Asus temp readings

[floatflyer]

I have heard that Asus overstates the temp reading on the CPU and MB by as much as 10 c, any truth to this??

 

[Paparazi]

Yes ! I have seen several posts in other forums where certain heatsinks have restricted air flow around the temperature probe to give false readings. Can't remember the heatsink in question!! think it was a swiftech, but users have been replacing cheap generic heatsink/fans for this particular heatsink and obviously getting a shock when the CPU monitor has reported higher temperatures. Martin

 

[skillet]

Yeah, i have an A7V133, and it reports temps about 6-8 deg C higher than my old KT7A-RAID did.

 

[Bagheera]

I get high temp readings, too. I have a Cool Jag heatsink.

Just wondering, but can anyone tell me where exactly is the temperature probe on the A7V133 located? If the BIOS and the Windows use the same temp probe, why would the reading be different?