Originally posted by: Yourself
The problem with temperature readings is that there is a good chance that each motherboard will be substantially different. Here is a list of 3 motherboards I've used in the past 4 months including the idle temps(watercooled) on the same processor:
Asus P4P800: 24-26c
Abit IS7: 34-36c
Epox 4PDA2+: 35-39c
You can't trust on board/chip sensors to be accurate IMHO. Use them as a guide and use stress tests and overall stability as the final say.
Just my .02
Self