WHATS MY CPU TEMPERATURE?

-I have an AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE processor with stock heatsink. I was converting videos 8 to be exact today which took about 3 hours considering they were in 720p. This put the cpu 100% under load so I decided I would check my temps knowing I had not before. I used the AMD Overdrive software that was included with the cpu which is by far the most to detail software ive used, It reads that my CORE temps are sitting at 62 c and my CPU temp is sitting at 54 c. So my question is which do I go by? Im only concerned because ive read that after 62 c things go downhill.. Thanks in Advance and no I dont need an suggestions on different software like fanspeed thanks anyways.I own a 965 BE and wondered the same thing. I use an old version of PC Wizard that shows CPU Temp and Core Temps. When converting videos my CPU Temp is about 40C while the Core Temps get about 61C. Mine also states the Max Temp as 62C. So I googled it. My research appears to indicate that we should be concerned with the CPU Temp. This seems logical to me because I have my BIOS set to shut down at 60C and it does not when the Core Temp runs that high converting videos. Hope this helps. Good Luck.Of course for every computer, the core temperature is different. However because i have a similar processor, i consider anything over 60c is high and u should fix it. Stock heat sinks are terrible, they were made to have high temperature. Find a new heat sink and your tempature can be drop as high as -20c or even 30! See if you can at least get a hardware to control the CPU fan, it makes alot of difference. As for the case airflow, make sure you get the right airflow with enough airflow.
Hi..Get a direct reading with this. The probe will fit next to your cpu and give you a direct reading to 194 dgr f. Hunt around...some places sell them for around $10.00 inc shipping. Other alternative would be an infrared temperature thermometer.



http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/017/tm02wh_detail.html



Hank
Looks like the software breaks down the processor into two components. 1: The cores themselves, and 2: the processor as a whole. = CPU. The core temps will be higher than the CPU temp. I would watch the CPU temp.
Download--Speccy--for free and see for yourself. It has your temps on it.