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BIOS upgrade lowers CPU temperature

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Mar 15, 202614766 views
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Problem

Setup I've got a system with an Asus P8Z68-V PRO motherboard and an Intel Core i7-2600K CPU running at stock speed (no overlocking) which I cool with a Noctua NH-U12P. On the heatsink I've got the two included fans connected via the included Low-Noise Adapters (L.N.A.) 1100 RPM, 16.9 dB(A). In the …

Error Output

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0:      +32.0°C  (high = +80.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)  

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1:      …

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Fix for: BIOS upgrade lowers CPU temperature

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Asus changed the way of measuring the CPU temp. Before the update it was measuring the tj.max temps, which are from the CPU core, then they changed it to the tcase temps which are the temps in the environment of the CPU. The difference of these both…

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