Incorrect CPU Temperature reading on DFI NF3 Ultra-D?

govtcheez75

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I just got and installed this motherboard yesterday. Everything seems great, except that I'm getting very high CPU temperature readings in the bios and on speedfan. 45-50 degrees at idle in both the bios and speedfan, and 60-65 degrees on full load in speedfan. There is another temperature reading in speedfan that seems to be a more correct reading that lists 38-39 degrees idle and 48-50 degrees on full load, but that one would conflict with the bios "hardware monitor". I ran prime95 overnight and without any errors. I'm assuming that the bios/first speedfan reading is either an error or the diode temperature? Anyone have any experiences?

Oh, and I'm running a Newcastle 3800+ overclocked to 2.6ghz with 1.6v. Stock speed 2.4ghz with only 1.4v resulted in very similar temperatures being only about 2-3 degrees cooler all around.