H100i understanding readings

[KraigHunter]

So its kinda 2 questions, I just put in a new motherboard maybe 5 days ago, and on corsair link it shows cpu temp for the mother board then shows my amd cpu temps, and then the waterblock temp, the h100i temp and the motherboard cpu temp are usally around the same temp at idle (as of right now h100i temp is 26.1c and the gigabyte motherboard cpu temp is 27.0c)  is  but the reading for my cpu (from what it shows) at idle is 38c. and really not sure what to go off, I use arctic silver 5 for thermal paste. I run an AMD 6600k 3.9 blackedtion 100w, also if the 38.0c reading is the right one, is that kinda high for a idle temp on a water? 

[Molchester]

Are you reading both temps from within Corsair link? For me, the CPU temp in Corsair link is 10 degrees lower than in Asus AI suite so I have no idea which one is correct. 

 

I would go for the CPU temp reading that you say is 38c. That is a more realistic number I would say. Maybe someone else on here can offer some advice on software that you can use to monitor temps but I'd also recommend trying CPU-Z and Speedfan to see what they say your temps are.  

[KraigHunter]

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Yes both are from Corsair link, And on HW monitor at idle its about the same -+.1 (reading times I'm guessing) So if that be the case, I guess i just need to see about that 38.c temp. Am I running a bit hot. Max temp on HW is 61c , 41c min (typing after playing for a bit)

[Necrodead]

The 'package' temp is the heat spreader on the cpu and the other cpu temp (lower one by voltages section) is the one that you have to make sure never goes over thermal limts, IIRC. You may want to pull your H100 off and check that the thermal paste is evenly applied accross the whole heat spreader of the cpu. Personally I always apply the heatsink and then pull it off to check the thermal paste spread. My fx 8320 also has an idle temp of 38C in my loop, based off of what cpu-z says, however my lower temp sits at 18C (which is wrong but components tend to give incorrect numbers when they are at low temps.), if that helps you at all.

[KraigHunter]

See I have done the thermal paste couple times just to see if it was human error, and so far its been pretty much the same each time.(Every style Rice, Pea, spread) Maybe i'll get some better thermal paste. But, if the temp given by the board (next to the voltage section) are 30c ish then I fell its doing it's job, based of the max thermal limits are 75c for this apu, 

[Necrodead]

studies have shown that thermal paste makes at most a 5C difference, and thats between the worst and the best, and you are using the best already so I don't think you'll see a difference there. However I haven't used an APU before, although I would guess that they idle hotter than CPUs.

[KraigHunter]

I'm gonna take it probably does run hotter then a base CPU. Well thanks for the understanding.