so, you're one of the lucky few who can, most of use don't have it available.
The CPU temp is taken from a thermal sensor within the the CPU mobo socket.
The individual core temp readings are taken from sensors embedded within the CPU die.
So under load, the CPU core temps are the readings that need to be monitored.

See if ASUS PC Probe II or AIDA64 picks up your NB & SB temps.
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DaemonCantor
Level 13
You could also monitor them with Speedfan, that is what I use to monitor the NB and SB along with all other temps and fan speeds...

Switchblade
Level 7
So always I mainly want to pay attention to the core temps and not the CPU temp right?

And yeah I will see if I can get any other programs to read my NB / SB temps.
AMD FX 8120
Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling
Crosshair Formula V
16 Gigs of Corsair XMS3 1333 Mhz
Plextor 128g SSD
SLI PNY 560 Ti OC2
Corsair HX850W Modular
Windows 7 Ultimate

Switchblade wrote:
So always I mainly want to pay attention to the core temps and not the CPU temp right?

And yeah I will see if I can get any other programs to read my NB / SB temps.


Yes, especially under heavy CPU load.
Intel i9 10850K@ 5.3GHz
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E
Corsair H115i Pro XT
G.Skill TridentZ@ 3600MHz CL14 2x16GB
EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FWT3 Ultra
OS: WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe M.2
Storage: WD Blue SN550 2TB NVMe M.2
EVGA SuperNova 1200 P2
ASUS ROG Strix Helios GX601

Switchblade
Level 7
Thanks a lot.

Just a question though, what's the point of even reading the CPU temp where the heatsink touches the CPU if what really matters are core temps?

Seems like it's just to give you an idea of how much heat your cooling setup has to dissipate?
AMD FX 8120
Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling
Crosshair Formula V
16 Gigs of Corsair XMS3 1333 Mhz
Plextor 128g SSD
SLI PNY 560 Ti OC2
Corsair HX850W Modular
Windows 7 Ultimate

Switchblade wrote:
Thanks a lot.

Just a question though, what's the point of even reading the CPU temp where the heatsink touches the CPU if what really matters are core temps?

Seems like it's just to give you an idea of how much heat your cooling setup has to dissipate?


You're good, yes and to give you an idea what the temps are around the CPU socket.
Intel i9 10850K@ 5.3GHz
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E
Corsair H115i Pro XT
G.Skill TridentZ@ 3600MHz CL14 2x16GB
EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FWT3 Ultra
OS: WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe M.2
Storage: WD Blue SN550 2TB NVMe M.2
EVGA SuperNova 1200 P2
ASUS ROG Strix Helios GX601

Wildman
Level 7
When are we going to hear a fix on the NB and SB temp fix. Im over this Im ready to go back to the Crosshair 2 and choke up using ddr3.
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Wildman wrote:
When are we going to hear a fix on the NB and SB temp fix. Im over this Im ready to go back to the Crosshair 2 and choke up using ddr3.


lol you are so disgusted that you can't read those temps that you will go back 3 generations of Crosshair and use a slower computer?
AMD FX 8120
Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling
Crosshair Formula V
16 Gigs of Corsair XMS3 1333 Mhz
Plextor 128g SSD
SLI PNY 560 Ti OC2
Corsair HX850W Modular
Windows 7 Ultimate

Eerazer
Level 7
For the CPU, what is more important? Total CPU temps or Core temps? I have an FX 8120.


The Core Temperature is the most important one to watch.
CPU: AMD Phenom II 1100T X6 4.0GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula
Memory: Crucial 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 580 Platinum
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD Western Digital 500GB X2
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium
Power Supply: Corsair TX850W V2
Case: Fractal Designs R3 Black Pearl
CPU cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow
OS: Windows 7 X64 Ultimate
Monitor: HP 2510i 25"