Why is there 10 degree C difference between Real Temp & Nvidia Monitor

[jasonparks]

I'm running an intel Q9300 Quad and 790i board. When I booted my system up for the first time, I was disappointed to see the core temps were in the mid 50s. So I added more thermal paste and dropped them down to the low 50s. This is all in the Nvidia System monitor. However, when I installed Real Temp 2.5, it showed my cores running 10 degrees lower across the board. Any idea why this is?

Edit: Ok I did a little more reading and found that Real Temp shows lower temps. What use is this stupid program then?

 

[myocardia]

Welcome to anandtech, Jason.

Originally posted by: jasonparks
What use is this stupid program then?

The "software" that comes with all motherboards is the least useful software ever written. It's been that way from the beginning, and there's only one exception-- Abit.