Problems with Core 2 Duo CPU Temperature on DV6000T

Hi, when I got my new hp laptop and used SpeedFan to get its temperature, I thought it was pretty good at 33C for both cores on idle. But then I didn't get while my laptop's left side felt pretty warm when I'm not doing anything.

So SpeedFan says the following, which I thought was right since the Core temps seems to climb up and down depending on stuff I do. The following on idle:

HD0: 46C
Temp1: 46C (What is this for?)
Core 0: 35C
Core 1: 32C

It goes up to 44C when doing SuperPi.

So I decided to try another good core temperature monitoring software, Core Temp, and this what it reports:

Tjunction: 100C
Core 0: 47C (C0 State)
Core 1: 45C (C0 State)

It goes up to 58C when using SuperPi.


1.) So my question is which one is correct? This has been stumping me for awhile now.
2.) And depending on which is correct, is it normal?
3.) Also, does anyone else's reading with Core Temp reveal the C4 state (the enhanced sleep state, I never see it even on idle and when I have it enabled in my BIOS)?


Btw, I'm running on WinXP Pro SP2 with the F.17 BIOS, and I have NHC running on dynamic mode.

Thanks a lot!

 

The sensors from the processor don't actually report 31 degrees per say.... they report a value which then has to be calculated into a temperature by some fixed offset. I've said it before that I believe the offset in speedfan to be incorrect on their most recent version. To prove it, let your laptop sit cold for an hour or so and boot up and immediately read the temperature. When I would do so it would report temps on the cpu that were 10 degrees below room temp. This would be impossible. I run version 4.31 (I think) of speedfan and it seems to use a more accurate offset value.

 

What infinus says seems to be a good way to check which one is more accurate.
Leave the computer for awhile and check your temperatures after you start it. They should be close to room temperature.

 

Yeah, it seems then that the core temperature from speedfan isn't correct.

So is 46C on idle too hot? Is this what other people are getting with their dv6000t series? I can't seem to get it down no matter which program I try (the only thing I haven't done yet is undervolt it using rmclock).

Thanks.

 

Your temperatures seem about normal. I'm at work right now so I can't check my notebook (in my signature), but those temperatures seem normal.
If I recall my temperatures are usually in the low 40's.

Have a look at the Guide to Cooling Down Your Notebook Computer if you haven't already.

 

Never noticed that but I have done everything on that list already except the Arctic Silver. It's actually about 50C on idle, is that normal though? I just got the laptop.

 

Well it depends on how the laptop is made and how good it is at keeping itself cool.
What's normal will change for different laptops. So you're best off comparing it to someone who has the same laptop.
To quote Gophn:

So that should give you an idea.

 

Core Temp is reporting my cores at 71C, and all i'm doing is browsing the web. My fan is on constantly and i use the computer in the xb3000 base. is something wrong?

 

With the F16 BIOS, my fan is constantly on at the lowest speed and I get a temperature of 31C on idle with CoreTemp and RMClock. If I use F17 BIOS, the fan only turns on when the temperature goes past 52C, and my idle temperature is like 48C. I'm not sure about what the F17 does, so I'm gonna use the F16 until I make some time and call hp about it.

I'm also using RMclock to lower the vcore for the higher speeds. But is anyone able to get their fan to just be off completely (turning on at low setting once a min or something)? I'm jsut wondering whether if my fan is trying to get my cpu to a certain temp, like 30C, and is failing to do so, which means I need a better thermal paste like AS5.