"does the average user see a cpu temp of 10C above room temp when watercooling?"
from that sentence I will select one word . . .
see
and we both understand that what they will SEE has no necessary relation to what actually IS
-> with the "pHaestus Thermister Calibration Mod" in fact they can SEE whatever they wish
the nerd term is GIGO, no ?
my error, I was presuming to talk of real numbers - sorry 'bout that
in answer to the above question you said "I propose not"
my response:
- in terms of what they 'see', who knows ? (your post is an example, but disproves your own answer ??)
- factually, you are wrong (at any 'typical' power and flow rate)
period (there is a chart previously alluded to if you want facts)
for the link challenged:
at 40W and above there will certainally be a 10°C differential
Les
this is the whole problem with software/CPU "Watts"
some guy with a pencil stated what he 'thought' (NOT data from Intel or AMD)
- there is not a single iota of factual test data to substantiate ANY of those 'values' (sic)
- indeed secondary losses are not a constant related only to the applied power, but are also affected by the various temp differentials