its ok lol I should have read your first post again lol.

To change it just go to user Control Panel and Click Edit Options and scroll down to the bottom!

okay, thats fixed now.
so, do you reckon its okay to forget about these seemingly bogus cpu readings, and just watch the cores?
or should i try remounting the heatsink? i did that recently, and i lapped the heatsink to make sure it was super flat, and was fully in contact, so i fear it would be pointless to do it again.

IMO I would not really worry about the temps especially since you lapped the cpu! And you have a descent Cpu heatsink.fan..

Like I siad you wont see a rise in heat until you start raising the v-core (cpu volts) so Overclock away..
As you see my temps and that is a 600 mgz overclock.

ok, will do, il just ignore cpu temp for the moment.
it seems to be quite a common problem with asus mobos, reporting the wrong cpu temp.
CPU vs. Core Temps - anyone seen this one?

cheers! case closed