CPU Temerature Bug? Bad Sensor?

[thenarcissist73]

http://www.patbert.com/darkcube/temperature.jpg

Is there any way an AMD 64 3000+ 754 OC'd to 2.4Ghz could be stable at 91C?

I've run Prime95 for an hour without any problems.

I have an external sensor that rests on the heatsink that is telling me 45C

Is my temperature sensor wrong?

 

[Appledrop]

lolzercopters!!! is that what bios reports too? You could try re seating the heatsink if so.

 

[thenarcissist73]

yeah BIOS says same, its weird because it used to be that sometimes when i boot up it would show me an insanely high temp (like that one) or a normal temp that was close to my external sensor.

My heatsink is definintly on right, Zalman CNPS7000, bolted down, its on completely firm not moving, also has arctic cremeque thermal paste

I'm used to it displaying high temps ~80C, but with summer here the higher temp in the 90's are really scaring me.

I've been running this overclock for 9 months now.

EDIT: Ran Prime95 again, errored out within 5min, I'm downclocking for the summer I guess

EDIT AGAIN: Downclocked, (it wouldnt POST for some reason when i loaded my settings to i cleared the CMOS and tried again and its working now), but for some reason, my CPU sensor is working correctly now...

http://www.patbert.com/darkcube/tempcorrect.jpg

Coolness