E8400, Stuck Thermal Sensors

[drew and not u]

I got mine pretty early, so I guess it is just from being part of the initial batch. I got mine OEM though, so I don't know what kind of warranty options I really have.

Not really a big deal since I still have a reasonable idea what the temps are at idle, and at load it's pretty much on target.

[azianai]

well im lookin at mine right now, i got a 38 degree processor temp with 49 degrees each core lol. Is that even remotely normal or should i be RMAing this sucker @_@
Running stock too, hmm. Jump into bios and it reports low 30s for the temp and mid 30s per core. Using PC Wizard 08, Core temp, all the same @_@
FPO/BATCH#:Q808A179, pack date of april 08, 2008 so im guessing relatively new @_@

[Capper]

you can really disregard the core temperatures. The temperature you need to focus on is the "CPU Temperature".

[azianai]

Oh ok then i won't bother with the core temps. Btw when I put my e8400 in, i checked my board's bios and it originally was running it downclocked at 8X multiplier at 2.66ghz. Anyone else have that happen to them? I bumped the multiplier to 9x, and its at the 3.0, but i just felt it was weird to see that. my old E3110 wasn't like that.

[Boy'nBlack]

I'm not certain if it is stuck, or more so that the windows to look through were put in by a cross-eyed carpenter...and not the group, she didn't have the strength. Now I have Close to you in my head...great!

The chipsets had the opposite effect for some time. Pretty much all Intel based boards still have a minimal window of 65C and won't budge until it crosses that. Boot up cold, it's 65C. They're slower to "fix" that than the partners, but still patchable. The CPU's have that in some sort, and a huge reason you shouldn't look at CoreTemps as so...real. This, isn't patchable, but more of what you just mated it to as a platform.

That the tJunction is skewed bothers me most. When they stick, it's hard. It's no fix, but understanding tJunction's real purpose in life kinda helps to see why there is not fix. It's a throttling point for a known case temp. More or less, usually a usable value yet all of a sudden not. The "fix" came later from all the RMA's saying they're bad. See, it's kind of a mix of emotion. They're good because we don't use them, so we begin to use them, get use to them being reliable, so when we can't use them, they're "bad". That change gets us back a usable figure to base our own systems off of, yet kinda screws with the ability to adjust correctly.

Ummm...I'm not good relating it after this point, but can only relate it as Span and Zero on a gauge calibration. You can get a zero, you can get a span. Change either one and you're back and forth trying to get a real value. So to actually use any of these values, and you can, you calibrate it. It's time consuming, but if you want a value it's something you do. It's basically spanning your window, and then finding what your zero really is. And we're back to why we shouldn't share these numbers but use them as our own benchmarks.

The RMA is the PC/PR answer as they'll do it, are now very open to it, and want these models off the street. Hey, the more we complain, the more they get reminded of Prescott! And that's a good thing, don't get me wrong. The newer units get us back to what we already are accustomed to as users. Something sticking makes us feel like we've got a broken part, because that's obviously something we look at and view.

Originally Posted by azianai

well im lookin at mine right now, i got a 38 degree processor temp with 49 degrees each core...Jump into bios and it reports low 30s for the temp and mid 30s per core.

That's due to the Basic Input Output System having no demand or work on the CPU. It's just freewheeling as you view it in the BIOS. It's the lightest operating system you can think of. When in it, your temps look great. When in a more fat rich environment, it's starting to toss the luggage around. Temps are higher live.