Unreliable temperature readings (ASUS/Abit) and Prescott processors

horto008

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After much web reading, I have yet to find an authoritative answer stating whether ASUS and/or ABIT motherboards incorrectly report core temperatures. People say that ABIT reports high and ASUS reports low. I want to OC my 3.2E Prescott on a P4P800-E but am warry of doing so since some people are saying ASUS will often report less-than-correct temps.

My MB is showing a full-load temp of 53º and an idle of 42º, and I want to keep the full-load below 65. If I increase the core voltage and bump up to 233MHz, should I still trust the temperature readings?? If not, is there a fool-proof way to measure the core temp?
 

Acanthus

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The Asus P4C800-E seems about right to me, ive checked core temps with a diode before and they were within 2c.

I know for sure Abit reports high, sometimes very high.