CPUTIN and AUXTIN bug?

Doggiedog

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I'm getting some crazy numbers under CPU Hardware monitor right now.

My systin is 32c but my cputin is 128c and my auxtin is 0c. Is this a bug?

I've got one of those defective SB MBs which I'm going to have to replace soon. I'm wondering if these readings have anything to do with the problematic MB.
 

Ben90

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Unfortunately its most likely not a bug. It appears the faulty transistors have shorted out somewhere creating thermoelectric cooling from the Peltier effect. When current runs through a thermoelectric device, heat is transported from one side of the device to the other.

This is why you see such a large delta in temperatures. Current is leaking from Aux to CPU, transporting the heat with it. Hopefully your CPU hasn't been damaged running at 128*C. The only fix is to RMA your current board to get a new one with more rugged SATA II ports.


I lied. Its actually a bug. HWMonitor is a joke.
 

Doggiedog

Lifer
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Unfortunately its most likely not a bug. It appears the faulty transistors have shorted out somewhere creating thermoelectric cooling from the Peltier effect. When current runs through a thermoelectric device, heat is transported from one side of the device to the other.

This is why you see such a large delta in temperatures. Current is leaking from Aux to CPU, transporting the heat with it. Hopefully your CPU hasn't been damaged running at 128*C. The only fix is to RMA your current board to get a new one with more rugged SATA II ports.


I lied. Its actually a bug. HWMonitor is a joke.

Thanks! You almost fooled me :)

Now my CPUTIN and AUXTIN are running at 3c which is really cool (no pun intended) bc now I must have a refrigerator in my PC. Oh and SYSTIN has a recorded min now of 8c (46f)...interesting.