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I’ve seen this way too many times now on various forums - people comparing CPU temps and getting worried that someone else is 5 or 10′C lower than theirs. Enough!!!! I draw your attendtion to THIS article which in short states that you can’t even rely on your own temp sensor to give you an accurate reading from one temp to another, never mind comparing it to someone elses! Not only this, but different programs will give you different readings too. As we speak I have both the Asus AI suit program running showing a CPU temp and Coretemp 0.95. Guess what, they give me totally different readings!!!!!
There are so many factors that can influence the reading temp sensors show onscreen. Your ambient room temp may be a few degrees higher than someone elses so your system maybe running a few degrees hotter, you might have slower fans pushing cool air into your case, but a huge factor is simply that motherboards are not very good at measuring temps accurately or relatively. Yes they can probably tell you if your CPU is too hot,  but between 20-50′C if you’re temps are higher than someone elses with a similar setup, it’s more than likely absolutely nothing to do with your cooling setup despite what people may say.
 My point then? Well apart from ignoring the poeple who smugly barge into a forum post saying their CPU temp is 10′C lower than yours, you shouldn’t really worry about your CPU temp if it isn’t causing you problems. Clearly if you have stability issues when running the CPU at load, or you can’t seem to overclock very far, then this could be a sign of overheating. But comparing temps for the sake of it is like comparing the size of disused chimneys - a complete waste of time!
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