Normal CPU Temp

[Lava Lamp Freak]

Now my temp is idle at 45 and playing Quake at 51 max. Should I be worried. Nevertheless, I'm buying the Volcano 7 soon. Just don't want to fry the processor before I have a chance to buy it. I'm using Arctic Silver 3.

[drpeterbright]

It continues to be better to keep the proc under 50 C if possible.

[Lava Lamp Freak]

It continues to be better to keep the proc under 50 C if possible.

PC Health in BIOS is showing a temp 4 degrees lower than the thermometer. Which should I believe?

[drpeterbright]

The MB temp is registered from a thermister generally located underneath the motherboard and can read low. Always err on the side of safety.

[Gilad]

Not all of the motherboard manufacturers carefully calibrate the thermistors readings. The readings are affected by their location too. Usually they are accurate to within +/- 1 deg, which is good enough in most cases. Check and see if your thermometer is calibrated.