Techie 333, since the thermister is located outside of the core, it reads the air temps in the socket.. not in the actual core.. so the asus probe adds ten degrees to make up for it.. cause it is actually hotter in the core than in the socket.. AMD really has to come out with internal diode thermistors.. this tempurature confusion is crazy.. anyone with temperature questions should go check out Mikewarrior's sig..