CPU Temp Display in XP

[OFSO]

Anyone know a simple XP add-on to display the CPU temp already shown in BIOS on the WIN taskbar ? I don't want to adjust fan speed, overclock, etc, just know how warm the thing is getting after turning on Smart-Fan and Quiet-CPU (or the other way around).

OFSO

[Spurlash2]

THIS one? Haven't used it myself, but seems OK.

And ALSO, which looks betterer.

[vulcanised]

I use SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

It also give other temperature info.

[Spitoon]

CoreTemp gets my vote too. Simple and reliable.

[green granite]

Or if you want something more useful still try SIL: SIW | System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala

[srobarts]

CoreTemp works for me. I have a mini-ITX Atom based fanless PC which is runs for my weather station. It went through a period when it would hang and CoreTemp helped me eliminate overheating as a problem.

[Mr Optimistic]

cpu-z: also shows how many cores are active if you mess around with phenoms.

Edit: actually ignore that: shows lots of interesting info for overclockers but not temp. Apologies.

[A A Gruntpuddock]

Sisoft Sandra Lite - also tells you all the things you would rather not know!

SiSoftware Zone

[Cameronian]

It only seems to be just a few days ago that I was confessing my IT limitations near here but here I am suggesting advice! What about Speccy from Piriform for this information, and lots more about what's going on? Like so much of their other stuff, mostly better known, such as CCleaner, Recuva and Defraggler, it's neat, cheap - well, free, if you choose not to contribute - and seems to do what it says on the tin. What I do not know is whether or not its measurement of Motherboard Temperature is sufficient for your purpose....

[OFSO]

Thanks all, will give Core Temp a try......

R

and a few minutes later.....

Excellent, just what I was a-looking for.

R

[OFSO]

Quite a difference between the two cores on my ASUS AMD PC. One hovers around 32º and the other around 42º. Bad cooling, dirt on fins, or normal ?

R

[MacBoero]

It's not unusual for one core to be much busier than the other, but I wouldn't expect that to produce 10ºC difference between them.

The thermal transfer paste between the CPU and heatsink might be unevenly spread.