Which one do I believe

[FlashDrive]

I've manage to resurrect an Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad @ 2.83Hz and get a System going.....

I downloaded a Programme called Speccy, which tells you all about your hardware setup.... CPU Temp / all other necessary info.

Speccy is telling me my CPU Temp at idle is averaging 54*C ( brand new fan & heatsink fitted and right amount of paste applied ) .....but when I check the Temp in my Bios ... it says .... 44*C / 109*F at idle.

I tend to regard the Bios information to be true.... :question:

Would I be correct....?

Col....

[Amaranthus]

I thought Speccy read off the bios!

[FlashDrive]

So did I....

Col...

[lazjen]

Probably both. If I understand correctly, Speccy is running within the OS (Windows)? If so, the machine will probably be at a different form of idle than when in the bios screens - it will in fact be doing something for the OS.

That's possibly the extra temp increase.

[ZeroID]

Does it still work ? Has the smoke escaped ?
If it ain't broken, don't fix it. :P

[FlashDrive]

Running like a ' Swiss watch ' ....hasn't missed a beat .... TV Tuner works a treat also

No BSD or unwarranted shutdowns.

Col.....

[PeterEde]

Agree with chris
bios is not loading up the cpu much
The software is running under windows?