Nick - FYI

[vgbaron]

You might recall that my q9650 showed some strange temps - a difference of 11C between cores. Since I changed mobos, I was able to lap the CPU AND the water block and on the new mobo I still have the difference.

Core 0 - 39C
Core 1 - 33C
Core 2 - 49C
core 3 - 49C

From what I've been reading, 'stuck' temp sensors are not all that uncommon with the q9650.

Also noticed during testing that as temps increased, the differeence became smaller. Have a feeling that core 1 is true and others are off.

Since I lapped the CPU a RMA is out of the question  :).

Now to start clocking the 9650 on the new mobo!

Vic

[NickN]

Its the high temp that matters anyway

[vgbaron]

Agreed but at idle showing 49C with water? I'd suspect that temp but I have no equipment to check it.

[vgbaron]

for example - right now testing the new clock with OCCT coretemp shows:

60
59
65
65

[NickN]

If I did not know any better I would think those are reversed... core3 is core0, core2 is core1, core1 is core 2 and core0 is core3

but I guess we have indeed verified it is the slug.. no matter as its below 75c