Corecenter 1.7.6 and K8N Neo Platinum 1.6 bios

Hi
Just updated from Corecenter 1.7.3 to 1.7.6, and K8N Neo Platinum bios 1.5 to 1.6.
First thing I noticed, is my reported CPU temps are really low.
Before:
Idle = 34c
Load = 55c
Now:
Idle = 25c
Load =38c
This cant be right...  Anybody else experience this?
Cheers
Jooppy

Yeah, nearly everyone, apparently.

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