Calibrating machines is not a new venue for me. In fact, it's a major part of my job and it's importance on any instrument is not lost on me. This is why I did some research on the Real Temp 3.0 program since even it appeared to need some calibrating in order to work right with some processors. Lucky me, my E8400 turned out to be one of those processors as it is known to get stuck at higher temperatures, in Real Temp, due to a problem in the chip's sensors. Or so it appeared to be stuck. Following the Real Temp Calibration procedure (scroll down to the Calibration section) I was able to correct for the slope error the sensors on my CPU were creating. I realize the reported temperatures (expecially at Idle) are probably still not completely accurate, but they are coinciding a lot better with the digital CPU temperature readouts my Biostar TPower I45 is reporting (which are probably not completely accurate either). I'll ikely run another calibration in the fall or winter when the ambient temperature drops considerably. The room the PC is in reached 80 F or 27.78 C today which likely didn't help my temperature readouts any. :P The Real Temp application has really impressed me and with some more work and practice with it I feel like I can really trust its read outs. I posted an image of my results for anyone else that is working on calibrating their CPUs or just wants to see how well I've been baking my E8400 during the summer. :shock: