Time how fast the blister forms on your right thumb. Repeat multiple trials with your left thumb on a temp calbrated hot plate. There's your answer.
Seriously, 40s should feel hot. 80s should burn. 100s should leave a blister. cheers bruce On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:50:56AM -0600, Jeff Ross wrote: > Steve Shockley wrote: > >On 3/13/2010 5:27 PM, Jeff Ross wrote: > >>I'm at a loss as what to try next. If I've read the AMD specs correctly > >>these processors should not exceed 71 deg C but I see temps near that at > >>inear dle. > > > >If your next one does the same thing, it might be interesting to > >see if the processor temp is actually that high. > > > > > >!DSPAM:4b9d208373307231010022! > > > How can you tell that without relying on the sensors in the motherboard?
