Hi, all. I've been using HWMonitor to keep track of my temps for as long as I can remember. It's always had some inaccuracies, but I've usually been able to compensate. However, I recently started overclocking my FX-6300 and this has obviously necessitated a closer look at my temps. To do that I downloaded HWInfo64, which is a great program.
The thing is, the second temperature listed in HWMonitor (TMPIN1) has always been a mystery to me. I've been operating under the assumption that it is the CPU socket temp since it tends to idle at about 38C (10C higher than BIOS CPU temp) and rises quickly under Prime95 testing. It is consistently one of if not the hottest temp reading in my computer. It's not uncommon for me to see it pass 60C under load and it idles around 10C higher than any other component. I've always written that off since socket temps are always higher than chip temps and usually don't mean much. Now, though, HWInfo has thrown me off because it reports the temperature as AUX. The mobo and CPU temps are reported separately and correspond to TMPIN0 and TMPIN2 in HWMonitor, so it's not either of those.
What the hell is an AUX temp? I've never even heard a reference to such a thing. Is it a VRM monitoring diode (that would actually be nice)? Is it a PSU monitor? Is it a phantom reading that I should ignore? I've seen all of these explanations put forward as answers in my Google quest so far. Does anyone here know what it is? Someone must, right?
The thing is, the second temperature listed in HWMonitor (TMPIN1) has always been a mystery to me. I've been operating under the assumption that it is the CPU socket temp since it tends to idle at about 38C (10C higher than BIOS CPU temp) and rises quickly under Prime95 testing. It is consistently one of if not the hottest temp reading in my computer. It's not uncommon for me to see it pass 60C under load and it idles around 10C higher than any other component. I've always written that off since socket temps are always higher than chip temps and usually don't mean much. Now, though, HWInfo has thrown me off because it reports the temperature as AUX. The mobo and CPU temps are reported separately and correspond to TMPIN0 and TMPIN2 in HWMonitor, so it's not either of those.
What the hell is an AUX temp? I've never even heard a reference to such a thing. Is it a VRM monitoring diode (that would actually be nice)? Is it a PSU monitor? Is it a phantom reading that I should ignore? I've seen all of these explanations put forward as answers in my Google quest so far. Does anyone here know what it is? Someone must, right?
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