2800+ CPU Diode temperatures

I've recently built a system with 2800+ (Retail) CPU, and Asus A7N8X-X
motherboard.
Originally I used a Volcano 9 HSF, but it wouldn't post, so I tried it with
the retail fan, and it worked fine, something to do with the different fan
on the Volcano 9?

Anyway, everything has been running perfectly, with no lockups, crashes or
anything, CPU temperatures have been ~33-35 idle, 44-46 under load, but
these are only the socket temperatures, the diode temperatures are alot
higher, at the moment the CPU temp is 36, and the diode 60...is this normal,
or should I be doing something?

 

Did you connect the Volcano 9 fan to the power supply, leave the jumper, no
speed controller and run it at full speed?
Or did try with jumper off and speed control on?
Or was it with the sensor connected ?

 

I tried it with everything but the sensor, full speed, and with the speed
controller at all different speeds, no go with anything.
I also only used it plugged in to the motherboard header, I assumed it
wouldn't post with no CPU fan present?

 

with that fan you cannot connect it to the motherboard fan header as it
draws too much current.
It has to be connected to a normal four pin power connector by using the
supplied 3 to 4 pin adapter and the single yellow wire connects to the
motherboard fan header.
Any fan that draws that current needs to connect to the 4 pin white
connector(power).
Did you not read where it says how to connect?
Functions 1, 2, and 3 instructions do not tell you to connect the fan to the
fan header.

 

Never had a no post due to no fan connected to the fan header.
Most of my cpu fans came with 3 to 4 pin connectors or had to connect to
normal white 4 pin power connectors.
If a fan draws too much current from the fan header then there can be
problems as the fan header only supplies a set amount of current.

 

I suppose that should teach me to always RTFM.....

Anyway, do the following temperatures make sense, the CPU Diode seems a
little hot:

CPU (Socket): 34
CPU (Diode) : 58
Case: 25

With other systems I've seen the diode temperature seems to be closer to the
socket temperature?

 

That seems ok