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[Nagasama]

hey fellas finally found a utility that senses my x2 3600 temp correctly, ntune has added support for the 590 sli (i dont know how recently)...it may work with other mobos as well. i know im not the only one that had this problem
heres the link if anyone needs it.
NVIDIA nTune 5.05.47.00 download [Guru of 3D]

its dead-on accurate with my bios temps.

 

[LeftEyeBlind]

Thats what I've been using with my X2 3600, after all other programs told me lies.

 

[Apokalipse]

I think Core Temp is the most accurate, it uses temperature sensors in the CPU's die(s), which are more accurate than the thermistors often used on motherboards. Plus, they're on the die.

 

[Nagasama]

core temp is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay off on my evga board.
and for some reason, as of late...it crashes my computer? i guess i need to download it again, i dunno whats up with it. but i do know that it was reportiong like 11*C on one core and 15* on the other. which would be awesome , but thats not accurate (i dont think. hmmmm...)
plus, apokalipse your 6000 is a windsor core? my 4200 winnie works great with core temp...just not my brisbane.