How accurate

[Andys]

is SpeedFan?
Just built my system and after a quick game on Battlefield 3 it's saying my CPU is at around 71C!?!

Surely it can't be that hot... I'm not overclocking. I do have the stock CPU cooler on, but have applied thermal paste to the top of the CPU.

[Recursion]

71c is pretty standard for the stock cooler at full load. It's perfectly safe, you need to start worrying when it hits 80c+.

[Stephen!]

It's safe, but a 2500k should be lower than that on the stock cooler methinks.

[N!ck]

Check coretemp too. Speedfan should be pretty accurate though and it does sound slightly high.

[Recursion]

RealTemp is another good one.

[Andys]

RealTemp is giving me readings of around 40-50 whilst SpeedFan is jumping from 70-80...

EDIT: Just had a look with Core Temp also... which says the CPU is about 40C, I'm guessing that SpeedFan could be wrong here?

[scottish]

Try CPUID HWMonitor usually always exact temps for me.