Ryzen 5 2600 Temperature Discrepancy

[KingNate274]

I just built a PC with a Ryzen 5 2600. AMD says the maximum temperature is 95C. Now here’s the issue.
I’m playing Warframe earlier when I look over at my Corsair Link and see the CPU temp at 97C, and I’m pretty fast to close the game. I download Ryzen Master, and restart Link.
About ten minutes later, I come back, and my CPU temp on Link is 77C but it’s 27C on Ryzen Master. So what the hell temperature is my CPU? I don’t want to break it by being 100C+ all the time but I don’t want to run ass low settings on every game just to get below 90C. So I’d like to know which is correct.

[ch3w2oy]

Download HWInfo and when you go to run it, check mark 'load sensors only' that way it shows you the sensors/temps. This is more accurate.

 

What cooler are you using?

 

I use ICUE for my AIO (h150i pro) and I'm pretty sure the temp it's telling me is the water temp. Not sure about Link but I doubt that's your water temp as that wouldn't be good lol.

[vSaft_Hype]

The ryzen master shows what the tempature is after cooling

[TheBean]

make sure both apps are up to date. i know that there was an issue with this with early versions of ryzen master

[KingNate274]

1 minute ago, ChewToy! said:

Download HWInfo and when you go to run it, check mark 'load sensors only' that way it shows you the sensors/temps. This is more accurate.

 

What cooler are you using?

 

I use ICUE for my AIO (h150i pro) and I'm pretty sure the temp it's telling me is the water temp. Not sure about Link but I doubt that's your water temp as that wouldn't be good lol.

I’m using the stock AMD cooler for now. Both Link and Ryzen Master are up to date.

[ch3w2oy]

3 minutes ago, KingNate274 said:

I’m using the stock AMD cooler for now. Both Link and Ryzen Master are up to date.

Okay, so I'm not really sure why using Link. Download HWInfo from here. Open the program and select the check box 'load sensors only' and report back.

[KingNate274]

7 minutes ago, ChewToy! said:

Okay, so I'm not really sure why using Link. Download HWInfo from here. Open the program and select the check box 'load sensors only' and report back.

HWInfo has my CPU temps ranging from 43-44C.

[ch3w2oy]

Just now, KingNate274 said:

HWInfo has my CPU temps ranging from 43-44C.

That's while playing/gaming? If so then you should be fine. I wouldn't trust the other programs you were using.

[KingNate274]

1 minute ago, ChewToy! said:

That's while playing/gaming? If so then you should be fine. I wouldn't trust the other programs you were using.

No that’s while on my desktop and in HWInfo. I also had Ryzen Master running, but no games.

[ch3w2oy]

Okay, was it different than Ryzen Master? Mine hovers between 27 and 35 at just idle and I have a 360 rad.

[KingNate274]

1 minute ago, ChewToy! said:

Okay, was it different than Ryzen Master? Mine hovers between 27 and 35 at just idle and I have a 360 rad.

Ryzen Master and HWInfo are now displaying the same at 28C.

 

On the other hand, Corsair Link still displays 80C.

 

I guess Link just isn’t reliable. Thanks for your help.

[ch3w2oy]

1 minute ago, KingNate274 said:

Ryzen Master and HWInfo are now displaying the same at 28C.

 

On the other hand, Corsair Link still displays 80C.

 

I guess Link just isn’t reliable. Thanks for your help.

Yea, I wouldn't use LINK for anything.

[nick name]

Link is absolutely wrong.  Ryzen Master and HWiNFO are correct.  

 

If you have an Nvidia card you can use MSI Afterburner to display temps with its on screen display overlay.  It seems to be accurate.