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AMD II x4 B97 unusually low tempsHello all,Recently I built my budget gaming rig based on AMD II X4 B97 CPU, which is basically bussines version of x4 955 with lower TDP of 95W.Am using Noctua heatsink on it NH-u12p which I got for 5$.Now, the strange part are the temperatures. They are very low. Idling at 22-25C and under load barely peeking over 40C.I tried all popular temp. monitoring softwares I could think off (MSI afterburnes, HW info, HW monitor,Speccy, Speed Fan etc)Is it possible that readings are wrong. Theese are Core temps.When I first boot into BIOS the sensor there is reading 10C higher temps though.I have micro ATX case with one 120mm intake and one exhaust fans, lined up with Noctua's heatsink fan.

Have you tried AMD's Overdrive program? It'll actually read the thermal margin on the chip -- rather than a reading of "this is the temp your CPU is at", it's a reading of "this is how much room you have before your CPU hits its thermal limit".If AMD Overdrive shows a huge thermal margin -- i.e. 30C or more operating, 50C or more idle -- then your temps are being reported correctly.

AMD Phenom II X4 B97Hello.Idk if there is a thread for this question because i didnt find it...I was looking at pc"s in a country near to me(Serbia)i found one with and AMD Phenom II X4 B97 and gtx 660 for 200euros.I was wondering if i could stream some games like gta sa,csgo,and other not so damanding games?the cpu is overclocked at 3.6ghz.and sorry for my bad english its not my native language.Thanks.

Yes I know man;I have secondary PC with Core 2 Quad q9550, 5GB RAM... and it isnt worth more than 100ish euros and it is already better than that PC you found.Anyway,I think you sould aim for similar setup, and find some cheaper GPU like HD7870 or R9 270(x). Which are close to gtx 660 but cheaper by 20 Euros.Also, 1 question, did you find that PC for 200 Euros like only CPU and GPU without motherboard,ram,psu,hdd ?